The NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) is advising landowners that the Bush Fire Danger Period within the Northern Tablelands area will cease on 1st April 2024. This means that from the 1st April fire permits will no longer be required for burning in the open on rural properties located within Glen Innes, Inverell and Tenterfield Local Government Areas.

As managing the effects of climate variability continues to be a growing concern for producers across the NSW Northern Tablelands, University of New England (UNE) researchers are stressing the importance of healthy waterways when trying to achieve a resilient and productive grazing system.

The NSW Government has today reached another milestone in its election commitment to double the funding for Landcare in NSW, with an investment of $8.2 million being delivered.

Landholders at Ben Lomond tackled on-farm waterway health and improving stock water systems, at a GLENRAC workshop on February 13.

The NSW Government has reached a major milestone on an election commitment, allocating funding for 83 full-time equivalent local and regional Landcare coordinators and support staff through its $59 million NSW Landcare Enabling Program 2023-2027.

GLENRAC is supporting our local community by providing an opportunity for donations to be collected in memory of Kayne Wells.

Landholders are invited to provide feedback to NSW DPI to enhance their seasonal conditions monitoring and forecasting services.

Your feedback is part of a continual process of gaining insights into the services and is part of a broader engagement process including interviews and focus group workshops.

Nominate yourself or others for the 2023/2024 State and Territory Landcare Awards | 2024 National Landcare Awards before 1 March 2024

Australian Wool Innovations and NSW DPI are funding free insecticide resistance testing for flystrike.

This is available until June 2024

Community members will continue to be able to access free testing services for rabbits and hares, thanks to an Australian Government-funded national disease monitoring program.

The Minns Labor Government is investing in the readiness and resilience of the state’s agriculture industry, with the creation of a $250 million Drought Ready and Resilient Fund (DRRF).

Australian farmers are spending $3.8 billion a year to control vertebrate pests and weeds and suffering production losses of 1.5 billion.​

Disaster assistance is now available to help communities recovering from severe bushfires.

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A UNE project is teaching farmers how to avoid overestimating feed availability this summer.

This project received funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund, and is a partnership between UNE, GLENRAC, and Southern New England Landcare.

Lead contamination of food-producing animals is potentially harmful to the health of humans and animals. It can also have negative impacts on domestic and international trade. Often the first sign of lead poisoning is dead cattle. Some exposed cattle may have no signs, while signs of acute lead toxicity include staggering, muscle twitching, teeth grinding and blindness.

AgriFutures Australia has released a new Banking on Sustainability report on market dynamics driving sustainability focus across the Australian financial services sector, and how this may impact primary producers now and into the future.

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FRRR has awarded $3.65 million in grants to 11 agriculture-dependent regions across Australia, for projects that will better prepare their communities for the impacts of drought and a changing climate.

GLENRAC has held Rural Women’s Day Events since 2013, attracting women from across our district to gather, learn, share, and connect. This year’s event will be held at the Glen Innes Showgrounds Tearooms on Friday 13 October 2023 and will include presentations and displays from our local support agencies and businesses.

MEMBER for Northern Tablelands is breathing a sigh of relief following the handing down of today’s 2023-24 Budget, celebrating almost $612 million ($611,500,000) in capital investment for the region this financial year, including some big-ticket projects which he feared would be cut by the new State Government.