In other news this week, GrainGrowers say urgent funds are needed to fix damaged roads as we learn more than $180m has been cut from road maintenance for key Victorian freight routes weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/victoria/…

Why are weaner prices that much lower across this year's calf sales? Our livestock team led by Fiona Myers take a look - essential reading as the sales continue weeklytimesnow.com.au/livestock/why-…

And finally, this has got to be one of the most unique fund-raisers ever. Beats selling a box of Freddos any day. weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/oaklands-…

This is absolutely ludicrous... abc.net.au/news/2023-02-1…

ICYMI, the finalists for The Weekly Times Farmer of the Year 2022 have been announced! check out the list here: weeklytimesnow.com.au/agribusiness/f…

Ambo response times in regional Victoria are still on the decline, despite more funding. Via Else Kennedy weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/victoria/…

🔥 Ten regional communities are paying at least $1000 a year more for natural gas than most other Victorians 💵📈 See our graphic to compare prices. weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/energy-cr…

We're calling on Aussie corporates to ditch the 'Business Benchmark on Animal Welfare'. "It's an extreme agenda that puts livestock producers and their communities in the crosshairs" says our CEO Tony Mahar. Read our full statement here. #agchatoz nff.org.au/media-release/…

Renewed push for Woolies and Coles to dump the Business Benchmark for Animal Welfare, which is now actively pushing to cut livestock production weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/bbfaw-pre…

Survey: What country footy league is strongest in Victoria? Voting in ⁦The Weekly Times⁩ country footy survey still open. Don’t miss your chance to have a say. weeklytimesnow.com.au/sport/salary-c…

.Wangaratta Magpies busted for salary cap breach, $28k fine, loss of player points and can't earn premiership points until R3. Weekly Times weeklytimesnow.com.au/sport/ovens-an…

NSW EPA has quietly released results from water quality testing at Menindee. They show total nitrogen at 8x higher than guidelines and total phosphorous 11x higher. Copper was "above the level set to protect water life" but apparently not harmful to fish. 📸Graeme McCrabb

Exclusive: Victoria's meat processing regulator calls on Laverton pig abattoir to install CCTV in wake of footga eo fo pigs being gassed, captured by animal activists. weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/eye-on-an…

ICYMI: Due to an insertion error, the 20-page AgProperty magazine did not appear in The Weekly Times this week as advertised. The magazine will appear in the Herald Sun tomorrow, Friday, May 19, 2023. weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/the-weekl…

Good news for grain growers - China dumps its brutal tariffs on Australian barley weeklytimesnow.com.au/cropping/china…