May 20, 2014

The Australian Controlled Traffic Farming Association (ACTFA), with the support of the Victorian No-Till Farmers Association, will hold the CTF 2014 conference in Mildura from 26 to 29 August, 2014. CTF 2014 will present the expertise and experience of farmers, engineers and scientists from grain, vegetable and fodder industries across Australia. With a general theme around low rainfall zone farming, other important aspects of CTF will also be explored in interactive sessions with plenty of

Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has announced a review of the Rural Financial Counselling Service (RFCS), which provides free financial counselling to farmers in financial difficulty. “In April, I asked the National Rural Advisory Council (NRAC) to conduct a review of the RFCS to ensure it is working effectively to support farmers and producers,” Minister Joyce said. This is a business-as-usual review as part of routine governance processes, with NRAC due to report to the

WAFarmers has nominated three dangerous regional roads for the RAC Risky Roads campaign. Members are urged to make their own nominations based on the roads in their area. Usually, the Risky Roads list is dominated by metropolitan roads, which does not reflect the real situation of dangerous roads in regional communities. Head to https://riskyroads.com.au/ and nominate a road today.