Minister for Agriculture

NEW VICTORIAN BLACKBERRY STRATEGY RELEASED

Wednesday, 19 November 2008
The Brumby Government has launched the new Victorian Blackberry Strategy for 2008-2013 to help tackle one of state’s most destructive and challenging weeds.
 

FUTURE FARMING LEADERS GRADUATE IN EMBRACING CHANGE

Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Young farmers in north-east Victoria’s Myrtleford district are emerging as the vanguard for the local farming community as agriculture in the region responds to significant change.
 

WILD DOG MANAGEMENT GROUPS APPOINTED IN GIPPSLAND AND NORTH-EAST VICTORIA

Tuesday, 18 November 2008
The new committee members to the North East Wild Dog Management Group (NEWDMG) and the Gippsland Wild Dog Management Group (GWDMG) have been announced today as part of the Brumby Government’s ongoing commitment to wild dog management.
 

GIPPSLAND VEGIE GROWERS FLOOD RECOVERY CONTINUES

Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Agriculture Minister Joe Helper today met with vegetables growers from the Bonaccord farm at Lindenow South to see the progress of work on farms damaged in the 2007 Gippsland floods.
 

HELPER WELCOMES AUDITOR’S REPORT INTO BIOSECURITY SAFEGUARDS

Wednesday, 12 November 2008
The Auditor-General has confirmed that Victoria leads the rest of Australia in identifying and managing biosecurity risks for the livestock industry, Agriculture Minister Joe Helper said today.