Western
Key agricultural activities in our arid region are wool growing, cotton, grains, grapes and stone fruits. There is also increasing goat and sheep meat production.
Updates
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Workshop series
Landholders that want more information or have a burning question about lamb production are encouraged to attend one of the seven workshops which will be held next week (16-18 Sept). The workshops will be held in Darnick, Ivanhoe, Mossgiel, Booligal and Hillston and explore lamb production and how landholders can increase their productivity and profitability.
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NSW Landcare and Local Land Services conference
Get out to Broken Hill 22-24 Oct for this amazing conference. 2018 Bob Hawke Landcare Award winner Charlie Arnott is the keynote speaker while country music superstar Sara Storer will perform at the Silverton Hotel! Do not miss this event!
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Droughthub
DroughtHub provides a one-stop online destination for information on a vast range of services and support available to primary producers, their families and communities to prepare for and manage drought conditions.
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Congratulations
Well done to the people of NSW on all they've achieved to improve agricultural production and environmental health in the past five years, despite challenging circumstances.
Media releases
- Getting more lambs on the ground workshop series
05 September 2019 - High priority invasive weed found in the Wanaaring area
03 September 2019 - Winners of the 2019 Life and Light Photo Competition announced
28 August 2019
Events
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Getting more lambs on the ground workshop series
16 September 2019
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Grazing Naturally 2.0 (Wilcannia)
2 October 2019
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What to weigh up with livestock feeding (Euston, Homebush, Balranald and Mossgiel)
9 October 2019
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Find out about the new land management framework - a balanced approach to rural land management and biodiversity conservation in NSW.
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DroughtHub is an online portal for information on services and support available to prepare for and manage drought conditions.
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Grazing Management PrinciplesTen broad principles have been identified that lead to the sustainable management of land for grazing in the Western Rangelands and maintain the unique biodiversity of the Western Local Region Read More