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People with more than 50 chooks are advised to keep them housed and away from wild birds.

Bird Flu detected in Pyrenees Shire

THE Pyrenees Shire has reported its first confirmed case of the H5 virus also knows as bird flu. The Department of Agriculture’s website this week listed a positive case of bird

4 September, 2026

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Poultry farmers and people with backyard chooks are urged to monitor their birds as the H5 bird flu strain moves closer to the Grampians.

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Bird flu edges closer to the Grampians

Damian Drum, Brendan Reinheimer, Mylane Guzarem and David Preston catch up at the Nutrien booth during Wednesday’s Victorian State Merino Field Day.

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Ewe beauty, a ripper day at Marnoo

Local Farmers and residents are being asked to remain vigilant after almost 300 pregnant ewes were stolen from a property near Lexton.

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289 ewes stolen from Lexton

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins and Environment Minister Murray Watt address the media in Canberra. Photo AAP.

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Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage

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Ararat’s Kelvin Donnan took top spot in AuctionsPlus' top throughput sheep assessor for the 2025-26 financial year.

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Kelvin remains Australia’s top sheep assessor

Farmsafe Australia chair Felicity Richards says many farm safety accidents occur because routine work and time pressures allows unsafe habits to form.

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One life lost on farms every six days

Minister for Agriculture Julie Collins has introduced new legislation to protect Australia’s wine industry. Photo AAP.

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Help to build a stronger wine industry

Western Sydney University ecologist Adam Frew is part of the team building a database of fungi which could boost Australia’s food crops.

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Tiny ancient fungi could slash Aussie fertiliser bill

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Authorities are responding to more cases of bird flu in Australia, but say there's no need to panic.

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Precautions urged as sixth bird flu case confirmed

Grants of up to 40 thousand dollars are available to encourage tree planting on farms. Photo AAP.

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Planting more trees on farms

The new program will help livestock farmers better use existing data to benefit the health hand wellbeing of their animals.

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Backing livestock farmers with better data

Valorify director Scott Grierson

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Bioenergy project targets 2028 gas production

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