Kellie Hollingworth

@Warwick_Long @angusverley The joys of live radio hey! You both handled it very well.

Shout out to @angusverley for swallowing a fly live on radio and continuing on with his report.

Thanks @OBrien_KristyL and @abclandline for your coverage of the demand for Australian almonds in India. abc.net.au/news/rural/pro…

MS Mega Swim is on again in Mildura! Teams are swimming for 24 hours to raise money for multiple sclerosis. I’ve even got the kids swimming this time. Donate here: msmegachallenge.org.au/fundraisers/ke…

Enjoying the produce and people of the #Basin

@Warwick_Long @Warwick_Long you’ll need to add the big pelican to your list too. I came across it at Loxton last week while walking along the river

A new big thing! The big Magpie!

JOUNRO JOB ALERT! Come and join the awesome Vic ABC Rural team…we are seeking a rural reporter for Mildura (some would say the tastiest patch in Vic…lots of good food/ wine yarns & plenty of juicy water politics…appns closes Sept 3 careers.abc.net.au/en/job/503425/…

Australia's largest food relief charity wants the federal government to change its tax arrangements so that farmers can get incentives for donating surplus or imperfect produce. tinyurl.com/3rdrky5z

@schnaars_chris Sadly there’s not a lot of demand for Australian juice. A lot is imported from places like Brazil

@khllngwrth Why can’t these be juiced or something? Surely fine for that?

Truckloads of citrus are being fed to cattle in the Millewa. The tangelos, oranges and mandarins are either the wrong size or have small marks on their skin, so packhouses are giving them away: tinyurl.com/mrxfbrev

Victorian Farmers Federation leaders stare down rebel members' push to dismiss board @abcnews @VicFarmers @ABCRural abc.net.au/news/rural/202… via @ABCaustralia

Breaking: The Victorian Farmers Federation board has refused a request by about 150 of its members (in line with its own constitution) to hold an EGM to push for board & elected positions to be dismissed. VFF board say request is ‘defective in regard to the Corporations Act’

The 2023 wine grape crush was just 1.32 million tonnes nationally, 26% below the 10 year average tinyurl.com/2a4jby32

Treasury Wine Estates is closing its Karadoc winery near Mildura. 60 staff are employed there. rb.gy/jji6z

ICYMI: Hear from the Melbourne based company planning to build a renewable diesel refinery in Mildura: abc.net.au/listen/program…

The citrus harvest in Sunraysia has ground to a halt because of the rain. How much did you get on your rain gauge? tinyurl.com/5y4xnhr6

China has updated its list of Australian orchards, pack houses and treatment facilities where citrus, summerfruit, cherries and mangoes can be exported from. abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

A study by the Doherty Institute and farming company Australian Garlic Producers has found that extracts of an as-yet-to-be-named garlic, have the ability to stop the spread of viral cells from SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A in the digestive system. shorturl.at/ehV35

Murray River Salt has just finished up its annual harvest at Mourquong in south west NSW. It was delayed by several weeks due to weather: tinyurl.com/ypur3d72

Congraulations to Ouyen's Tamaleuca Merino Stud who won best exhibit at the Queensland State Sheep Show. Kevin Crook and Danni Wilson took 11 ewes and rams north and returned home with several sashes: tinyurl.com/yc46stcm

What are mice numbers like at your place? For the first time since 2011 a farm in south-west New South Wales is baiting for mice and a plane has been called in to help get the job done. bit.ly/41K6mXe