Support local farmers Kids Workshop

DATE: Wednesday 22nd Feb

ACTIVITY TIME: 9am

LOCATION: Murwillumbah Farmers Markets

Showground, Murwillumbah, 37 Queensland Rd, Murwillumbah

Get ready to dive into the world of fashion history and let your creativity run wild with a fun collage activity designed for children aged 3 to 8! Dress up your own person by piecing together different fashion prints to create a unique and fashionable look.

For Everyone

Come and discover the Tweed Regional Museums' captivating textile collection like never before at Social Fabric. Explore this hidden gem and get a glimpse of the museum's treasures.

Sweet Talk with Robert Hawken Sweet Talk with Robert Hawken

THE RECENT showers have been welcomed by the rural communities as the landscape was becoming quite dry, with the summer heat finally arriving and the pastures and cane fields needing a few good storms.

The emerging cane crop is generally still backward, but with the right weather conditions there is still time for it to grow into an average crop.

Most growers have finished planting soybeans into their fallow cane fields.

It has become common practice to rotate soybeans and other legumes into the cane growing cycle.

This has many benefits as all legumes add nitrogen to the soil as well as being a cover crop that suppresses weeds and grass, and soy is a worthwhile cash crop when harvested, usually late in April or early May.

Soybeans grown in the Tweed area have a very high protein content and command good prices in the market.

The recently formed Far North Coast Branch of the NSW Farmers’ Association was launched last week in

Murwillumbah with many local dignitaries present, including Tweed Shire Mayor Chris Cherry, Council General Manager Troy Green, several councillors and Tweed Shire Council staff.

Also present were NSW Minister for Regional Transport and Roads Sam Farraway, Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin, and Member for Tweed, Geoff Provest. Nationals candidate for Lismore, Alex Rubin, also attended, along with many others.

The Branch Chairman, local Burringbar farmer Craig Huf, addressed the gathering and outlined several of the issues concerning the local farming community.

This was followed by a presentation from James Jackson, the immediate past President of NSW Farmers’ Association.

He gave a most insightful talk about the role and achievements of the NSW Farmers’ Association, and their interaction with government at all levels.

Mr Ross Farlow, Chairman of the NSW Canegrowers Council, spoke from the canegrowers’ perspective and congratulated members on the formation of the branch.

Ross is a prominent cane grower from the Clarence River and Chairman of the Clarence Canegrowers.

He emphasised the need for farmers from all agricultural industries to interact with government agencies with a united voice.

Peter Arkle, the NSW Farmers’ chief executive officer concluded the formalities with a presentation via Zoom. Members and guests then celebrated the launch of the Far North Coast Branch with refreshments. All things considered it was an excellent start for the new branch.

Bye for now, stay safe and please support your local farmers.

Rob Hawken