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Embracing cannabis
PREVIOUSLY known for its fruit growing, dairy and cropping, Shepparton and the surrounding area is looking to diversify and take advantage of gaps in the…
Eggs from the embers
ON the day of Black Saturday, Diego Tuyol chose to stay and defend, a decision he feels he should not have made in retrospect. Old…
The natural gardener
PLUNGING her hands into the soil, Simone Boyd excitedly retrieves a small white radish. “This is what vegetables used to look like,” she said. “If…
“Faulty and selective”
TWO of Australia’s biggest quad bike manufacturers, Honda and Yamaha, have confirmed they will pull out of the market if the ACCC’s safety recommendations are…
Season over
BRIAN Mobbs owns and operates High Spa Angus, a breeding operation focused on diverse genetics and quality progeny. Last month, Brian sent 80 weaners to…
Farmers forgotten
“We need help – it’s as dry here as anywhere else.” So said Mansfield farmer James Tehan, responding to news that Mansfield, Murrindindi and Mitchell…
Be prepared
Prepare. That’s the lesson to be taken from the current season, according to farmers in the Shepparton region.
Phylloxera outbreak confirmed
A FIVE kilometre quarantine zone has been established around St Andrews after Phylloxera was detected at a commercial winery. Vinehealth Australia, and Australian Grape and…
The green fight continues
THE Peninsula branch of the Victorian Farmers Federation has renewed calls for two ag officers to be employed in planning at the Mornington Peninsula Shire….
United we stand, divided we fall
THE Goulburn Valley is losing dairy farmers at an unprecedented rate, thanks to skyrocketing water, feed and grain prices. Water hit $500/ML last month, meaning…
Local farmers targeted by activist group
THERE are concerns that more than 100 farms in the North East and Goulburn Murray region have had their location – and in some cases,…
Drought hits tractor sales
TRACTOR sales slid four per cent overall for 2018 as the on-flow of drought conditions moved into machinery sales. Conservative sales saw the first year…
After two decades Henry has ‘the’ fruit
THEY say you should not mix business with pleasure – but nobody told Henry Bartosiewicz that. He has spent two decades planting, developing and challenging…
Wrapped in the future
AS a young boy, Angus McLean would contract hay and silage across his home – taking toilet rolls from room to room, visiting different farms…
Cherry growers hoping for bumper harvest
CHERRY season has officially begun, with nets going out to cover what is expected to be a bumper season. From early pickings at Cobram all…
Rosebud contractor fined for illegal 1080 use
A PEST contractor has been fined $4000 at the Dromana Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to providing 1080 bait products to a person not authorised…