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Gillieston heading to VCAT

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
March 2020
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AN objection has been lodged with the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) by members of the Gillieston Action Group against the City of Greater…

Featured story, Livestock, News, abattoir, Cassandra Rowe, City of Greater Shepparton, Clair Haines, Department of Environment, Gillieston, Gillieston Action Group, Jane Homewood, Kevan Horder, Land, Luke Haines, Meatworks Australia, Q Fever, Richard Wynne, VCAT, Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Water and Planning, zoonotic disease

Snobs Creek Hatchery encourage further trials

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
March 2020
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ALONG the mountain fed Jamieson River, and in spots along the Queens Creek (part of the water shed from the King River, just near Cheshunt)…

Aquaculture, Featured story, News, Australian Trout Foundation, breeding, disease, Graham Godber, Jamieson River, Jordan/Scotty Incubator, Mansfield and District Fly Fishing Club, Matt Byrne, rejuvenation, trout, Victorian Fisheries Authority

Jessie receives award for tops in agriculture

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
February 2020
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LOCAL Mansfield girl Jessie Reed was recently awarded the Alister Say Memorial Award in agriculture for outstanding work through her school based apprenticeship. Jessie commenced…

Featured story, Insight & People, News, agriculture award, Alister Say Memorial Award, Dockers Plains Pastoral Company, FCJ College Benalla, Jessie Reed, Wodonga TAFE

When the smoke settles

The Southern Farmer
February 2020
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AFTER the smoke has settled and the fires are extinguished, roads are reopened and communities begin to rebuild. Left to assess the scorched land and…

Featured story, News, BlazeAid, bushfire recovery, bushfires, Dairy Australia, Gippsland Emergency Relief Fund, Kylie Holmes, Lachlan Barnes, Rural Financial Counselling Service

Black sheep in the Mangione family

The Southern Farmer
January 2020
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MARILYN Mangione’s grandparents on both sides were farmers working the land in the Clyde and Cranbourne region. Marilyn’s mother as a child always had to…

Featured story, Insight & People, Livestock, Marilyn Mangione, sheep, Shropshire, Strahbogie

Hay while the sun keeps on shining

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
January 2020
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MANSFIELD farmers have been spared the feed crisis crippling Australia, with well-timed rain resulting in one of the best hay seasons seen in decades. Hay…

Featured story, News, feed, hay

Green light to Gillieston

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
December 2019
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FOLLOWING on from the Environment Protection Authority approval, the City of Greater Shepparton has given the green light to Meatworks Australia to construct an abattoir…

Featured story, News, abattoir, Gillieston, Meatworks Australia

The donkeys of Hee Haw Farm

The Southern Farmer
December 2019
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THE first donkey was a pet. “John said ‘one, just make sure you get only one’,” Deb Hanton remembered. “Alright,” Deb said. And within six…

Featured story, Livestock, Amelia Rise Donkeys, Deb Hanton, donkey, Hee Haw Farm, John Hanton

The natural gardener

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
June 2019
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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…

Featured story, Vegetables, heirloom vegetables, simone boyd

“Faulty and selective”

The Southern Farmer
June 2019
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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…

Featured story, Health, Machinery, honda, quad bikes, safety, yamaha

Season over

The Southern Farmer
May 2019
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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…

Featured story, Livestock, News, drought, High Spa Stud

Farmers forgotten

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
May 2019
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“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…

Featured story, News, drought relief, James Tehan, Mansfield Shire, Mitchell Shire, Murrindindi Shire, victorian farmers federation

Be prepared

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
April 2019
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Prepare. That’s the lesson to be taken from the current season, according to farmers in the Shepparton region.

Featured story, News, contingency, drought, preparation

Phylloxera outbreak confirmed

The Southern Farmer
April 2019
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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…

Featured story, Viticulture, Australian Grape and Wine, grapes, Phylloxera, Vinehealth Australia

The green fight continues

The Southern Farmer
March 2019
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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….

Featured story, News, green weedge, Mornington Penninsula Shire Council, planning, sustainability, victorian farmers federation

United we stand, divided we fall

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
March 2019
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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…

Dairy, Featured story, News, dairy farmers, goulburn valley
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