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Guano – a tale of two birds
IT was the best of times. It was the worst of times. This might have been the thoughts of the guano miners shovelling and bagging…
Marketing the future
For small scale farmers who have employed more labour intensive models of farming focusing on best practice, it is often difficult to demand the prices…
Discovering Wrenwood
FOUR years ago, Lizabeth and Jayson Souness bought Wrenwood, a small acreage farm in Bungowannah, with the intention of opening a farm shop, gallery and…
SPC sale confirmed
IT has been confirmed that Goulburn-Valley based SPC has been purchased by the Shepparton Partners Collective, a joint venture assembled purely to acquire the fruit…
Shepparton migrant workers to receive $50,000
A LABOR hire company will change the way it pays its workforce after a Fair Work Ombudsman investigation found it had failed to correctly compensate…
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…
The final goodbye
THE hammer came down for the final time at Witherswood Angus last month, when John and Joan Woodruff said goodbye to the last of their…
Rain across region needed now
“IT’S dry as chips.” So said Elders stock and station agent Ryan Sergeant late last month. Mr Sergeant was repeating the phrase that farmers across…
Be prepared
Prepare. That’s the lesson to be taken from the current season, according to farmers in the Shepparton region.
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…
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…
Farmers are a key part of climate for change
MORE than 200 people from around the region and interstate last week gathered at a managing climate risk in agriculture conference held at the George…