Stories in: North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
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…
Regenerative farming
DANIEL Kelton of Alexandra’s Holistic Pastoral wants to see the land he is farming transformed to “waist high grass, wet all year round despite ever-increasing…
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…
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…
Gold fever in Tolmie
FIRST impressions of Kevin Marriott, of Tolmie Gold Saffron, is his inherently positive outlook on farming and his appreciation for all the lessons learned, good…
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…
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…
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…
The cattle are home in Merrijig
EVERY year, Bruce McCormack wonders if it will be the last. The last time his children and grandchildren saddle up and ride into the high…
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…
Be prepared
Prepare. That’s the lesson to be taken from the current season, according to farmers in the Shepparton region.
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,…
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…