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…
Shepparton producers scoop the maize pool
A MAIZE crop grown out of Shepparton has taken out a national award, with all three top placegetters from the same region. Ian and Mary…
Hereford animal name change
A recent change to the Herefords Australia Regulations has been introduced into the Herefords Australia registry software. All animals that have been DNA tested as…
Victorian fruit CSA Australian first
ANT Wilson wants to combine community support with ethical farming, and has opened his organic orchard up to doing just that. Instead of taking his…
A season halved
FARMERS in Central Victoria have been granted a month’s grace following patchy rainfall in October. Producers within a 40-kilometre radius of Alexandra received between 20-40ml…
Illegal clearing costs farmer $300,000
A NORTH East farming operation has been ordered to pay costs of $300,000, and dedicate 148 acres to a nature conservation, after illegally clearing more…
Victoria’s Best Young Auctioneer
JOE Allen of Elders in Euroa has come out on top of the 2018 ALPA Victorian Young Auctioneers Competition. Mr Allen came first place in…
Make hay while the sun shines
DROUGHT is affecting many Australian farmers. From Queensland all the way down to Gippsland, the lack of rain is being felt across many regions and…
Victorian Nuffield scholars announced
A SHEEP farmer from out near Horsham, and an organic vegetable grower from near Mornington have both been named as the 2019 Victorian Nuffield Scholars….
From head chef to chief milker
MATT, a share farmer in West Gippsland, has researched mental illness and is excited to share what he has discovered through not just research, but…
Black is the new black
A DESIRE for equal standing is what turned Steph Bechaz into a sheep breeder. She is no rights activist; rather, Steph has a keen eye…
Blueberry boom prediction
THE Yarra Valley berry season is just weeks away from beginning and 2018 will be the year of new export markets, according to YV Fresh…
Saved from drought
BRUCE McCormack can still remember the day he shot 500 of his father-in-law’s sheep. The year was 1982, and the government provided bullets for free….
A palate for success
IT was 6pm, and Dylan McMahon was rushing out the office door. It had been a busy day, and he was looking forward to heading…
Preparing for dry spell
IF ever there was good advice during a dry spell, it’s ‘make a plan’. Veterinarian and local Mansfield beef producer, Dr Rod Manning, is urging…
More funds for rural communities
THE Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) is offering more than $525,000 for grants to rural, regional and remote communities to address local community…