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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

Helping farm exporters reach overseas

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
February 2020
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FARMERS and small agribusinesses finding it difficult to tap into overseas markets can seek help with the Australian Government delivering on a $6.1 million election…

News, exports, federal government, grants, Package Assisting Small Exporters

New insights into the effects of drought and climate variability on Australian farms

The Southern Farmer
February 2020
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AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences’ (ABARES) latest Insights report provides analysis on the effects of climate variability on Australian cropping and…

News, ABARES, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences, climate change, Dr Neal Hughes, Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds, drought

A lifetime’s passion in wool for Rex

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
February 2020
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REX Forrest of Rosstulla Holdings in Beechworth was recently recognised for his outstanding contribution to the wool industry, with a stencil awarded by the Australian…

News, Sheep, Awards, Beechworth, merino, Rex Forrest, Rosstulla Holdings, wool

Fruits of the labour

The Southern Farmer
February 2020
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AT Koala Cherries in Yarck, the yield is down but the quality is up. It’s been a clean fruit year, and Simon Rouget, co-owner and…

Fruit, Koala cherries, Simon Rouget, Yarck

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

All about the breed at Black Diamond

The Southern Farmer
January 2020
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“I’M farming through and through,” Murray Van der Drift of Black Diamond Speckle Parks and Macorna Limousins said with a laugh. “I can talk cows…

Insight & People, Livestock, Black Diamond Speckle Parks, Macorna, Macorna Limousins, Murray Van der Drift

Generations in the saddle

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
January 2020
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IT happens twice each year – before the sun is up, Bruce McCormack prepares his family for their High Country muster. It is a tradition…

Insight & People, Bruce McCormack, high country grazing, Mountain Cattlemen’s Association of Victoria

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

These little piggies are going to market

The Southern Farmer
December 2019
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Taggart’s Paddock Pork was initially a chat over a couple of drinks, sitting on the deck of Angelo Greco’s Taggerty-based property. “I knew this guy…

Livestock, Angelo Greco, pig, pork, Taggart’s Paddock Pork

Camels pioneer dairy industry

North East & Goulburn-Murray Farmer
December 2019
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The Camel Milk Company Australia is busy. On a single day in early November, Channel Nine was there conducting an interview as news had just…

Insight & People, Livestock, camel, Camel Milk Company Australia, Chris Williams, Megan Williams

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
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