Stories tagged: sheep
Black sheep in the Mangione family
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…
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…
Spring lamb sales open $50 dearer than predicted
LAMB prices have smashed records across the state – and it may just be the saving grace for farmers doing it tough in New South…
Straight from the farm
PADDOCK to plate is a term heard a lot these days, but hidden away in the hills of Yarra Glen sits a farming business that…
Babydoll sheep solve vineyard problem
PETER Congdon had a problem. He had purchased a small boutique winery, but didn’t want all the inter-row mowing required.
It’s war and fleece
WHEN Noel Henderson and his wife Lyndsay founded Avington Merino in 1996 they wanted nothing less than an elite ultrafine wool stud, produced at the…
Success with the milk of a different kind
The 1990 Australian wool crisis certainly threw a spanner in the works for Julie and Sandy Cameron, but it was far from disaster.
Doing time behind bars and farm fences
HER Majesty’s Prison Langi Kal Kal in the rolling hills of Trawalla, 40km west of Ballarat, is one of several low-security penitentiaries in country Victoria.
Sheep, goats on the radar
SHEEP and goats born in Victoria after January 1, 2017 will require an electronic identification tag.
Sheep grazier warning after death of lambs
AN Everton livestock producer has put out a warning to other sheep graziers.
Cold snap danger to sheared sheep
SHEEP graziers across Wangaratta district are being reminded to watch for upcoming cold snaps.
Finer fleece flourishes
A SOUTHERN NSW farmer got the best out of his sheep at the three-year Ovens Valley Best Wool, Best Lamb Wether Production Trial.