Hay and grain: where’s the value?
IT’S dry and things are difficult on the farm – everyone knows that.
Budget cuts to Ag
MAY saw the release of a tight state budget for the coming financial year by the Victorian Government, which didn’t bring any joy for the agriculture sector.
Proud Country layers for Sherry’s guernsey
WARRNAMBOOL Indigenous artist Sherry Johnstone – a Keerray Woorroong and Yorta Yorta woman, has designed the Geelong Football Clubs 2024 Indigenous jumper.
Land tax shock
THEY say there are few certainties in life, but you can rely on death and taxes.
Rabobank predicts interest rate rises
TWO more rate rises have been predicted by Rabobank following the Reserve Bank Australia’s (RBA) failure to bring inflation to target within the time frame it set.
The Future of Farming
TO celebrate its 40th birthday, Meridian Agriculture held a seminar last week in Hamilton, looking back at the past four decades and forward to the future of farming in Australia.
Eye to the future
KIARNA Murfett might only be 18, but she already has eyes on running her own farm.
The Government is letting the wild dogs out!
NO. You did not misread the title. Yes. Our government is taking away your right to protect your stock and any other animal from Wild dogs and Dingoes. Why? Well, it’s all politics.
2024 crop disease guides available online
FARMERS can now download the 2024 editions of the cereal and pulse disease guides to help make informed decisions around disease management.
MLA appoints Michael Crowley
MICHAEL Crowley has been announced as the new managing director of the Meat and Livestock Association (MLA), starting on May 27.
Avian flu ruffling feathers
A LOCAL veterinarian has issued a warning following confirmation that Agriculture Victoria was investigating a number of poultry deaths at egg farms near Meredith and Terang.
Late break lambing field day attendance exceeds expectations
A FIELD Day on Tuesday – ‘Managing the late break’ - was expecting attendance of about 40 farmers, but 350 showed up, an astonishing 775 per cent over the estimation.
Final Hampden teams locked in
Hamilton Kangaroos forward Hamish Cook will captain the Under-23 Hampden League side in tomorrow’s interleague clash at Mars Stadium, Ballarat.
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