Rural

THE Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, are urging growers and advisers to be vigilant due to reports of moderate to high mouse activity in several regions across Australia.

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling for a number of key government commitments to ensure farmers have confidence and certainty following last month’s shock announcement to lift the unprotection order for dingoes in north-west Victoria.

DID you know that 99 per cent of Prostate Cancer sufferers didn’t experience any symptoms?

A HANDFUL of fires in the south-west earlier in the week have served as a strong reminder to landowners to take care when burning off after the recent ending of the Fire Danger Period.

EIGHTEEN young farmers from south-west Victoria recently returned from a Study Tour to New Zealand. Their goal?

EARLIER this week the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) in a statement declared the El Niño has ended and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has returned to neutral, with the expectation the indicator would remain stable until “at least July 2024”.

IF you are stuck in the tractor or truck - do you listen to a podcast?

WESTVIC Dairy hosted a ‘From Idea to Innovation’ forum on the February21, held at Deakin University in Warrnambool.

PORT FAIRY Folk Festival was the location for a catch up with local Member of Parliament for South West Coast Roma Britnell.

TWIN Lamb disease also known as pregnancy toxaemia, is a nutritional disease like ketosis in cattle.

THE Simpson Rec Reserve came alive on the first weekend in March for the annual Heytesbury Show.

IT is astounding how some ideas are so simple and that nobody has done them sooner.