Rural

THE annual Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Victoria (LRTAV) conference held in Ballarat mid-August, was jam packed with information sessions on various transport and agriculture related topics on the highly regulated industry.

MEAT & Livestock Australia (MLA) is looking to elect three producer representatives - one cattle, one sheep and one lot feeder - to its Board Selection Committee for a three-year term.

South-west Victorian dairy farmers have learnt about the potential benefits of virtual fencing to manage herd grazing and movement during a New Zealand study tour.

The ‘Making Our Farms Safer’ project has been delivered by the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) with funding supplied by the Victorian government. An evaluation report compiled by Quantum Market Research the VFF is the most recognised organisation to have a voice on health and safety and that safety advice is more credible.

Grain farmers have been dealt a winter blow, with some unable to access the urea they need for both canola and cereal crops. This will have a huge impact on yield, in particular to canola crops.

THE latest survey data from sheep and wool producers shows mixed sentiment across the country about the sheepmeat and wool industries, according to the latest Sheep Producer Intentions Survey issued by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) and Australian Wool Innovation.

Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan MP is calling on community organisations across Wannon to apply for funding under the 2023-24 Volunteer Grants.

AUSTRALIA produced the most lamb on record in the 2022 calendar year, with the past quarter recording the most lamb meat ever produced in a quarter at 149,385 tonnes, according to Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) - four per cent more than the previous record set in June 2018.

We are all well aware of the affect the shortage people – especially skilled ones – is having on dairy farms in south-west Victoria.

MORTLAKE agents yarded 825 cattle on Monday, a decrease of 370 on the previous week’s offering.

HAMILTON agents yarded 2800 lambs and 230 sheep at Wednesday’s market, representing a slight increase in numbers to the previous week.

VICTORIAN farmers and industry advisers have discussed the impact of the high rainfall, storms and floods last Spring and early Summer in an online video released by the National Centre for Farmer Health (NCFH).