Rural

A FRESH, consistent, and distinctly Australian look is part of a new campaign by Dairy Australia to enhance the global positioning of key dairy export markets to be launched across China, Japan and Southeast Asia from July.

A DECISION by the United States (US) Supreme Court last week to reverse legal abortion laws made almost 50 years ago was a massive step backwards, according to Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West (WHWBSW) chief executive, Emma Mahony.

AN ANZ commodity update has reported that the current global spate of agricultural export bans could potentially have long term benefits for Australian farmers.

LAST week in Hamilton saw steers over 350kg make up to 478 cents per kilogram and light weight steers under 350kg make up to 600 to average 573c/kg to be dearer on the last sale.

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Stock Sense team is sending a travelling sheep and goat roadshow to Hamilton to present a free workshop on relevant health, welfare, and biosecurity issues next Wednesday, July 6, between 6-9pm pm at the Hamilton Golf Club.

NUMBERS lifted this week at Hamilton where agents yarded 10,100 lambs along with 4787 sheep.

GOOD rainfall and high commodity prices have driven strong farm financial performance for 2021-22, particularly in the Western District.

THE Victorian Government has recently announced a major funding boost to volunteers and young people to help them protect and restore the natural environment in our area.

ONCE again, the Hamilton Regional Livestock Exchange has gone into seven figures for selling sheep during a financial year, reaching the milestone early during yesterday's sale.

CAVENDISH sheep farmer Bronte Gorringe recently had the honour of participating in a week long Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program in May after which she was inspired to do more in agriculture advocacy.

DESPITE another record-breaking year for grain exports, Australians still aren’t eating their recommended share of one of the nation’s key commodities.

A RECENT survey has shed some light on farming confidence for the year ahead.