Rural

WITH its versatility and impressive design features, it was no wonder the MACBro PowerMaster Woolpress took out the top prize in the Inventions Competition at Sheepvention this year, with the great minds behind the advanced machine blown away by the recognition.

LOCAL gun owners have been issued a stern warning by Victoria Police to update their gun storage or face the consequences, as the deadline to comply with new storage regulations quickly approaches.

THERE was a slight increase in last week’s cattle market as agents yarded 55 head, with the yarding being majority cows; the usual buyers were present.

AGENTS yarded 169 cattle at Mortlake on Wednesday, a decrease of 67 head on the previous week’s market comprising 99 export, 59 trade and 11 bulls.

TO celebrate Sheepvention, the clients at Mulleraterong have been getting crafty and covering everyday items in wool to yarn bomb their craft studio in French Street.

THREE generations’ work has produced what one judge has called “the sheep of the future” at Sheepvention’s Sheep Show judging.

JUNIOR sheep judges were given the novice opportunity to exercise their judging skills in the Junior Sheep Judging Competition at the Hamilton and Western District Sheep Show at the 2022 Sheepvention Rural Expo on Tuesday.

BEING offered a lamb sausage barbequed by legendary ex-AFL player and media personality Sam Kekovich was part of the Sheepvention experience for those walking past the Greg Allan Farm Machinery display on Tuesday.

BREE Cudmore and her Kelpie, Moana, have taken a special place in Coprice Victorian Farm Dog Championship history, just the second woman in more than 30 years to take the title.

THE winners in the Pen of Five and Three at Sheepvention on Monday had good reason to celebrate, with selections of sheep that represented amongst the best Merinos in the country.

SHEEPVENTION’S Victorian Working Dog Championships, both this week and into the future, have been bolstered by the installation of around $50,000 in news yards – a gift from sponsor ProWay.

ADDING another book to her already impressive collection, Tracey Kruger launched ‘The Farmer Twins’ at Sheepvention on Sunday - a chapter book aimed at primary school children about twins living on a farm in the Western District.