Dam netting to improve your water quality
Constructing a netting fence above your dam can reduce the amount of organic material entering
during and after a storm.
Agriculture Victoria Land Management Extension Officer...
Making hay while sun shines
It’s been a whirlwind of activity in the shire lately as everyone hurries to wring every bit of value out of the ebbing summer...
Hamilton Market Report
HAMILTON LAMB MARKET
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
Hamilton agents yarded 18,000 lambs representing an increase of 500 head on the previous market.
Again, it was an excellent offering...
Campdraft celebrates 50 years
The 50th Anniversary Western District Campdraft is being staged at Macarthur Campdraft grounds this weekend as the Western District Campdraft Association (WDCA) celebrates the...
Show just keeps growing
PORTLAND Dahlia and Rose Show lived up to its 56-year reputation as one of the best shows of its kind as it continues to...
Hit the right note with pasture management
Achieving the ideal grazing residue on kikuyu dairy pastures can be challenging, even for motivated farmers.
Early findings from Dairy UP research have shown there...
Fleece Show a winner
Last week’s Hamilton & District Legacy Fleece Show again presented a magnificent display of district fleeces with large numbers of entries, particularly in the...
Love the size of a field of sunflowers
A large field of sunflowers has brightened up Allestree, in memory of a special boy.
The flowers were planted in homage of 14-year-old Isaak Coates,...
Muster dog stars
Dunkeld local Jack Kennedy has recently been starring on season three of the ABC TV show Muster Dogs, the six-part series has released weekly...
Tassie farms show locals new tech
Dairy farmers from south-west Victoria have learnt about different pathways to farm ownership and different approaches to farm management during a study tour to...
Hamilton Market Report
HAMILTON CATTLE
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Agents yarded 290 head of cattle, with the usual buyers on the rail in a strong market across the board.
The trade...
Yarram Park calls time on Herefords
One of Australia’s longest standing, and most iconic Hereford studs has called time with all of the cattle now dispersed, only to continue running...