Exotic disease scenario
YOU could hardly imagine a more stressful scenario for a livestock producer, an exotic disease being diagnosed on their property – have you ever wondered what happens next?
New stud record
WEERAN Angus held their first video sale on Tuesday, running a live stream simulcast with Elite Livestock Auctions, and running the sale from their woolshed with a full crowd from three states attending.
Stress-free poultry in motion
KEEPING chickens is more involved than it first seems, but according to a local seller, with little bit of preparation and commitment, it can be a rewarding and productive enterprise.
Top quality lambs but lighter overall
HAMILTON agents yarded 11,840 lambs this week, a decrease of 7660 units.
Cattle market slightly stronger
NUMBERS increased slightly in Hamilton last week, with 239 cattle put forward, including 172 cows, 52 trade and 15 bulls and the usual buyers were present and operated to good competition.
How to prevent crop disease
GRAIN growers have been urged to consider their disease management plans for their winter crops, using Agriculture Victoria’s 2022 Cereal Disease Guide.
Voting open for 2022 Dairy Poll
VOTING for the 2022 Dairy Poll opened earlier this week to all dairy service levy payers.
Satellite data helping predict and detect calving
CENTRAL Queensland University’s precision livestock management research team has moved one step closer to predicting and detect calving events in extensive grazing herds using global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).
Demand for top genetics sees another record fall
CLOVEN Hills Composite sheep stud, Nareen celebrated another highly successful sale last month with ram lambs selling to another stud record top of $4800.
Ready for wine harvest season
BY all accounts, 2022 is going to be another good year for wine lovers. At least, where Western Victorian grapes are concerned.
Grown steers the highlight
IT was another successful store sale at Mortlake on Thursday, February 17, with 4839 cattle yarded.
South-west food and fibre boost
A REPORT by Food and Fibre Great South Coast has revealed that south-west Victoria’s food and fibre sector could add $40 million worth of value to the local economy by increasing its agricultural water usage by 10 per cent.
Tigers and Saints deliver
Tigers Black got their third win of the season with a victory over the other Tigers team in Round 7 of the Hamilton Basketball...
