Articles by Zara Cuthbertson
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‘Food freedom’ is the ultimate achievement
“Food freedom, that’s what we strive for, absolute food freedom.”
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Strong sales at Colac continue
Buyer interest was focused on heavier stock at Colac Regional Saleyards’ July Store Sale, as farmers prepare for the potential that dry conditions continue.
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Top dogs win at Cressy
Victoria’s top working sheep dogs have put their best paw forward at Cressy Recreation Reserve in the Bill Paton Memorial Trans-Tasman Trial Run.
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Thursday sales to continue at Colac
Colac Regional Saleyards will continue to host weekly fat sales on a Thursday, despite calls to change days in the wake of the Camperdown Saleyards closure. Regional Livestock Exchanges and Corangamite Shire announced the Camperdown Saleyards closure last month, prompting discussion about how Colac could attract buyers and sellers to travel east. Colac Otway Shire […]
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Below-average rainfall continues
Colac’s water storages are at the lowest they have been at this time of year in eight years, after the region recorded just 22 millimetres of rain last month.
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Numbers drop at Colac yards
Colac Regional Saleyards saw a smaller yarding at its weekly fat sale after 214 head of cattle went under the hammer.
From Europe to Jancourt East
From a 33-hectare farm with 90 cows in The Netherlands, to a 190-hectare Jancourt East dairy herding more than 250 cows, the Pol family are adjusting well to life on the other side of the world.
Tests confirm bird flu at eight farms
Avian influenza virus has been confirmed at an eighth Victorian farm, which was already in quarantine.