Farming

  • Soil health soars for organic farm

    Camperdown’s Graham Clay has been organic for three years after gradually reducing his use of chemicals.

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  • Conditions are ideal for calving

    A Camperdown dairy farmer is in the last few weeks of calving season, with the year’s weather providing great conditions for the herd.

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  • SHARE THE LOAD: Proposal to charge higher rates for corporate farms

    A former Colac Otway mayor wants the council to charge higher rates for foreign-owned and corporate-owned farmland, as a way of reducing residents’ rates burden.

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  • Panic grasses are posing a risk for livestock

    State authorities have warmed farmers that recent rain could have increased growth in toxic plant species, posing a threat to livestock.

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  • Council approves poddy farm

    A Barongarook West calf-rearing farm can go ahead, despite neighbours objecting to possible environmental impacts from the development.

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  • Farming essential for nation

    A Colac district dairy farmer says governments must ensure agriculturalists can maintain their vital service to the country during the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Job opportunities in agriculture

    The State Government will pair workers who have lost their jobs with farmers looking to add to their labour force because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Birre blooms business calls for more local support

    A Birregurra nursery is among the businesses calling for local support to help ride the bumps from the coronavirus pandemic, as wedding bouquet orders dry up.

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