rural scene
Cattle numbers and prices lift
Nutrien livestock agent Paul Kerr says while cattle numbers and prices have been positive for the Colac Saleyards since the Camperdown centre’s closure, seasonal conditions over the next three months would tell the real story.
Hay and rain lifts local spirits
Beeac farmer Simeon Gard says hay and rain couldn’t have come at a better time, lifting the spirits of farmers in the district who have been facing the green drought.
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.
Top dogs battle it out
Victoria’s best of the best in the working sheep dog world made the trip to Cressy Recreation Reserve over the weekend.
State’s top dogs ready to test skills at Cressy
Victoria’s top working dogs will put their skills to the test at Cressy this weekend in the Bill Paton Memorial Trans-Tasman Trial Run for a chance to represent the state later this year.
Technology lifts feed efficiency
Over his entire farming career, Pelican Rise’s Chris Meade says he has never seen agricultural technology develop as rapidly as it has in the past few years.