rural scene
Insight for future dairy farmers
Budding local dairy farmers have relished the opportunity to gain industry insight and knowledge on milk quality and mastitis management.
Beekeeper monitoring hives
Barongarook beekeeper Laurence Towers is anticipating a plentiful honey harvest this summer, despite looming varroa mite concerns following an outbreak in New South Wales.
Successful milk season is thanks to farmers’ efforts
Record profits for the region’s dairy farmers are positive, but largely thanks to a favourable few years in the industry, WestVic Dairy board member Jacqui Suares says.
Survey captures record-high milk profits
The 2022-2023 Dairy Farm Monitor Project has found Victorian dairy farmers had a record profitable year, thanks to high milk prices and carefully managed high costs.
District producers claim medals
Colac’s district farmers have demonstrated their high-quality produce and stock at this year’s Royal Melbourne Show.
Environmental transformation
Upper Barwon Landcare Network facilitator Andrea Montgomery says maintaining healthy waterways is key for maintaining our local farms well into the future.
New dairy advocacy group ‘open’
Dairy farmers across the Colac district and the rest of the state can now look to a new association for advocacy, after the Dairy Farmers Association of Victoria opened for business.
Start preparations for fire season now
Larpent CFA captain and dairy farmer Mark Billing says Colac district farmers must begin preparations for an early fire season.