Rural
Carter back on track after district smash
After a road accident turned Peter Benallack and Renee Carpenter’s lives and business upside down, their company is back on track and ready for action.
Dairy honour for stalwart
Colac district farmer Mark Billing has earned regional dairy industry honour.
Rural water prices now under review
Southern Rural Water customers con comment on the authority’s future water prices and service levels.
District farmland surges in value
South-west Victorian farmland continues to surge in value, recording a sixth consecutive year of growth, with Colac Otway land fetching almost $14,000 a hectare on average.
Rural Scene news in brief
Helping beneficial bugs, a rural roadside rules review, and wage changes for fruit pickers feature in today’s Rural Scene.
Rural Scene news
Fertiliser use, soil mapping and dairy awards feature in today’s rural scene.
Positive outlook for dairying
Australian dairy farmers could receive record high milk prices and favourable seasonable conditions in the season ahead, but risks are building, a new Rabobank report says.
Rural scene news
A dairy study tour and a worm warning feature in today’s rural scene.