Rural

  • Billy finds his calling upon return to farm

    From Telstra to the family dairy farm. Despite the difference, Jancourt East’s Billy Buckingham says there’s a lot of skills that overlap between the two industries.

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  • Reflection of farming generations

    The sale of a family farm has prompted Colac’s John Modra to reflect on what people acquire over decades and the challenges faced when it’s time to move on.

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  • HELPING HANDS: Family shares the farming experience

    Running a small sheep operation at Marengo has been a family bonding exercise more than anything for the Van Santen family.

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  • Carson farming legacy grows

    Former Irrewillipe dairy farmers and jersey cattle breeders Alan and Janine Carson can add Jersey Elite Master Breeder to their generous collection of awards from their tenure in the dairy industry.

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  • Rural Scene news in brief

    News on fodder and canola research, and the bee-killing varroa mite gets closer to Victoria.

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  • Life in the skies suits the Martins

    After more than 25 years of flying, Rob and Sandy Martin have come to learn that you never quite know what you’re going to get.

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  • Grants for revegetation work

    Landholders in the Heytesbury district can revegetate their properties, with thousands of native seedlings on offer.

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  • Rural Scene news in brief

    Farmers taking up free sign offer; Downward pressure on milk prices; Lamb processing surges 7.7 per cent; and An audit for fodder research.

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