Rural

  • Quality over quantity at sale

    Prices were steady but cattle numbers dropped sharply at Colac’s weekly market.

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  • Cancelled ag shows can’t stop Chants

    A Nalangil family didn’t let cancelled agricultural shows stop them from showing their best stock in an online show.

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  • Young cattle excel, yarding increases

    Cattle supply lifted at Colac’s weekly market, and quality also improved.

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  • Patching together a sustainable lifestyle

    It’s taken five years of trial and error for Phil Jones to build up his vegie garden and orchard, but he was determined to be more sustainable and work towards a long-term dream.

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  • Rural news in brief

    Farming news from across the district and further afield.

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  • Shearer stays busy despite border closures

    Handling sheep and working in a shed might not appeal to everyone, but Ged Leersen has embraced the work in his first year as a shearer.

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  • Quality and supply increase at market

    Cattle supply almost doubled at Colac’s weekly sale as agents offered a good to very good quality penning of young and grown cattle.

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  • Rural news and views

    News on serrated tussock management, Landcare awards, avian flu controls, flood risk for farms, and ways to tackle labour shortages for farms.

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