Rural
Rural news in brief
News about cattle prices, emissions reductions, avian influenza and the Westvic Dairy board.
Year-low yarding at Colac’s weekly sale
Cattle numbers dwindled to a one-year low at Colac’s weekly market, but prices were unchanged.
Farm braces for worker shortage
A Gellibrand berry farm owner is concerned the lack of a backpacker workforce will impact his summer picking season.
Winner is riding high
MG Trading Colac store manager Harold Hanlon, right, with client Peter Roache who won a new John Deere E120 ride-on lawn mower valued at over $4000, as a result of buying Cydectin from MG Trading Colac.
Graham’s retirement might ruffle a few feathers
A Barongarook chicken breeder and judge is entering retirement after an extensive career in the poultry breeding and showing industry.
Rain wanted for hay production
Colac and district farmers are looking for a wet spring to follow the dry winter to give hay crops a boost.
Rural and farming news
A warning on enterotoxaemia, time to apply for roadside grazing permits, pets project grants available, fox bounty collections delayed and leadership reviews at the VFF.
Prices steady at weekly sale
Prices for most cattle categories remained steady at Colac’s weekly sale.