Rural

  • Poultry industry inquiry calls

    Poultry farmers and supermarkets are calling for an industry inquiry after retail chicken prices stagnated while other meat prices surged.

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  • Weekly market returns to pens

    Leaner cows averaged 10 cents a kilogram dearer at Colac’s weekly cattle market, but beef cows, grown steers and grown heifers were unchanged in value.

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  • Education on new work manslaughter laws

    The Victorian Farmers Federation is encouraging farmers to be aware of the new workplace manslaughter laws that came into effect this month.

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  • Pen selling back at Colac saleyards

    Pen selling will return for Colac Regional Saleyards’ weekly cattle markets from tomorrow.

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  • Tree planters in full swing getting pine in the ground

    Tree planting season is well underway in the Otways, as AKD staff plant pine trees that won’t be ready for harvest for 30 years.

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  • Lameness is a risk in wet conditions

    A good autumn break has provided great feed heading into winter, but a WestVic Dairy officer warns Colac district farmers should keep an eye on lameness in cattle with incoming wet conditions.

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  • Cattle prices ease for young animals

    Cattle quality was mixed but mainly plain at Colac’s weekly market, with young cattle averaging 30 cents a kilogram cheaper and cows mostly unchanged in prices.

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  • Fox bounty collection this week

    Agriculture Victoria will open designated fox and wild dog bounty collection centres this week, after closing earlier this year due to coronavirus restrictions.

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