Rural
Camperdown yards earn funding boost
Camperdown’s saleyards will receive a $45,000 windfall to improve animal traceability and biosecurity.
Partnership a boost for farm machinery
Agricultural equipment provider TTMI is now the exclusive dealer for Kuhn Farm Machinery in the Warrnambool and Colac regions.
Dry times ahead as nation in El Nino Alert
Warmer and drier-than-average weather could be ahead, with the Bureau of Meteorology moving to El Nino Alert status.
Rural Scene news in brief
Farmers share how they’re using efficient technology; South West TAFE gets $2 million for agriculture education; and the results of a horticulture election.
Farmers brush up on biosecurity practices
Farmers, agriculture experts, vets and biosecurity specialists have gathered in Colac to share insights into keeping diseases out of dairy farms.
Rural Scene news in brief
Gorse control grants, a plea to fix rural roads, and horse registrations feature in today’s Rural Scene.
Profits but no growth for dairy
More than 90 per cent of western Victorian dairy farms expect to turn a profit this financial year, on the back of high milk prices and solid rain.
Larpent digs in preparing for national ploughing titles
Competitive ploughers from across Australia will keep tradition alive when they converge on the Colac district for national and state championships this week.