Rural

  • Perfect purple potato produces positive plan

    A COLAC district potato farmer hopes eight years of developing purple potato varieties will pay off in autumn next year.

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  • Redwood plantings restore farm’s soil

    A COLAC district farmer is using the history of an Otways attraction in new ways to benefit farms.

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  • Dry growing season puts strain on crops

    A BEEAC farmer says a dry winter has left his crops “on a knife edge” as he hopes for a wet spring.

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  • TV show gets a taste of Otway mushrooms

    OTWAYS-grown mushrooms have featured on popular television show Masterchef.

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  • Dry winter will affect grape crop

    A COLAC district grape grower is concerned about the dry winter’s impact on future grape yield.

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  • Mobile phone monitoring cuts water losses

    A NEW mobile phone system is helping farmers easily detect water leaks and decrease water waste.

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  • Farmer fined $20,000 over starving animals

    A FORMER Colac district farmer has lost $20,000 in fines after failing to properly feed and maintain his herd of 150 cattle.

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  • Farmer welcomes rising wool prices

    A COLAC district sheep farmer is unsure if wool prices are reaching record highs, but he says they are the highest they’ve been in years.

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