Rural

  • District cattle drafter earns success in field

    A COLAC district campdrafter is sitting in the top spot of her division after only a year of competing in the farming sport.

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  • Suffolk sheep breed suited to cold Otways

    A COLAC district farmer says his sheep were born to survive the cold Otways’ winter.

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  • New regional focus for Colac saleyards

    OFFICIALS hope Colac’s cattle market’s new roof and new name, Colac Regional Saleyards, will draw attention and business to the yards.

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  • School-based studies boost sector’s profile

    COLAC and district agriculture could benefit from school students learning about the sector’s role in Australia.

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  • Demand for ducks keeps farmer busy

    A PORT CAMPBELL duck farmer says he never gets too confident, even when business is good.

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  • Double triplets for fertile sheep farm

    A BARONGAROOK sheep farm’s flock has produced two sets of triplets and two sets of twins within a week.

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  • Beekeepers buzzing about value of bees

    COLAC district beekeepers have reminded consumers that food crops rely on bees to stay viable.

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  • Search for new name for Colac’s saleyards

    COLAC’S saleyards will have a new name under a Colac Otway Shire Council plan to make the centre the district’s premier livestock selling centre.

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