Sheep
Lamb prices rise like ewe wouldn’t believe
With heavy lamb prices continuing to fetch record highs around the state, Colac district voices have weighed in on whether the good run will continue.
Management advice for livestock attacks
Sheep deaths in the Cressy district have prompted a warning from Agriculture Victoria about the risk that foxes and stray dogs pose to livestock.
Local wool producers on show
Fairview Polwarths’ Greg Potter is looking forward to this weekend’s Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo, recognised as “the largest event of its type in the world”.
Shearing time at Fairview Polwarths
Fairview Polwarths’ Greg Potter has been in the thick of shearing season, with 1800 lambs and ewes meeting the clippers over five days.
HELPING HANDS: Family shares the farming experience
Running a small sheep operation at Marengo has been a family bonding exercise more than anything for the Van Santen family.
Cotter clan’s rise to champion status
Pia Cotter, pictured with son Flynn, 2, has been raising suffolk sheep since her teen years. Now Cotter Suffolks have won a major award at Sheepvention.
District dog trainer thrives on her work
“It’s just a bit of freedom I never knew I’d have the option to feel in my life.”
A shearer’s life clicks with Ged
Colac young gun sheep shearer Ged Leersen says his recent work trip to New Zealand was a great insight into the professionalism and competitive nature of the country’s wool industry.
