Farming and Environment

  • Wild dog feedback

    Wild dog feedback

    LANDOWNERS have welcomed a series of consultation sessions with Agriculture Victoria as part of their review into wild dog management. Industry body National Wild Dog…

  • Filling gaps for a farming future

    Filling gaps for a farming future

    NARRAPORT’S Bill Lee took a fairly short round trip on his way to a Bachelor of Agriculture at the University of Melbourne and back to…

  • Ouyen stud ram sale bucks trend

    Ouyen stud ram sale bucks trend

    OUYEN-based poll merino stud Tamaleuca defied tough industry conditions to record a total clearance at its annual on-property ram sale last month. With 60 rams…

  • Seeds of knowledge at Field Day

    Seeds of knowledge at Field Day

    FARMERS and industry are invited to the Kerang Spring Field Day on September 19, when experts will be on hand to discuss research results in…

  • Farmers find strength in numbers

    Farmers find strength in numbers

    FARMERS have hit the pavement in Bendigo to advocate for their farms against the proposed Goshen mineral sands mine. The issue was one of many…

  • Warnings on hay days ahead

    Warnings on hay days ahead

    AS the green drought drags on, industry specialists are urgently advising farmers to fill their sheds with hay this season to stay ahead of warnings…

  • Ram sales out of the gate

    Ram sales out of the gate

    THE northern Victorian ram-selling season is under way and one of the first cabs off the rank was Kedleston Park Poll Merino. Its annual on-property…

  • Growers talk grain opportunities

    Growers talk grain opportunities

    GRAINGROWERS and agronomists from Swan Hill to Kerang this week got their chance to deliver a message to the industry’s biggest investor in research and…

  • Infrastructure vital for food security – council

    Infrastructure vital for food security – council

    SWAN Hill Council has committed to working with the Victorian Government to ensure food security, given the municipality’s location as one of the state’s key…

  • Big-picture plan essential for migrant workers

    Big-picture plan essential for migrant workers

    A COMPREHENSIVE plan to address issues being faced by migrants and visa holders is needed, according to Swan Hill Council. The council made a written…

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