Threat to Graincorp operations this harvest | Country News
Oct 11, 2024 · Union dispute threatens harvest. By Geoff Adams. Oct 11, 2024. Some NSW grain handling may be affected by industrial action. Photo by Simon Bingham. A union representing some Graincorp staff is threatening disruption to grain collections across NSW this harvest season. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions before loading more content.
Northern Vic farms more profitable | Country News
Oct 7, 2024 · The report surveyed 80 selected dairy farmers in northern Victoria, western Victoria and Gippsland. The report found Victorian dairy farm profits in 2023-24 were above the long-term average for the fifth consecutive year. In 2023-24, average profit was strong at $629,000 or $2.64 per kg of milk solids. The varied seasonal conditions across the ...
Murray floodplain plan hits a snag | Country News
Oct 10, 2024 · Murray floodplain plan hits a snag. Murray Lower Darling Rivers Indigenous Nation spokesman Brendan Kennedy at the Nyah floodplain, near Swan Hill. Photo by DOUG GIMESY. A controversial project to engineer water flows into a Murray River floodplain has hit a retaining wall following an environmental group's Federal Court challenge.
New-season stallions on parade | Country News
Aug 24, 2023. Llowalong Farms studmaster Kath McIntosh with new stallion King of the North. With a record 10 sires on their 2023 stallion roster, Kyabram’s Llowalong Farms standardbred stud has a busy season on the horizon and preparations are under way for the launch of the breeding season with a stallion parade on Sunday, September 10.
Movie lifts the veil on farmer suicide - Country News
Feb 15, 2024 · Movie lifts the veil on farmer suicide. By McPherson Media Group. Feb 15, 2024. Leila McDougall, her husband Sean McDougall, son Vincent and daughter Vivian, who star in the movie about rural suicide, Just a Farmer, set in Tatyoon, regional Victoria. Veteran actor Robert Taylor (back) is also in the cast. (AAP Image/Supplied by Terri-Anne Lewis)
Elite cattle prepped for the show ring | Country News
Jan 4, 2024 · Every animal is treated individually and fed according to their own diet. This year the IDW show team consists of 40 head — 20 in-milk cows and 20 heifers, from stud farms across northern Victoria and the Western District. The couple is also preparing 10 of its own cows within the 2024 team. “We have Jersey, Brown Swiss, Illawarra, Red and ...
Australian agriculture ‘moving confidently into 2024’ - Country News
Feb 5, 2024. RaboResearch general manager Australia and New Zealand Stefan Vogel. Australia’s agricultural sector is “moving confidently into 2024”, with an overall positive outlook for the nation’s farmers and agribusiness industries in the year ahead, Rabobank says in its newly-released annual outlook.
Cobram abattoir reopens this week | Country News
Starting Monday, February 6, the Cobram plant will operate five days a week, with a capacity to process up to 4000 head of livestock per day in time. “JBS Australia is proud to reopen its Cobram facility to support jobs and economic growth in the local community,” JBS Southern chief operating officer Sam McConnell said.
Jersey breeder’s legacy recognised with award | Country News
Sep 8, 2023 · Jersey breeder’s legacy recognised with award. Jersey Australia president Lisa Broad presented the Jersey Elite Master Breeders award to the Bacon family — Sandra Bacon, Michelle Harton, Daniel Bacon and Pat Harton. Four northern Victorian dairy farming families are among the 10 inaugural Jersey Elite Master Breeders named recently.
Cherry orchard is rocking water savings | Country News
Nov 2, 2023. Microbiologist Paul Storer with orchardist Anthony Rullo and son Xeven. Kyabram orchardists Anthony and Alex Rullo see embracing innovative water saving technology as the key to their future after establishing a five-hectare cherry orchard on a property just outside of Kyabram in July 2022. Hold tight - we’re checking permissions ...