The BestWool/BestLamb and BetterBeef networks are road tripping across the state in May and June.Agriculture Victoria's program manager Meat and Wool Jennifer Alexander said the roadshow will bring leading experts...
EPA Victoria's inspections of 43 dairy farms across three eastern Gippsland municipalities have found just eight of them passed the test for appropriate management of dairy effluent.EPA authorised officers inspected...
Farmers and service providers in the Maffra region are invited to a unique workshop designed to support both the wellbeing of individuals and the performance of their businesses. The Farming...
AUSVEG, chaired by Bulmer Farms' Bill Bulmer, congratulated new and returning Ministers of the Albanese Government's ministerial line-up, which features new and returning faces in portfolios critical to the interests...
A proposal for a solar farm at 280 Bengworden Road, Bairnsdale, has been submitted to the Victorian Government's Minister for Planning.The proposal is for an 85-megawatt solar installation and 70-megawatt...
Agriculture Victoria is encouraging livestock producers to consider effective stock containment strategies to help maintain core herd or flock numbers and support pasture recovery.Agriculture Victoria's land management extension officer Kerri...
Regional communities and farmers are set to be hit hardest by the State Government's Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund, with some facing payment hikes of up to 189 per cent.Gippsland...
Rural Aid is delivering a much-needed Farm Recovery Event (FRE) this week in Bairnsdale, supporting local farmers still reeling from years of devastating natural disasters.The week-long event will bring together...
Benefit your pastures by emptying your dairy effluent ponds. The extra water and nutrients can kick start growth, ready for follow up rain.Effluent ponds are designed to contain effluent over...
East Gippsland Shire Council faces a significant financial burden in responding to disasters and supporting and rebuilding disaster-affected communities. With around 75 per cent of East Gippsland being public land,...
The Gippsland Sheep Breeder's Association was founded on March 11, 1955, so recently celebrated its 70th birthday.Initially the objectives were to conduct an annual Sheep Show and Ram sale which...
Dohne genetics are not only adding growth potential and milk but also boosting the wool income for a northeast Victorian composite flock producing prime lambs.Lima Park Pastoral, at Swanpool, transitioned...
Labour shortages impact many occupations in the rural sector from nurses, doctors, vets and pharmacists tomechanics, metal fabricators and dairy managers.Some industries find a solution to the skilled worker shortages...
April is Hog Deer hunting season in Gippsland and a time when hundreds of local, interstate and even a few overseas hunters converge on the area to hunt this very...
Stock deaths occur periodically, and farm managers are responsible for carcass disposal. Methods of disposal include knackery, rendering services or suitably licensed landfills. If these are not available, alternate biosecure...
