6+ hour, 14+ min ago   (1858+ words) Six breeds of sheep hit the show floor in Bendigo on the weekend for two major shows and sales. White Suffolk, Suffolk, Border Leicester and Southdown sheep took part in the Elite Show & Sale, while Poll Dorset and Dorset Horn…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (434+ words) When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the owners of Tasmanian Berries were left scrambling to secure staff. Andrew Terry and his wife Stephanie launched the business in 2014 at Exton, Tas, and were faced with a challenge that seemed insurmountable in early…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (161+ words) Stock & Land 'Betrayed': farmers facing fresh doubts as paraquat back in Canberra's crosshairs Grain growers have questioned why a Senate committee has reopened a paraquat debate they believed had been settled by Australia's chemical regulator, warning an upper house inquiry…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (643+ words) Victorian grain growers are managing a "one-in-100-year" seasonal outlook, as full subsoil moisture profiles push crop yields up to a month ahead of schedule across the Wimmera and Mallee. The latest Agriculture Victoria soil moisture probe data showed there…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (630+ words) A western Victorian Angus stud has bounced back from dry conditions to record a near total clearance and $24,000 top price. Weeran Angus stud, Byaduk, sold 62 of the 68 bulls it offered for an average of $11,274. The stud easily exceeded last year's…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (677+ words) Soaring electricity costs are forcing dairy farmers to delay critical technology upgrades, with energy experts warning the closure of the Yallourn power station will push bills even higher. Yallourn provides up to 22 per cent of Victoria's electricity needs, but the…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (830+ words) A livestock agent who made the move from Western Australia to Victoria late last year has won the 2026 Victorian Young Auctioneers Competition. Nutrien agent Austin Gerhardy, Yea, took home the title against eight other Victorian agents at the Western Victoria…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (751+ words) A pair of Merino stud principals in the midst of their best season in living memory have recorded a total clearance of rams at auction, setting a new top price and a new best average. Tamaleuca Poll Merino stud principal…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (763+ words) Crop growers are racing against the clock to secure a backpacker workforce for the upcoming harvest as working holiday visas get issued at a slower rate. Victorian Farmers Federation president Ryan Milgate said the industry could not afford for the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (438+ words) Cattle prices at Mortlake were slightly softer than a month ago on the back of a reduction in quality. Agents yarded 1430 head of cattle at the Western Victoria Livestock Exchange on Thursday. Southern Grampians livestock agent Glenn Judd, Mortlake, said…...