Rural
Life in the skies suits the Martins
After more than 25 years of flying, Rob and Sandy Martin have come to learn that you never quite know what you’re going to get.
Grants for revegetation work
Landholders in the Heytesbury district can revegetate their properties, with thousands of native seedlings on offer.
Rural Scene news in brief
Farmers taking up free sign offer; Downward pressure on milk prices; Lamb processing surges 7.7 per cent; and An audit for fodder research.
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.
Virtual fencing gains momentum
Momentum is growing for a national animal welfare code that could pave the way for virtual fencing across Australian farming businesses.
Rural Scene news in brief
Providing hands on help for pigs Agriculture Victoria animal health and welfare staff are providing hands-on help to pig owners to develop an on-farm biosecurity plan. Effective biosecurity plans are a key to reducing risks to pig health, including emergency animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and African swine fever. Agriculture Victoria staff will also […]
PHOTO FEATURE: District dairy demo day
Colac district farmers, green energy enthusiasts and State Government officials have attended Peter and Trish Mulheron’s dairy farm at Swan Marsh for the first demonstration day of Phnxx’s solar battery pilot program.
Childhood dream now a reality for stock agent
Livestock agent Lochie McLauchlan, 20, has sold his way into the Victorian Young Auctioneers Competition finals, after only two years on the job.