North West Farmer

Farmers call for action on wild dogs

Alistair FinlayA PEEK farming sector body is calling for better action on wild dogs from the Victorian State Government as the region’s drought gets worse. Victorian Farmers Federation vice-president Peter Star said there were fears mooted changes to...

23 hours ago

North West Farmer

NLIS data manipulation case finalised

AT Kerang Magistrates’ Court earlier this month, two people were ordered to make financial contributions to the court fund after pleading guilty to offending under the Livestock Diseases Control Act 1994. Sally Fletcher and Rowan Pollock were...

21 Jun 2025

North West Farmer

Workshops to talk farming business

AGRICULTURE Victoria is staging a series of farm business success workshops for producers throughout north and northwest Victoria, starting this month and running through to late July. The Setting Strategies for Farm Business Success workshops will...

21 Jun 2025

Environment

Tackling the region’s rodents

WALPEUP in the heart Mallee has become the frontline in the rodent wars, and Victoria’s only benchmark and rapid assessment site, making it part of a national network tackling the ongoing – often crippling – threat of mouse activity to...

21 Jun 2025

Dairy

Theres cold, and then theres wet and cold

JUNE should be reserved for hibernating – it’s cold, it’s hard to get motivated. And while wet is wonderful for all farmers, right now it’s wet and cold. Did you know in Iceland on Christmas Eve they have a tradition where everyone reads books...

21 Jun 2025

Water

Water org unveils customer committees

GOULBURN-Murray Water has announced the inaugural members of its new customer committees, including in the western region and pumped irrigation districts of Nyah, Tresco and Woorinen. The customer committees will provide insight and feedback on the...

20 Jun 2025

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ULTRAWHITE SHINES BRIGHT AT ROSEDALE

Rosedale Stud UltraWhite ewe lambs 9-10 mths, ready to go out with some ram lambs. With an average weight at post weaning assessment of 67.2kg they also recorded an ASBV average PWWT 11.7, with a high of 12.9 and PEMD of 2.18, with a high of 2.74...

29 Aug 2023

News

Sea Lake service technician named Australian Agriculture & Turf Service Technician of the Year

Haeusler’s John Deere Sea Lake service technician Lachlan Corridan was named Australian Agriculture & Turf Service Technician of the Year at an awards ceremony in Brisbane last night. John Deere Australia and New Zealand managing director, Luke...

25 Aug 2023

Video

Ultra good results for Induro’s Ultra Whites

Guy Treweek’s Wakool, NSW, based Induro White Suffolk stud already had a blue-ribbon reputation for the quality of the rams it produced. But in the very short time it has also started breeding Ultra White sheep, it has raised the bar to new...

08 Aug 2023

More blowback from buybacks

FARMER driven coalitions are lining up to demand an end to water buybacks out of the Murray Darling basin. Southern Riverina Irrigators and now the Murray Regional Strategy Group have both condemned the ongoing Federal Government strategy of taking...

20 Jun 2025

North West Farmer

What a grape opportunity

A LARGE-scale generational opportunity in commercial table grapes at Koorlong, about 15 kilometres southwest of Mildura, is for sale by expression of interest. After more than 30 years in the same family, the enterprise known as 888 Produce at 3784...

20 Jun 2025

Wine Grapes

Dark (red) clouds hang over grape industry

WE received 22 millimetres of rain last week and another 5mm on the weekend, which was very welcome, as the grapevines need to be wet even when they are dormant. The frosts are clobbering the last of the leaves on the vines and I have been doing some...

20 Jun 2025

Livestock

Set up your weaning program for success

WEANING is a significant event in the management calendar and at a time when both lamb and ewe productivity is on the line, there are a number of key components to consider. Joining length, feed quality...

20 Jun 2025

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