North West Farmer

Councillors oppose emergency services tax

MILDURA Rural City councillors unequivocally condemned the Victorian Government’s new Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund at Thursday’s council meeting. An urgent agenda motion to write to Premier Jacinta Allan was passed unanimously. The letter...

26 May 2025

Environment

System breaking the cycle

IN the northwest Victorian region, farming is a constant balancing act, managing profitability, soil health, feed availability and soil cover. And within this complex system, the growing use of break crops is helping significantly break the...

23 May 2025

Livestock

Prices rise on livestock

THIS week’s Ouyen livestock sale – with 11,907 head yarded – saw prices surge across the board, with mutton classes rising as much as $35 to do best of all. Ouyen livestock exchange manager Colin Mole said the sale included 8709 lambs and 3198...

23 May 2025

North West Farmer

Councillors oppose emergency services tax

23 May 2025

North West Farmer

Cash to weed out pests

THE Victorian Government has opened up the next round of funding under the state’s Partnerships Against Pests grants program. The effort makes grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 available so community groups can “build the skills and resources to...

23 May 2025

Livestock

Council needs to strategically review its whole future direction

SWAN Hill Rural City Council’s proposal to ‘strategically review’ the future of what it describes as its financially underperforming saleyards has sparked deep concern across the region, and rightly so. Because in these turbulent economic...

18 May 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

Needed rain welcome, needed better prices also welcome

ON that very important day of Anzac Day we also had a very welcome 63mm of rain. It was great to give the vines a good drink, and also to wash in the compost which we had spread just before the rain came. Sometimes it really all does come...

18 May 2025

Livestock

Webinar explores by-product feeding options

LIVESTOCK owners looking to use alternative feeds as the drought continues in the southwest and dry conditions extend in other parts of the state, are urged to be aware of the risks and limitations. As most by-products are produced as surplus from...

18 May 2025

Opinion

Have we got the energy for the next fight?

IT’S not my style to stick the old nose in where it may not necessarily be required, as you would all know, but watching things going on across my part of the world I feel my advice will be most welcome – even if not yet invited. How many of you...

17 May 2025

Dairy

Dont be your beast of burden

IN very unusual circumstances, we find ourselves as one of luckiest areas of the state as far as rainfall and seasonal conditions go. I am thinking of my friends and other farmers in the Western District (where lack of stock drinking water is...

17 May 2025

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