Variety spice of life for farm
THE Chislett family operation is thriving by mixing things up a bit and they’re not done yet,writes JAMES WAGSTAFF.
Farmer Of The Year
Brand power
FARMER co-operative Gippsland Natural Beef is thriving in a tough marketplace, writes JAMES WAGSTAFF
Mighty micros yield big honours
DEVELOPING quality soil is one of the secrets behind the success of the Naked Carrot salads range.
Sea legs
A BACKGROUND in livestock was the perfect entree to abalone farming, writes SARAH HUDSON.
Family is nuts for the future
A SWITCH to almonds means the Dinicola family can now see the forest through the trees, writes ALEX SAMPSON.
Off and a-whey
WELCOME to The Weekly Times Coles 2017 Farmer of the Year awards. The search is on for Australia’s best farmers. NOMINATE A FARMER NOW.
Food as nature intended
BUSH foods are out of the woods and finding their way on to restaurant tables, writes SARAH HUDSON.
Dancing around the rock
CROPPING is an art form in the self-setting clay soils of the Mallee, writes DALE WEBSTER.
Ideal match of data and old-school skills
USE of new technology is like removing a blindfold for sheep farming, writes SARAH HUDSON.
Twice can be just as nice
THESE award-winning dairy farmers are looking to a bright future for the industry after a testing time, writes SIMONE SMITH.
In the name of the father
IT was a massive year of growth for the Cain family from Natte Yallock in Victoria’s Mallee.
Sweet success with a twist of lime
THE Fisher family has transformed an orange business from being in the red to the black, by going green.
It all starts with soil
CHANGE is a constant in the lives of innovative farmers, no more so than for Ian and Rosanne Trevaskis.
All in the driver’s seat
IF BUNGULLA Farming were a listed company, its profitability would have hedge funds scrambling over each other to invest in it.
Twice the size and growing
SOUTH Australian Mallee cropping farmers John Gladigau and Robin Schaefer are proof that success can come from mixing business with friendship.
Hi-tech leaves nothing to chance
A STRONG focus on technology stands optimistic young farmer Will Coulton out from the crowd.
Time for a rapid response
YOU’VE got to hand it to the Fingers.
Shining light on the numbers
LEIGH ‘Skeeta’ Verhey has never met a number he didn’t like
Leading new ranks
FORMER army lieutenant colonel and foreign aid worker Craig Hinchliffe has had his fair share of rewarding jobs over the years.
Beeting the costs
WHO says you can’t make a profit doing things on the cheap?
Sweet to the core
WIDESPREAD adoption of technology and innovation is what places Ceravolo Orchards at the top of the industry tree.
Plan delivers salad days
BELINDA and Paul Adams are harvesting gold from their own patch of paradise.
No cap to this operation
GROWING two million capsicums a year is no mean feat.
Science works on all levels
TURNING to science to run a sheep business has placed Ben and Cheryl Duxson and their Glendemar Multi Purpose Merino stud firmly at the top of the flocks.
The power of water
SHEEP and irrigation are a rare coupling, but it’s a double-act that’s paying dividends for Victorian sheep producers Andy and Andrea McNaughton.
Grant approval
PROGRESSIVE, young farmers such as Grant Sims are the future of Australian agriculture.
Business is blooming
TURNING a cut flower farm into a rose petal paradise has proved lucrative for a mother-and-daughter duo.
Variety spices up life
THE Moll family’s century-old tradition of being willing to try something new has worked a treat.
Killa plan produces top finish
THE ability to turn off 500-600 heavy steers each year off just 400ha in a 700mm rainfall needs a careful formula.
Potato gems
A FRESH take on marketing potatoes is paying dividends for Rod and Gabrielle Fraser.
Weight and see
THE Patons’ bullocks have a weighty reputation.
Brand stand
ARNOTT’S biscuits are a giant of the Australian food landscape.
Gale force
IT HAS been a memorable year in farming for Brad and Irene Gale — for all the right reasons.
Bull baa
FROM humble beginnings, the Bull family’s Lambpro seedstock business has grown to become the biggest supplier of prime lamb genetics in Australia.
Fields of dreams
STANDING in a wheat crop on his NSW Riverina farm, Alan Urquhart pauses briefly to reflect on a season full of promise.
Rise and shine
CLIMBING the industry ladder and creating assets are often talked about among young dairy farmers.
Shear genius
ACHIEVING lambing rates of more than 120 per cent from terminal or maternal sheep breeds is one thing.
Super swap
A SWITCH from meat to milk has paid dividends for one farming couple in Victoria’s North East.
Correct change
GROWING up on a 200ha dairy farm in South Gippsland, Marian Macdonald knew about winter mud.
Butler’s silver service
YOU have to learn what your farm grows best and try and do it a little better, according to Tony Butler.
Nominate a farmer today
NOMINATIONS are now open for The Weekly Times Coles 2015 Farmer of the Year awards.
Money in the Banks
SUSAN Banks lifts the lid on a large double-walled timber box, revealing the rich cow manure compost stored inside.
From strength to strength
CALVING is strictly seasonal on Brad and Becc Couch’s dairy farm in southwest Victoria.
Time to prime
HE comes from one of Australia’s oldest wool growing families.
Lighthouse keepers shine light
RAY Beedon turns a tap and out pours liquid amber.
Ross eyes the environment
ROSS McDonald is a reluctant poster child for climate change’s impact on agriculture
Appetite for excellence
MATCHING feed availability to the requirements of the herd has pushed one Angus commercial operation into the black.
Farmer of the Year keeps it simple
SOUTHWEST Victorian dairy farmers Brad and Becc Couch have been named 2014 Farmer of the Year.
Competition yields top finalists
FARMERS from across the southeast of Australia are gearing up for Farmer of the Year awards tonight.
Aaron nurses share market
ONE passionate South Gippsland dairy farmer reckons there’s no need to own land to become a success.
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