Water the key to Cook’s recipe
DAVID Cook looks outside the square to overcome the lack of water.
Farmer Of The Year
Trompf card the perfect pick
THIS North East farming family has plenty of aces up its sleeve, writes FIONA MYERS
Reg’s Jersey girls a smash hit
NEVER ones to be conventional, the Matthews get things mooving, writes SARAH HUDSON
Game, tech ‘n’ match
THE Bibby family of Berriwillock uses science and technology to serve up its fair share of aces, writes EMMA FIELD.
Prime lambs flavour of the month
DAVID Farley is one of those names you hear when farmers talk about young up-and-comers.
A season to be jolly in the hills
BARRY Newcomen surveys the luminous green pasture of his Ensay Hereford stud, below a canopy of the bluest of skies.
Bell family gears up for drought
MOCKINYA mixed farmers Andrew and Simone Bell are gearing their business to deal with a dry end to the year.
The seeds of success
COOKING up a seed production enterprise is just part of the agricultural dynasty of EG Baker and Co.
History making history
UPDATE: ONE of Victoria’s most renowned whiteface cattle breeders is becoming equally regarded for their sheep.
Genes the perfect fit
THE figures well and truly add up for this beef operation on the picturesque Bellarine Peninsula.
Tom’s mix is a match
EXPERIENCE as an agronomist has helped young farmer Tom Sambell adopt a broader perspective.
Share market reform a winner
LOVE to own dairy cows, but don’t want to get up early to milk?
Leahcim hard to bleat
SHEEP from Andrew Michael’s South Australian stud are in strong demand across Australia.
Dorpers a perfect gift
A TRAILER load of Dorper sheep is not the most romantic birthday present.
There’s dollars in dirt
STEPHEN Walter is fond — he confesses — of greeting visitors to his Wimmera cropping farm with a garden fork.
Dairy duo after richer and purer
NORTH East farmers Justin and Alice Colclough are taking their first steps on their dairying journey.
Inchbolds the mix masters
ONE farming enterprise in northern Victoria has used a crop of strategies to make their business successful.
Answering the call of the wild
IN ANCIENT mythology, a cornucopia was a magic goat’s horn, overflowing with abundance.
A natural food for thought
MOST farmers, Bruce Harington-Hawes reckons, like to produce a quality product.
Tulip business blooms
AFTER years picking tulips for her parents, Els Bakker swore she would never marry a tulip grower.
Gleesons take on heifer rearing
ANY dairy farmer will tell you a well-reared heifer is crucial to their business.
Argyle goes the extra mile
IT’S been a big few months for Lachie and Andrina Graham.
Bahrs hard to bleat on productivity
RAISING the bar in sheep productivity is par for the cause for one NSW Riverina sheep producer.
The search is on
WELCOME to the launch of The Weekly Times Coles 2014 Farmer of the Year awards.
Winner gives back
THE Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year winner Argyle Prestige Meats is helping drought-affected farmers.
Farmer of the Year glory
LACHIE and Andrina Graham, of Argyle Prestige Meats at Harden, southern NSW, have been crowned The Weekly Times Coles 2013 Farmer of the Year.
Grahams win Farmer of the Year
AUSTRALIA’S largest paddock-to-plate beef operation has been crowned The Weekly Times Coles 2013 Farmer of the Year.
Fight for free-range
A SOUTH Australian couple have become free-range battlers, writes SARAH HUDSON
A heart of gold
TONY Fox has managed to fashion a heart out of wheat – just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Dairy stud gamble a winner
PAUL Lenehan has finally made a move into the world of stud cattle.
Fresh food boy to king
JOE Pignataro had some berry big ideas as a 17-year-old, writes ALEX SAMPSON
Dairy’s class act
VET help is on hand at a teaching dairy farm, writes SIMONE SMITH
Chops the real grain changer
THREE’S a great crowd when it comes to sheep studs, writes SANDRA GODWIN
Delegate breaks new ground
EXTENSIVE research and trial and error have enabled a farming operation to move into new territory.
Foxes takes direct approach
DUST storms were taking their toll, so Tony Fox outsmarted them.
A Golder opportunity
THE Golder family’s Riverina property thrives on a mixture of sheep and crop growing.
Allan’s spear delight
ASPARAGUS is a fast-growing and lucrative crop in South Gippsland.
Inglenook Dairy a bottler
NAIVETY is the key for one family looking to rescue their farm.
Merino to the max
THE Wallises of Pinaroo are a rare breed of sheep diehards.
Murdochs make cents of it
JOHN Murdoch’s accountancy skills are a boon on the family farm.
Flowerdale Farm sprouts
RESILIENCE and hard work can fend off all challengers.
Walkers go with the grain
MILLING their own organic flour is proving as winner for the Walkers, of Barellan.
Tingulla Farms win hay race
THE odds were tough, but entering the field of racehorse hay supply set a Katunga couple on a true course.
Boer goats bleat the rest
BUSHFIRE ravaged David and Connie Northey’s 36ha Myrrhee cattle farm in Victoria’s North East in 2007.
Kellys serve up fresh vegetables
THE Kelly family is vegetable growing royalty.
Dorper Pie success
THE success of the Hewitt family’s Dorper enterprise shows it is no pie-in-the-sky plan.
Beef you can bank on
WHOEVER coined the phrase “you can’t have your cake and eat it too” never met Mike Carroll.
Farmer of the Year returns
IT’S ON again. After the success of last year’s inaugural awards, The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year awards is back.
Galpin family’s livestock love
Farming is a family way of life for the Galpins, of Penola in South Australia’s South East.
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