Everything you need to know about the mountain calf sales
Hereford cattle have defied dry conditions to perform well at Victoria’s famed mountain salf sales. See all the top prices, buyers and vendors.
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Five storms help boost mountain calf preparation
Ensay grazier Bluey Commins counted his lucky stars with about five inches of rain, in time for the 85th Mountain Calf Sales.
‘I love growing the grass and pushing the cows to do good milk solids’
Belladonna Pastoral’s Brooke Monk is running a thriving 500 cow operation. The 20-year-old says seeing what others do helps her make business decisions.
Graziers experiment with no-till soil pits
Grazier Callum Lawson hopes opening up his soil means he will be able to find new ways to maximise his productivity on-farm.
Pioneering sunflower farm still drawing the crowds
Despite a major dry run, Victoria’s first pick-your-own sunflower farm has seen city-based families flocking to see the golden paddocks.
Meet the horseman who’s a mule-training expert
Noel Wiltshire started horseriding when he was aged four. But he also has 30 years experience in handling and training mules as working animals.
Victorian authority denies Bass Strait Freight permit
A southwest Victorian authority has denied a freight company’s plea to use a port which could bolster competition for livestock producers.
How just four dahlias turned into 18,000 at Bungaree
Lorelie Merton discovered her love for flower breeding and growing going on to build up her farm to house 18,000 plantings.
‘Birds dropping out of the sky’: Wimmera farmers detail firefront
The Little Desert National Park fire burnt 95,000ha earlier this year leaving farmers scrambling to save their stock and properties.
‘It’s like we’ve just sterilised the country we’ve been working on’
Wimmera farmers affected by the rapid Little Desert bushfire are facing a difficult road to recovering their scorched paddocks.
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