Super spuds in hot demand this winter
This season’s potato harvest is almost done at Hawkes Farm, with its farm gate offering proving to be a winner.
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Game day for Suffolk stud
Lining up against the best of the breed is an important step for one Suffolk stud at Bendigo this weekend.
Bid to ban planned burns
Legal action forcing Victoria to gain federal approval for planned burns risks setting a precedent that could stop the practice.
Labour hire company faces $590,000 in fines
A company that supplies workers to Victorian orchards is facing legal action for allegedly using unlicensed labour hire providers.
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Cattle make 800c/kg-plus at Bairnsdale
Favourable seasonal conditions are pushing cattle prices even higher including at Bairnsdale for a 3000-strong yarding. Top prices here.
What campers can and can’t do on river frontages
Regulations for camping on Victorian crown land river frontages licensed to farmers have finally been announced. Get them here.
Craig continues 45-year-old Aussie swag brand
In the tiny town of Tawonga in North East Victoria, one man is continuing the tradition of hand-making the iconic Australian swag.
‘Regional Vic won’t be saved even if restrictions ease’
Restrictions could ease in regional Victoria from next week but businesses say it will be too little, too late.
Defiant pub owner considers reopening — again
An Echuca publican fined more than $20,000 for flouting lockdown is considering reopening again, declaring his business a ‘free trade zone’.
Former Lion to lead Murray league club
A former Brisbane Lion and country footy star has been named coach of one of the Murray league’s up and coming sides.
‘I fell between the cracks’: Delay in storm clean-up
Farmers, such as cattle producer Liz Burns, are still pleading for help cleaning up after storms that hit in Gippsland and central Victoria three months ago.
Sutton’s stark admission as lockdown extended
Victorians will remain in lockdown until at least 70 per cent of the state is fully vaccinated, expected to be in late October. It comes as Brett Sutton gave a grim warning on the state’s cases.
From Shepparton premiership captain to coach
A premiership captain is set to return to the scene of one of his greatest successes in a bid to help lift his side back up the ladder.
Spring lamb market buoyed by early highs
Lamb buyers are competing hard for the right stock, urging prices up.
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