THE final Young Dairy Network event of 2022 saw attendees head to the Newton family farm at Princetown, where the topic of the evening was succession planning, and ‘Stepping Up’ into the dairy industry.

WHO else has noticed the rise in ‘ignorant city dwellers’ perception of animal protein farming?

BOSTOCKS Creek farmer Jack Hutt learnt a lot about how New Zealand farmers deal with rain and high stocking rates – but he returned from a study tour with a better appreciation of how Australians farm.

WILKAH Hereford Stud was established by Andrew and Angela Lyons in 2011 with 70 Melville Park breeders, and was named using a combination of their children’s names – Will and Kaylah.

WILD Bear Herefords is based in Paris Creek – about 30 minutes from the central business district of Adelaide – but have developed a number of repeat clients in the south-west of Victoria over the past four years.

FARMERS are calling on Treasurer Jim Chalmers to urgently rule out changes to the Fuel Tax Credits Scheme ahead of the Federal Budget.

The Voice and nation at crossroads - INTERESTING in this business how often we come across people who say their first job was delivering newspapers.

FROM hand stooking hay and blade shears, wagons and horse drawn ploughs to raised boards, electric presses and hand pieces, and computerised tractors with satellite navigation. Has there ever been a period of greater change in farming?

RISK management is second nature to farmers. We mitigate risks every day; we slash fire breaks to prevent or contain fires, we vaccinate our stock to avoid disease, we fix the boundary fence to prevent stock getting on the road.

THERE has been a livestock saleyard in Warrnambool since 1883, with the current site in Caramut Road established in 1970.