WHAT a remarkable achievement by St Helens Ultrafine Woolgrowers David and Susan Rowbottom to win their 7th ‘Vellus Aureum’ award, with a world record finest fleece measuring 9.4 micron.
THREE-TIME premiership player, and 2011 premiership winning captain for the AFL team Geelong, Cameron Ling was keynote speaker for WestVic Dairy’s Dairy NiteMooves awards’ night at the Noorat Recreation Reserve on May 24.
The newly-formed Rural Roads Alliance has given evidence to a parliamentary inquiry, reiterating its call for an emergency funding package totalling nearly $5.5 billion.
In early May the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) made what some consider a shock decision to raise the cash rate by a further 25 basis points to 3.85%. This followed the decision not to raise the rate in April.
NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation President, Fiona Simson, said the budget does nothing to get to the heart of rampant food price inflation – which NFF polling shows is weighing on the minds of 8 in 10 Australians.
Researchers at Penn State University have discovered a new genetic defect in Holstein cattle. A new haplotype potentially affecting calf well-being was discovered, that may result in calves that are weak and unable to stand at birth or shortly after.
In what seems like the blink of an eye, Terry and Shannon Blasches’ WestVic Dairy Focus Farm project at Jancourt East concluded with its final field day in late April.
Macarthur’s Michelle Daga was one of five finalists in the Victorian Rural Women’s Awards. I caught up with Michelle to find out how life lead her on this extraordinary journey.
LEGISLATION for the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement (Australia-UK FTA) was given Royal Assent in the British Parliament last month, thus paving the way for both countries to bring the pact into force.