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.

RACHEL McGrath has taken on many challenges in her farming life, but returning to study has inspired her to do even more.

CUTTING edge dairy technology has come to western Victoria, with Paul and Marsha Smith installing a new robotic rotary dairy on their family farm at Mepunga.

WHAT a year it’s been. The challenges to the south-west Victorian region have been enormous.