WITH the wide readership covered by the Western District Farmer we are sure there is always something happening on your property – whether it is dry, wet, harvest time, shearing time, calving or lambing time, play time or work…

THREE generations on and Moora Poll Hereford Stud is going from strength to strength.

THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has predicted a record high $81 billion in agricultural production for 2021-22.

THE Inspiring Women of Moyne celebrated International Women’s Day at a morning tea in the Kirkstall Hotel.
Moyne Shire Councillor Karen Foster started proceedings acknowledging the difficulties that she and many other women faced when trying to take on roles of responsibility and significance.

AS the State Government has yet to completely rule out a policy to reintroduce dingoes (Wilkurr) into Gariwerd (Grampians) and other national parks, a public meeting will be held in Dunkeld in April, where all stakeholders can voice their concerns.

MILK price has long been a bone of contention between farmers and processors.
Whilst the price for milk solids at the farm gate has been higher over the past three seasons, so have input costs for farmers.

PANDEMIC, flood and war. The question is, what is next? Famine? This is unlikely in Australia given we are net food exporters; in fact we produce enough food to feed our domestic population three times over. With 65 per cent of the food we produce being exported, we feed over 60 million people overseas plus […]

Another small Hamilton yarding with quality sheep and lamb.

THERE was a cheaper trend throughout the market this week at Mortlake with only odd sales of restocking yearlings and the rare vealer sales firm to dearer. Grown steers sold 5c to 10c/kg easier but those to restocking averaged unchanged. Grown heifers were up to 20c cheaper while beef cows made 20c to 30c/kg less. […]

THE region’s representative body for the food and fibre industry will have some new faces in key roles, with Food and Fibre Great South Coast appointing two new directors to its board last month. Experienced agribusiness banker, Rhonda Henry and Camperdown organic dairy farmer, Carlie Barry were both appointed to the board, with Ms Henry […]