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.

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE VALUES VOTES
RECENTLY a district reader proffered the view that you wouldn’t give a raw 18-year-old free rein to run the family farm and that the country would be in better shape if the voting age started at 50.
Interesting comment but obviously tongue-in cheek.

Was saleyard too expensive to compete?
HARD not to feel sorry for councillors who made the decision (4-3) that continued support for the Warrnambool saleyards made no long-term economic sense.

MANY Victorians have faced a spring like no other, with record breaking amounts of rain in many regions. This has led to extensive flooding, which has had significant impacts on many primary producers.

HAVING trouble with your internet? Mobile phone service?
Welcome to the growing community of those affected by poor internet and mobile phone services.
As a farming community we are ever more reliant on our internet for our businesses.

AUSTRALIA’S top dairy farmers have been recognised in Dairy Australia’s 2022 Australian Milk Quality Awards, with farms across south-west Victoria once again making up over half the national numbers.

MELBOURNE Cup Day is more affectionally known as ‘Heather Holcombe Day’ in Port Fairy.

TIMBOON P-12 School has been successful in its application to the Secondary Schools Agriculture Fund (SSAF) to integrate even more STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) learning objectives into its curriculum to inspire the next generation of farmers and today’s fledgling engineers.

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation’s marketing arm, The Woolmark Company, and fashion giant HUGO BOSS are taking the suit in a brand-new direction – fully knitted.