THE Victorian Government has announced a compensation scheme for farmers who are subjected to the building of new high voltage power lines across their land.

NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation CEO Tony Mahar is extremely concerned by the government announcement it plans to forge ahead with phase out plans for live sheep exports.

THE saying that Australia was built on the sheep’s back will be familiar to many of us. This was true not only in pioneer times but also until the 1950s.

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.