A WEEKEND of laughter and companionship, as women from across the state (and some from South Australia) gathered to celebrate their rural connection. Benalla will be the destination for next year’s, and Hamilton in 2026 - so pop them in your calendar.

FARMERS can now download the 2024 editions of the cereal and pulse disease guides to help make informed decisions around disease management.

THE Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC) and CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, are urging growers and advisers to be vigilant due to reports of moderate to high mouse activity in several regions across Australia.

THE Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) is calling for a number of key government commitments to ensure farmers have confidence and certainty following last month’s shock announcement to lift the unprotection order for dingoes in north-west Victoria.

DID you know that 99 per cent of Prostate Cancer sufferers didn’t experience any symptoms?

A HANDFUL of fires in the south-west earlier in the week have served as a strong reminder to landowners to take care when burning off after the recent ending of the Fire Danger Period.

EIGHTEEN young farmers from south-west Victoria recently returned from a Study Tour to New Zealand. Their goal?

EARLIER this week the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) in a statement declared the El Niño has ended and the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) has returned to neutral, with the expectation the indicator would remain stable until “at least July 2024”.

IF you are stuck in the tractor or truck - do you listen to a podcast?

WESTVIC Dairy hosted a ‘From Idea to Innovation’ forum on the February21, held at Deakin University in Warrnambool.