MONDAY’S lamb numbers increased by more than double that of last Monday, with 34,939 yarded and quality was plain to very good.

STEPHANIE Trethewey was busy building a career as a television journalist, when one slow news day she attended an agricultural event for work.

YOUNG south west Victorian dairy farmers will have the chance to learn about farming in New Zealand early next year.

HAMILTON agents yarded 60,000 lambs on Wednesday representing an increase of 5000 on the corresponding market last week.

FARMERS are being urged to take control of Blackberry and Serrated Tussock this spring.

MANY dairy farmers have felt there is little bang for their buck as a member of the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF).

AGENTS yarded 1800 at Mortlake cattle market on Monday, slightly fewer than the previous week and the yarding displayed excellent quality.

VICTORIAN Farmers Federation president Emma Germano has labelled the Albanese Government’s plan to place a biosecurity protection levy on farmers as “a new tax on food and fibre”.

HAMILTON agents yarded 48,000 lambs on Wednesday representing an increase of some 16,000 head.

THE Australian Government has failed to undertake modelling on the impact of banning live sheep exports, before announcing the shutdown of the live sheep export trade, according to the Opposition.