MORTLAKE agents yarded 1980 cattle on Monday representing a number similar to the previous week.

Whilst money certainly isn’t everything for most farm employees, getting pay rates right and putting together an appealing package is an important part of attracting and retaining the right people on farm.

32,000 lambs were yarded by the Hamilton agents at Wednesday’s market.

DUE to the prevailing dry spring being experienced in the Western Districts, numbers increased substantially to 1990 cattle this week at Mortlake, representing an increase of 1000 head on the previous market.

THE auction of ‘Molonga East’ of 278 acres/112.66 hectares situated on the corner of Victoria Point Road, and Mill Road at Strathkellar sold recently for $6825 per acre ($16,865 per hectare).

NUMBERS were back this week at WVLX Mortlake where 900 cattle were penned representing a decrease of some 400 cattle from last week’s market.

The annual Dairy Farm Monitor report has revealed that in 2022-23 Victoria’s dairy farmers experienced the best financial returns since the project began 17 years ago.

THE initial major yarding of new season lambs commenced at Hamilton on Wednesday with a yarding of 23,500 along with 2200 shorn lambs and 3000 sheep.

Bade Ness Rural conducted their Ryegrass Trials at their Killarney site on Tuesday October 10th.

LIVESTOCK agent Andrew Gunn, pictured in action at the 2019 Weaner Sales, recently retired after 43 years in the industry.