JUDGING by the crowds of people who braved the variety of wintery conditions over the three-day Sheepvention Rural Expo earlier this week, the country spirit in the Western District is alive and well.
ADDING another book to her already impressive collection, Tracey Kruger launched ‘The Farmer Twins’ at Sheepvention on Sunday - a chapter book aimed at primary school children about twins living on a farm in the Western District.
“WHAT I’m looking for is consistency.” Taking his time walking past pens of Five and Three rams at Sheepvention was Wool Monarch and judge, Tom Silcock, and he was sure of the attributes that would give a breeder the 2022 awards for the two categories.
INNOVATIVE ideas were well and truly on display in the 2022 Inventions Competition at Sheepvention, with the judges blown away by the creativity and skill demonstrated in all entries.
AFTER selling their Merino Rams only on farm for almost two decades, Yarrawonga Poll brought several rams down from its Harden, New South Wales property to great success, topping Sheepvention’s 2022 Ram Sale with a price of $26,000.
WESTERN Victorian dairy farmers and stakeholders have an opportunity to contribute to the direction of industry research, development and extension, with WestVic Dairy calling for nominations to the Board of Directors.
APPLICATIONS for Rabobank’s first-ever Australian Graduate Program opened on Thursday, offering career opportunities to university students in a formal 18-month program, who have a passion and strong interest in agriculture, from February 2023.
THE agricultural sector will increasingly need to adopt new technologies and entrepreneurial flair to provide secondary income, along with more flexible land use, to combat weather extremes such as floods and drought, according to new research.
A RESOLUTION was unanimously passed at the protest rally attended by over 200 people on Wednesday in Colac, calling on the Federal Government to immediately impose a 120-day travel ban to Indonesia for all nonessential travel.
