Dairy Premium offer is too late, says farmer A long-time Fonterra/Bonlac supplier has criticised Fonterra for the timing of its decision to offer an extra 70¢/kg of milk solids to select Stanhope factory suppliers. Rodney Woods 27 Feb 2019 27 Feb 2019
News Putting technology to best use Agriculture technology services provider Precision Agriculture is expanding and with it comes good news for northern Victoria and southern NSW farmers. Rodney Woods 23 Feb 2019 23 Feb 2019
News Getting ready for autumn Murray Dairy hosted an Advance your Autumn workshop at Kyabram on Wednesday to break down the current season and look ahead to what can be put in place to prepare for the season coming. Rodney Woods 21 Feb 2019 21 Feb 2019
Working Dogs Always ready for his close-up Can you tell us Jake’s back story? Country News 20 Feb 2019 20 Feb 2019
News Grants provide infrastructure More than 2300 applicants have been assisted by the Victorian Government’s On-Farm Drought Infrastructure Support Grant program, including Creightons Creek sheep farmers Mark and Annette Radford. Rodney Woods 20 Feb 2019 20 Feb 2019
Water Fixed water costs bite Victorian Shadow Water Minister Steph Ryan has called on the Victorian Government to pay irrigators’ fixed water costs. Rodney Woods 20 Feb 2019 20 Feb 2019
Dairy VIDEO: G-MW and Murray Dairy team up to explain water management A series of how-to videos are now available to help local farmers best manage their most important agricultural asset - water. Produced as a joint initiative between Goulburn-Murray Water and Murray Dairy, the six how-to videos will allow farmers to... Rodney Woods 15 Feb 2019 15 Feb 2019
Horticulture Dual processing capability The first A1 or conventional milk was processed at the Girgarre ACM factory last week with organic milk, milk powder, cream and butter set to follow in the coming months. Rodney Woods 14 Feb 2019 14 Feb 2019
Dairy Dairy code divides opinions While many of the farmers were definitively against a mandatory dairy code, those who had not yet made up their mind were certain a code of some kind was necessary. Rodney Woods 06 Feb 2019 06 Feb 2019
Country News Milk begins to flow at ACM’s Girgarre factory Milk started flowing through the pipelines at the ACM Girgarre factory yesterday, which will eventually produce A1 and organic milk, milk powder, cream and butter. A feature of the plant will be the ability to switch from one specialty product to... Rodney Woods 05 Feb 2019 05 Feb 2019
Dairy Cows and farmers keep cool ‘‘Milk earlier and milk later.’’ Rodney Woods 23 Jan 2019 23 Jan 2019
News Avoid costly haystack fires Following a difficult growing season and more failed crops than usual being cut for hay, the CFA is reminding landowners to take additional care when storing and monitoring hay this season. Rodney Woods 22 Jan 2019 22 Jan 2019
Breaking News Dairy Week continues with Youth Show The All Breeds Youth Show and Youth Showmanship classes took centre stage at International Dairy Week today (January 21). Milawa’s Ellie Hourigan’s cow Darryn Vale Tequila Satin took out Grand Champion Heifer, while the Easterbrook family, of... Rodney Woods 21 Jan 2019 21 Jan 2019
Dairy International Dairy Week starts Tatura Park will be a hive of activity this week as International Dairy Week returns for the 2019 edition. The five-day event, which started today (January 20), features shows for Ayrshire, Illawarra, Guernsey, Brown Swiss, Jersey and Holstein... Rodney Woods 20 Jan 2019 20 Jan 2019
Dairy New minister offers boost for dairy skills The state’s new agriculture minister has marked her first trip to northern Victoria in the job by announcing $35000 in funding for an industry-led project aimed at boosting jobs, training and skills across the dairy sector. Rodney Woods 17 Jan 2019 17 Jan 2019
News Starving brumbies euthanased in barmah RSPCA Victoria believes the short- and long-term welfare issues affecting brumbies in Barmah National Park are separate but should be dealt with similarly. Rodney Woods 15 Jan 2019 15 Jan 2019
Dairy Tour feeds passion for Muckatah dairy A Muckatah dairy farmer will travel across the ditch next month as part of the 2019 New Zealand Study Tour. Rodney Woods 10 Jan 2019 10 Jan 2019
News Last year was hotter and dryer The country’s chief weather forecaster has suggested 2018 will be one of the 10 warmest years on record. Rodney Woods 10 Jan 2019 10 Jan 2019
