On the land Archive

Need a new chainsaw? Or advice on maintenance? The Wonthaggi Motorcycles team can help you out. Check out their amazing sale prices at this week’s in-store Farm World sale. kg051220

YOU can’t go to Farm World, so Wonthaggi Motorcycles is bringing Farm World to you, with a mega three-day sale full of deals too good to miss. This Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the team will be slashing prices on farm machinery and equipment from

Jared Lovie of JSL Light Engine Repairs says they’ve everything on sale from ride on mowers to log splitters, chainsaws and blowers, you name it, it has to go.

JSL Light Engine Repairs in Leongatha and Country Clipper has attended Farm World for many years, offering deals on everything from Zero Turn mowers to Log Splitters. This year is no different, offering the same deals, if not better in-store. JSL is in a

Call into Chapman Machinery in Leongatha, to see some of the Kubota Zero Turns available for sale.

DUE to the circumstances of these difficult times, with so many public events cancelled, we are all trying to keep the wheels of industry turning and people in their jobs. We continue to follow the advice from our government and health organisations while providing

One of Australia’s most enduring Holstein sires has died. ABS bull 29HO16888 Seagull-Bay MVP entered the Australian market six years ago and was the only sire in the past decade to sell more than 50,000 units of semen in a year.

End of an era for ground-breaking Holstein sire MVP ONE of Australia’s most enduring Holstein sires has died. ABS bull 29HO16888 Seagull-Bay MVP entered the Australian market six years ago and was the only sire in the past decade to sell more than 50,000

Paula and Mick Hughes of Inverloch, recently named the Weekly Times’ 2019 Australian Dairy Farmers of the Year, look forward to seeing if the new national Dairy Plan will deliver on its promise to create a more profitable, confident and united industry. kg010920

THE first Australian Dairy Plan is set to be released next month, promising to shake up the industry with a range of reforms including the creation of a single, new whole of industry national dairy organisation. A draft published in December 2019 detailed measures

Last month, Shannon Dwyer from Gippsland Water discussed the impact of wild deer on the Strzelecki Rainforest and native bush to Gippsland Intrepid Landcare members, and students from universities Federation, Deakin and Monash.

GIPPSLAND Intrepid Landcare has been a part of a practical field trip exploring the Strzelecki rainforest and installing wildlife cameras to monitor deer population around the area. Intrepid member Kathleen Brack said the day was full of valuable lessons. “We learnt about the impact

Bulls sold from the 2018 Southern Charolais Breeders Group Sale in Yea.

AN Inverloch butcher has said a Charolais cross vealer was one of the best calves he had ever killed out. The calf came from Paul and Liz Cummins from Stony Creek who run 120 Hereford and Angus cross cows. Mr Cummins decided to switch

FOOD waste is a $20b a year problem in Australia. One of Food and Fibre Gippsland members, a fresh produce retailer and wholesaler based in the Latrobe Valley, has introduced an innovative solution to the region with a dehydrator system that converts food waste

The third Growing Southern Gippsland field day was attended by 60 people and heard from senior soil scientist Declan McDonald, Joel Geoghegan of Bass Coast Landcare, Benita Kelsall from Agriculture Victoria, Phillip Island farmer Bill Cleeland, Graeme Anderson - climate specialist from Agriculture Victoria and Cassie Wright from South Gippsland Landcare. tm07_0920

FEED the soil, not the plant, was one part of senior soil scientist Declan McDonald’s message at the Growing Southern Gippsland field day held on Phillip Island on Friday, February 28. The value of soil and its ability to hold water were topics of

Whether your dog’s rounding up cattle or helping you plant trees, they play a crucial role on any farm – like Border Collie cross Kelpie Jonty. Mm010720

By Dr Jeff Cave, District Veterinary Officer THERE is no argument that working dogs are an enormous asset to farmers and it stands to reason, if your dog travels on the back of your ute, you need to take extra care to avoid exposing

John Jones and the team at Marriotts Leongatha are making it easy to upgrade to a top-quality side by side utility vehicle, without breaking the bank. Head in store now for great deals on Polaris models. kg132519

POLARIS will stop selling their Quad Bike range (ATVs) from October 2020. In a letter last week, Tom Marriott of Marriotts Motorcycles and Power Equipment said the business had been selling Quad Bikes for many years, however the market has been shifting towards the

A bull sold from the 2018 Southern Charolais Breeders Group Sale in Yea.

THE 18th annual Southern Charolais Breeders Group Sale is coming up and event organisers say it’s going to be better than ever. Charolais Society of Australia treasurer Ken Manton said he thought the Southern Charolais Breeders Group Sale was the longest-running multi-vendor stud sale

AFTER: With good rainfall over summer, Chris now has a thriving crop of sweet corn ready to harvest and sell.

A LOCAL high school student has taken a unique approach to fundraising for an overseas volunteering trip, setting up his own small business selling sweet corn. Aiming to raise enough money to travel to Africa with Newhaven College and the World Challenge program in