On the land Archive

Agriculture Victoria’s Horticulture Farm Monitor Pilot is gathering information from farm businesses across a range of fruit-based crops.

A NEW farm monitor program will provide horticulture producers with critical business insights to help them understand their profitability, improve recovery and drive future growth.

Nick Seymour took out the top prize in the Victorian Dairy Innovation Challenge.

A WATER Rat that sends an alert when water levels get too low has taken out the top prize in the inaugural South-west Victorian Dairy Innovation Challenge.

South Gippsland Conservation Society guest speakers Jane Taylor and Dallis Wyatt share their knowledge and research projects with the local community at the Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club. Z09_1822

THE South Gippsland Conservation Society presented its second information day at the Inverloch Surf Life Saving Club recently, welcoming members and locals to link with likeminded neighbours and share their love and knowledge of birds.

  FONTERRA Australia has announced a step-up of 10 cents per kgMS, taking its 2021/22 average price to $7.40/kgMS, and an opening weighted average farmgate milk price of $8.25/kgMS for the 2022/23 season. Fonterra Australia managing director René Dedoncker said the latest price increase

Engineering and pharmacology university student Monika Burford recently undertook a summer internship at Fonterra, Darnum in West Gippsland.

ENGINEERING and pharmacology university student Monika Burford has recently discovered the many opportunities for graduates in the dairy industry.

Camperdown farmer Chris Place.

GENOMIC testing has revolutionised Chris Place’s dairy herd – and likely made it much more valuable.

Warragul-based Katrina Galindo recently took on the role as Genetics Australia’s regional sales manager for Gippsland.

KATRINA Galindo grew up with beef cows and horses and later fell in love with the dairy industry.

The upcoming field day will focus on weed control after fires, how to select pasture species for your property and how to accurately calibrate your spray unit.

AGRICULTURE Victoria will hold a field day on Friday, April 29 from 10am to 1pm, at the new Gippsland Weed Warriors Producer Demonstration Site to discuss strategies for dealing with weeds and managing pastures after fire.

Lucky enjoys the company of children in his Korumburra foster family, Harry and Poppy.

KORUMBURRA’S Tyler and Lucky are among the fortunate male calves given a chance at life by ‘Til The Cows Come Home.

Authorities are urging horse owners to take extra steps to protect their animals against Japanese encephalitis virus.

STATE and federal biosecurity authorities are alerting pig and horse owners to be vigilant for Japanese encephalitis virus.

Farmers can receive generous incentives for submitting sheep and cattle brains which will be tested for rare fatal brain and other central nervous system diseases.

YOU may or may not have heard of the Bucks for Brains initiative.

West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority recently hosted four commissioners from the Victorian Environmental Water Holder.

WORLD Water Day formed the perfect backdrop for four commissioners from the Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH) to visit West Gippsland.

Sheep grazing Mohaka.

WESTERN Victorian lamb producers James Sobey and Casey Guy from Caverndale Farming need a lot of quality grazing to keep the feed up to their lambs and have found Mohaka tetraploid hybrid ryegrass fits the bill.