On the land Archive

Dedicated Bass Landcare Indigenous Nursery Group volunteer planting native seedlings.

BASS Coast Landcare Network has held its first Women on Farms discussion group workshop, offering women an opportunity to learn and improve their skills.

Fish Creek dairy farmer Graeme Nicoll is encouraging those in the agriculture industry to consider undertaking a Nuffield scholarship.

SOUTH Gippsland dairy farmer Graeme Nicoll has learnt a lot about resilience in his 25 years in the industry.

With moos in the background as Lillie goes about her daily calf-raising duties, she says the dairy industry is full of opportunity.

THERE aren’t many dairy cows on the streets of London but former Londoner Lillie Smith has found her calling in life on a dairy farm at Ecklin South in south-west Victoria.

The Nationals member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath is raising awareness about National Farm Safety Week.

THE Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath is raising awareness of farm safety and farmer health during National Farm Safety Week.

Monash university student Tom Stevenson (left) is keen to work in the dairy industry following two stints on the Gardiner-Monash dairy program. Tom also worked with Phil Dempster of Burra Brewing Co (right).

MONASH university student Tom Stevenson has been playing an important role in improving the Victorian dairy industry’s use of wastewater.

Toby MacGregor (left, back row), Fergus O’Connor, Jenny Robertson, Ian Onley and Emma MacGregor (left, front row), Deborah O’Connor and Sandra Jefford are urging Nationals MP Darren Chester to stand up for climate change

FARMERS from across Gippsland fronted the office of Nationals MP Darren Chester last Tuesday, July 6, demanding stronger action on climate change.

A sample of compost at the curing stage.

YOU can use farm effluent, manure and materials such as wasted feed, wood chips, rice hulls, fouled bedding materials and tree prunings to produce compost.

THERE was no shortage of exceptional cattle after agents yarded 4600 at last Friday’s (July 2) Victoria Livestock Exchange Leongatha store sale.

Goats in Morocco climb Argan trees to eat berries. Photo by mana5280 on Unsplash at unsplash.com.

GOATS become increasingly popular as helpers on properties, keeping weeds at bay.

Fergus O’Connor with the huge Blue Gum tree that fell at his Berrys Creek property during the storm earlier this month.

THE full fury of the region’s recent storm was evident after an enormous tree at a Berrys Creek cattle farm was toppled by strong winds.

Outgoing Jersey Australia president Chris McKenzie

OUTGOING Jersey Australia president Chris MacKenzie is leaving with a special honour – a life membership.

Joan Henry, matriarch of Loch Nyora Landcare and Andrea Clifford, facilitator of South Gippsland Landcare network in front of the Jeetho Hall fireplace.

THE historical and charming Jeetho Hall was the fitting venue for the 25-year celebration of the Loch Nyora Landcare Group at the weekend.

Buyers at Leongatha on Wednesday competed hard for 1600 head.

THE beef producers of South Gippsland did well to boost the numbers at the prime market at Leongatha this week, despite the amount of work still going on in earnest around the district cleaning up after the big storm earlier this month.