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Preparation key to optimal pastures

WITH HOME-GROWN feed more important than ever Notman Pasture Seeds has prepared a range of pasture planning recommendations to optimise the establishment of rye-grass pastures this season. Notman Pasture Seeds and Walcha Dairy owner Peter Notman...

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Pasture recovery after fires

ONE OF the early tasks for farmers returning to their property after fires will be to evaluate the viability of pastures and grasses. Agriculture Victoria livestock extension officer Fiona Baker said most open plains grass paddocks that had short or...

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Shane’s industry passion is unwavering

Queensland dairy farmer Shane Bourke is hoping there is a future for his state’s dairy industry. He is only one of 10 dairy farmers left in the Warwick area. He has watched farmer after farmer leave the industry as drought and high costs have...

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Fighting the winds of change to protect farm land

WIEBKE AND Jakob Franzenburg settled in south-west Victoria because they thought it was the best dairy farming land in Australia. Now they’re willing to fight to protect that land from a proposed neighbouring wind farm. Wiebke and Jakob moved from...

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Burnt pasture recovery

MANY EASTERN Australian farm managers will be grappling with recovery after fires swept through their properties and destroyed their pastures in January. Appropriate action will depend on the intensity of the burn, the condition of the pasture...

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World at her feet

YOUNG DAIRY apprentice Teah Huon has the world at her feet and a career she is excited about. She is in the second year of her apprenticeship working with Timmering dairy farmer Scott Somerville. “I have always loved animals, but when I was...

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Business scholarship for Kyabram dairy farmer

KYABRAM DAIRY farmer Andrew Murphy will use a Victorian Government scholarship to improve his skills in business management, as his family looks to expand despite the unfavourable conditions. The Upskill and Invest Young Farmer Scholarships offer up...

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Efficiency drive for farm

THE DE CICCO family will implement a number of operational changes on their Undera dairy farm to become more energy efficient. The family received a Victorian Government Agriculture Energy Investment Plan grant, which allows farmers to invest in new...

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No regrets as dairy gives way to beef

AFTER 38 years of milking cows, Glenormiston’s Nick Blain has said goodbye to his dairy herd. Nick isn’t shedding any tears about leaving the dairy industry to go into beef, in fact he has no regrets about the life-changing decision. Nick...

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Don’t fence us in

DARYL AND Sue Bryce tried retiring 18 years ago — it didn’t work out. Daryl was 52 at the time, Sue was 50. They thought they could retire to the outskirts of Warrnambool, do a bit of caravanning, relaxing and fishing. It was good for a while...

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Passion for breeding runs in family

THERE IS a new generation coming through the ranks on the Henry dairy farm at Tinamba. Oak Henry is the fourth generation of the family in Gippsland’s Macalister Irrigation District. He is also, like his forebears, specialising in breeding...

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Rating system useful

DAIRY FARMERS seeking a way of assessing the agronomic performance or economic benefit of different rye-grass cultivars can use a rating system to determine the best choices for their property. Australian dairy farmers invest more than $100 million...

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Tips for autumn pasture

DURING SUMMER in south-eastern Australia, with limited rainfall on rain-fed areas of the farm, leaf emergence rates slow, pasture growth rates decline and there is increased grazing pressure on any irrigated areas of the farm. As a result, the...

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Committed to natural and sustainable farming

A DAIRY farming family’s decision to move away from perennial rye-grass to some new pasture species might be challenging convention, but it is certainly working for the Davis family from Cobden. Reggie and Tanya Davis along with their four...

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Getting started on pasture renovation

HOME-GROWN FEED on a dairy farm is most often the lowest-cost feed source. Repairing run-down and severely drought-affected dairy pastures is a high priority, but can be an expensive process. Planning your renovation program Start by assessing and...

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Jerseys rich in family heritage

Patrick Anderson is part of a long family heritage involving the Jersey breed. The 18-year-old dairy farmer from Athlone in Gippsland, Victoria, registered his own stud in 2016, continuing the tradition of using Kings V in the breeder’s prefix...

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Clydevale teams a family affair

International Dairy Week 2020 will very much be a family affair for the Dee family from Clydevale Holsteins Macorna. Showing and breeding quality cows is built into the genetics of this family. The passion and love started with parents Adrian and...

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Herd a fan of breezy comfort

Temperatures can get hot and oppressing in Cowra during the peak of summer, unless you are one of the lucky cows housed in the free stall barn built by dairy farmers Colin and Erina Thompson. The building of the barn has been a gradual process over...

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Greater Shepparton’s first coronavirus case had travelled overseas

Greater Shepparton has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. The News understands the person was tested at Goulburn Valley Health. Another person has tested positive for the virus in Gannawarr...

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Second coronavirus case confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has its second confirmed case of COVID-19, the state government has said in a statement today. Goulburn Valley Health have confirmed that a second person who tested positive for COVID-19 recently returned from overseas.

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Third case of coronavirus incorrectly confirmed in Greater Shepparton

Greater Shepparton has reported a third confirmed case of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus tests for two GVGS exchange students

Two visiting exchange students to Goulburn Valley Grammar School are awaiting test results for coronavirus after being in contact with a confirmed case on a flight from Singapore to Melbourne on Sunday.

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