Tag: Rural
Unfinished head pushed onto market
Numbers dropped this week across the state and condition was below average as the cold weather took hold, and with vendors making the most...
Limited selection: stiff competition
AT VLE Pakenham there were about 500 export and 1000 young cattle penned, marking a decrease of 250 head week-on-week.
There was a full field...
Condition pushes up prices
Numbers at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, Warragul, were larger last Wednesday as 753 head were yarded for the Fat Sale.
Condition was regarded as...
Still time for tender moments
Cattle rearing is a business built on years of tried and tested farming practices, though one Nar Nar Goon farmer is doing things a...
Invite to farmers’ night
It is common knowledge that farming revolves around weather and the seasons, from long hot summers to cold wet winters, stunning autumns and our...
Buyers keep market firm
There were approximately 650 export and 1100 young cattle penned at VLE Pakenham, representing a decrease of 230 head week-on-week.
There was a full field...
Prices and quality slips
An increase of numbers last week at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, Warragul, saw 636 head yarded for the Fat Sale on Wednesday.
Condition was regarded...
Settled in the saddle
With a lifetime love of horses and the land, Jenny Leslie brought the Bunyip Saddlery in October 2002. The next 13 years have seen...
Take time for dry off
DRYING off and transitional feeding will be discussed at a seminar in Drouin hosted by the Young Dairy Development Program.
Leading experts Luke Morrison from...
Buyers hold back as prices rise
There were approximately 680 export and 900 young cattle penned this week at VLE, Pakenham, representing a decrease of 300 head week-on-week.
There was a...
Prices settle back
Another reasonable yarding of 550 head greeted buyers at Baw Baw Livestock Exchange, Warragul, on Wednesday 6 May.
Condition was mixed ranging from some...
Call for board members
AGRIBUSINESS Gippsland is seeking directors for its board.
People with capabilities in regional project management, food processing, farming/forestry, financial management and governance are being sought.
An...