Category: Farming
Did you hear the one ABOUT THE ALPACA FARM?
It started as a family joke but SPENCER FOWLER STEEN discovered once Michelle Malt met her first...
Read MoreNO BETTER REASON TO FOUND A FARM
A frustrated home chef who ran out of garlic suddenly had an epiphany. If he set up a garlic farm he would never run out again. SPENCER FOWLER STEEN caught up with a couple who transitioned from a few plantings in their backyard...
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What a lot of abalone
During her recent Tour de Tasmania and its legion of s mall farms — on land and at sea — SOPHIE...
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DON’T COUNT YOUR EGGS BEFORE THEY’RE LAID But you can count on these two
Business and life lessons are mandatory on the Lambert farm. As soon as any of the family’s eight...
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Elevating eggs: practical solutions to minimise floor laying
Eggs laid outside an optimal nesting system pose a major productivity problem for the egg industry, but the issue can be mitigated if a holistic approach is taken to managing a bird’s environment.
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Nation’s richest beef competition brings big benefits
Australian beef producers have the chance to cash in on almost $65,000 in prize money, with entries now open for the RNA’s Paddock to Palate Competition presented by JBS Australia and entries opening in January for its Wagyu Challenge.
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Leading food safety organisation says food fraud a real risk for Australian food brands
Food fraud – an intentional act of tampering with food for economic gain – is estimated to affect up to 10 per cent of all commercially sold food products.
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Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia
Beekeepers have a new tool to keep their colonies healthy, with the publication of a landmark reference book by the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia.
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Producers reminded to use CVDs as drought continues
With many regions across the country facing ongoing drought conditions, livestock producers purchasing fodder and grain are being urged to seek a Commodity Vendor Declaration (CVD).
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Aussie Farms charity status rightly revoked
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) and United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) are pleased to hear that the extreme animal activism group Aussie Farms have had their charity status revoked by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
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New sowing guide to inform Victorian growers’ variety decisions
The 2020 Victorian Crop Sowing Guide is now available to support growers with their variety choices ahead of next year’s sowing programs.
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Releasing the expansion squeeze for cropping land
Prices for Australian cropland have been increasing at a much faster rate than other farm land – far exceeding price growth of country used for dairy and pastoral grazing – with close to double-digit average annual growth rates since 2014, a recent Rabobank report has found.
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