Victorian wool growers with a long-term use of livestock guardian dogs believe they are not the panacea for the non-lethal control of dingoes, wild dogs and their hybrids. According to...
East Gippsland farmers are anxiously watching developments in relation to foot and mouth disease in Indonesia, and Gippsland East MP, Tim Bull, is calling on all levels of government to...
Despite the uncertainty about the varroa mite in Australia, authorities have announced they will allow the movement of commercial beehives for pollination. Bee hives can be decimated by the parasite...
Clifton Creek local, Ron Cornall, is by his own admission, excited to be watching grass grow. The kikuyu oversowing demonstration opposite Clifton Creek Hall is providing that opportunity as the...
The bane of East Gippsland, African lovegrass (ALG), was discussed in detail last week, how to identify it, control it and get on top of its spread. Agricultural advisor, Dr...
Farmers and land managers across Victoria face significant impacts from invasive pest animals, whether its feral pigs, foxes and wild dogs. Agriculture Victoria biosecurity manager established invasive animals, Jason Wishart,...
The Gippsland Farmers' Bus Tour – open to all farmers across East and West Gippsland – represents an opportunity to get off the farm and broaden farming horizons. This year's...
One of Victoria’s largest beef breeding properties, Cobungra Station, has begun exporting beef to the European Union under its own brand. The pristine free-grazing land of Cobungra Station is home...
From a frosty May to possible flooding in June, East Gippsland is looking like experiencing the first wet winter in some years. On Monday, the Elders weather app was predicting...
East Gippsland’s battle with the ever-spreading African lovegrass (ALG) was charged with information last week, aiming to spread awareness and methods to get on top of it. Three experts presented...
A demonstration spanning six years and involving producer demonstrations, is underway at the Gippsland Research Farm on the Bengworden Road. Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG) board member and pasture sub-committee...
Alpacas at Bairnsdale have sprung to national fame lately, involved in research that may help in the fight against COVID-19. Bairnsdale researcher and veterinarian, Andrew Padula, previously the owner of...
The traditional open auction of the Gippsland Merino Breeders annual sale has been replaced this year by the AuctionsPlus system. The sale will run online on September 1, with 184?...
They may retail at $3000 a kilogram but truffles don’t actually grow on trees, rather, they grow on tree roots underground. At Tambo Upper, a variety of factors including a...
New technology that monitors beehives is being heralded as a world first. Australia is the only populated country in the world where bees have not been impacted by the Varroa...
