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Prices soften across the board

Primary Producer 17 March 2023

This year’s High Country cattle sales have seen a sharp decline in livestock prices compared to last year’s premium figures. At the annual mountain weaner calf sales in Ensay last Wednesday, which attracted buyers from Victoria and interstate, the overall average price for the 1105 yarded cattle was $1387, compared to the 2022 average of $2226. The top steer sold for $2130, while last year’s top...

For the good of soils

Primary Producer 09 March 2023

Collaboration between Gippsland farmers and farmer groups resulted in a world-renowned soil specialist visiting Newry, Bairnsdale and Orbost last week. The positive ramifications for everyone involved was evident as independent plant and soil health scientist, Joel Williams, an Australian currently based in Canada, engaged with more than 100 farmers across the region. For dairy farmers, Kate...

Which is your most profitable paddock?

Primary Producer 03 March 2023

I asked my lamb grower mate "which is your most profitable paddock?", and he had to think long and hard. "Reckon the creek flats would carry the most over the summer", he replied. "Like how many?" I asked. "Depends," he responded, and around and around we went. "What about your office?" I reached my point. "Well, thinking about it, I can make it very profitable on a good day," he...

Newcomens lead the way

Primary Producer 23 February 2023

While he may be heading toward his mid 80s, East Gippsland cattle producer, Barry Newcomen, shows no signs of slowing down. Mr Newcomen runs a Hereford stud in the rolling hills of Ensay with his wife, Topsy. In the decades he has been farming, Mr Newcomen has experienced the peaks and troughs that go hand in hand with the unpredictable weather patterns that often afflict people on the...

Gippsland Ag yields 10t/ha

Primary Producer 16 February 2023

The highest ever registered yield at the Gippsland Research Farm, rivalling wheat crops in the United Kingdom, has been achieved this past season. Gippsland Agricultural Group chief executive officer, Trevor Caithness, Forge Creek, said the wheat crop had been a tremendous success. “It’s a combination of a really robust agronomy package put in place by our resident agronomist, Casey...

Planning a successful farm

Primary Producer 09 February 2023

Sam Marwood, founder of social-enterprise Cultivate Farms, is visiting East Gippsland to share innovative approaches to farm succession planning and community revitalisation. The Succession Expo: Family, Farm, Finance, Future events will be held in Omeo Tuesday, February 14 and Buchan on Wednesday, February 15. Farm succession planning has been identified by East Gippsland farmers as a key...

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