Tuesday, 19 March 2024
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Calf sales history continues

Calf sales history continues

Standing feed but dry conditions for the previous six weeks met the buyers at the annual Mountain Calf Sales last week, where hundreds of people converged for the flurry of activity that is five sales over two days. The history and stories to do with the people, the cattle and the sales over the years is varied and fortunately a lot of it is detailed in the book Selling the Mountain Calves, A...
Women in Ag learn business of farming

Women in Ag learn business of farming

A two-day workshop to help women with their farming business financials has the makings of a perfect getaway – learning new information at a beach location, all in the company of good people. The workshop is headed by Countryside Business Partners' Chris Jehu, formerly of the Rural Financial Counselling Service. "The aim is to help people to understand where their business is at, identify where...
Focussing on soils

Focussing on soils

Mid-March marks the time renowned independent plant and soil educator, Joel Williams, will be in Gippsland over several days, traversing the region from Yarram to Omeo. The first workshop is at Flynn on March 13, talking about production limitations from soil test results, liquid and granular fertilisers and the connection between trace elements and animal health. The following day, Joel’s...
Keep on farming

Keep on farming

In a crazy week of storms and outages, about 60 farmers still attended the annual Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG) results dinner last Thursday. “The theme for the dinner was ‘Just Keep Farming’,” GAgG general manager, Jen Smith, said. “Agriculture in Australia has thrown us some high highs and some low lows. “With so much market pressure and some of the strangest seasonal  conditions in...
Effective decision making

Effective decision making

Producers from Swifts Creek to Bundalaguah and surrounds had the opportunity to attend a workshop last week with guest presenter, Cam Nicholson, a farmer and consultant from near Geelong. His on-farm experience and ability to walk people through the decision making process behind some of the big farming decisions makes him a popular presenter. “In farming, a lot of people use rules of thumb,”...
Get ready for local ag results

Get ready for local ag results

Four years since its inception, Gippsland Agricultural Group (GAgG) has planted seeds in the minds of thousands of farmers across Central and East Gippsland. Running field days, workshops and ute drives, estimated at more than 50 events throughout the year, has allowed farmers from Benambra to Giffard and further, to gain information and different ideas. Next week the group will host its annual...

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