Graeme Neal has been carting livestock all over Victoria, and sometimes interstate, for the past 64 years. Now, at the age of 82, he has decided it's time to call it a day. Most mornings for the past six-and-a-half decades, Mr Neal, or Jingles as they call him, has fired up one of his trusty trucks and carted cattle, sheep, goats, horses and even donkeys for a band of loyal clients. "I've worked...

Bruthen dairy farmer, Peter Jennings, feeds his herd mid morning by rolling out a bale of silage. He unclips the electric ribbon keeping his cows in an adjoining paddock to allow them to come into the pasture where it has been distributed. The herd, which watches the silage being rolled out, don’t need any encouragement - they charge over to the freshly laid out feed, head butting one another...

Livestock producers across the country, including East Gippsland, are experiencing a readjustment of prices following a period of record highs last year. Cattle prices have been the first to take a sharp drop with one High Country farmer recently telling Primary Producer, "the bottom has fallen out of the cattle market". "I can't sell because I bought my yearlings at just under $1000 each and...

As the debate continues over the East Gippsland Shire’s draft Rural Land Use Strategy (RLUS) Bengworden farmer, Trevor Caithness, has come out in its support.  Mr Caithness and his family run beef on broad acreage, alongside dry land cropping, through the Red Gum Plains, west of Bairnsdale. He admits that the family farming business “operates on a scale we’ve been fortunate to have created...

A young East Gippsland couple has established a merino stud with consideration for animal welfare top of mind. Luke and Casey Nicholls purchased 85 acres of farm land in Stockdale, near Stratford and have recently set up Macehill Merino stud. The couple, who has two children - Nellie three years and 15-year-old son, Alex, lease an additional 1000 acres of pine country. Luke has built the flock...