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 to the finest ultra-premium, full blood Wagyu cattle. The 26,000 hectare station (including Alpine lease area) is leased by Stone Axe Pastoral Company, based in Western Australia.  In...

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 40-80 millimetres of rain for today and another 20-40mm on Thursday, while the Bureau of Meteorology predicted the East Gippsland district had a near 100pc chance of rain Wednesday, with heavy falls possible, snow...

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 and there were two farm visits, one to the Beasley’s property near Lindenow South and the other at David and Ruth Read and Jen Ribolli’s property on the Lindenow South-Meerlieu Road....

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 lead, Dave Caldwell, is looking forward to bringing other producers into theˇproject.  The demonstration is half funded by Meat and Livestock Australia and is titled...

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 Bairnsdale Animal Hospital, is facilitating the animal side of the research for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. After recent media reports, Dr Padula stresses...