Livestock Flock rams up for sale at Murchison East Murchison East’s Heathmar Poll Dorset Stud will hold its 17th on-property sale on September 26, with 80 flock rams up for auction. Rodney Woods 17 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2019
Livestock Variety of ram breeds on offer at Yentrac sale Poll Dorset, White Suffolk and Southdown rams will be up for auction at the Yentrac Prime Lamb Sires annual on-property sale on September 25. Rodney Woods 17 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2019
Livestock Increasing fat and muscle offers benefits Eighty-seven polls and three horned rams will be up for auction at Toland Poll Merino’s 32nd annual on-property ram sale on September 23. Rodney Woods 17 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2019
Livestock Increasing fat and muscle offers benefits Eighty-seven polls and three horned rams will be up for auction at Toland Poll Merino’s 32nd annual on-property ram sale on September 23. Rodney Woods 17 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2019
Livestock Longwood ram stud to hold on-property sale this month Forty paddock-run and 10 shed-prepared rams will be up for sale at the Hynam Poll Merinos second on-property ram sale. Rodney Woods 17 Sep 2019 17 Sep 2019
Livestock Retailers cut using wool from mulesed sheep Leading Australian fashion retailers Country Road Group and David Jones have recently made the commitment to phase out mulesed sheep wool from their lines in an attempt to advocate better animal protection in the fashion industry. Rodney Woods 01 Sep 2019 01 Sep 2019
Livestock Ram sells for $35,000 in Hamilton A ram by the name of Moorundie 219 sold for a top price of $35,000 at Sheepvention in Hamilton last week, eclipsing the previous record of $31,000. Sophie Baldwin 12 Aug 2019 12 Aug 2019
Livestock Tooborac and Euroa to host nutrition and management workshops Agriculture Victoria invites sheep and beef producers to a nutrition and management workshop with Dr Paul Cusack. Rodney Woods 12 Aug 2019 12 Aug 2019
Livestock Apply now for on-farm grant Livestock producer groups interested in running local projects to validate the on-farm benefits of research and development findings have until the end of August to apply for funding. Country News 09 Aug 2019 09 Aug 2019
Livestock Find answers at genetic hub A range of short ‘how-to’ videos to help beef and sheep meat producers get started setting breeding objectives using breeding values in their herd or flock are part of the suite of genetics resources being rolled out by Meat & Livestock Australia. Country News 09 Aug 2019 09 Aug 2019
Livestock Video prompts investigation An alleged illegal abattoir near Melbourne is being investigated following claims of sheep being slaughtered inhumanely. Country News 09 Aug 2019 09 Aug 2019
Livestock Greens welcome potential audit of government’s live export branch The Auditor-General has responded to The Greens, who sent a letter to the Australian National Audit Office requesting the Auditor-General conduct an examination of the live exports branch of the Department of Agriculture in light of allegations of mismanagement and falsification of official records. Country News 08 Aug 2019 08 Aug 2019
Livestock Research to highlight export weak links Agriculture Victoria is holding a meeting for cherry growers on August 16, with research scientist Glenn Hale presenting the results from his research on temperature monitoring for Victorian cherries via air-freight to Vietnam. Country News 07 Aug 2019 07 Aug 2019
Livestock Incentive for buyers at ram sale The chance for one lucky buyer to receive $400 off the purchase price of a ram is the incentive the North East Merino Breeders Group hopes will bring buyers to its 24th annual ram sale. Country News 06 Aug 2019 06 Aug 2019
Livestock Reward for hard work Raised on a sheep property at tiny Costerfield, a 15-minute drive from Heathcote, Alan Harris never saw himself doing anything else. Vanessa Wiltshire 01 Aug 2019 01 Aug 2019
Livestock Flies attracted to wool odour A global research project, led by The University of Western Australia in collaboration with the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development Western Australia, has identified compounds in Merino sheep wool that are attractive to Australian blowflies. Country News 01 Aug 2019 01 Aug 2019
Livestock Take care of nutritional needs It is important to remember, even if the current dry seasonal conditions wane, many farmers will still be feeding-out to livestock due to the lack of nutritious pastures. Jeff Cave 26 Jul 2019 26 Jul 2019
Livestock Mulesing pain relief urged A push to make pain relief mandatory when mulesing sheep has been welcomed by the VFF Livestock Group, which says it will help to achieve the highest animal welfare outcomes. Country News 26 Jul 2019 26 Jul 2019
Livestock Learning vital skills Young auctioneers with their eyes firmly on the future learnt new skills at Echuca Selling Centre last week, as part of a two-day training course hosted by the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association. Sophie Baldwin 25 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2019
News Man dead in suspicious circumstances A man was located with life-threatening injuries on the Murray Valley Highway in Cohuna. It is believed the incident happened about 6am but the man was unable to be revived and died at the scene. More to come Riverine Herald 13 Sep 2019 13 Sep 2019
Breaking News Echuca man charged with murder over Cohuna shooting Homicide Squad detectives have charged an Echuca man with murder following the death of another man in Daltons Bridge near Cohuna yesterday. A 29-year-old Daltons Bridge man was located with life threatening injuries at an address on Easton Rd... Riverine Herald 14 Sep 2019 14 Sep 2019
News Fatal collision on Goulburn Valley Highway Emergency services are responding to a major collision on the Goulburn Valley Hwy near Gillespies Rd. The highway is closed in both directions and is under Victoria Police control. It will re-open when it is safe to do so. Drivers have been asked to... Shepparton News 06 Sep 2019 06 Sep 2019
Breaking News Nestle Tongala to close Nestlé today announced plans to close its Tongala factory meaning all 106 roles at the factory will be made redundant. The closure of the factory, which primarily produces tinned milk products, will be staged progressively throughout a period of up... Riverine Herald 28 Aug 2019 28 Aug 2019
