5+ hour, 22+ min ago  (576+ words) Prices were strong at Mortlake's store cattle sale despite an influx of numbers. Agents yarded 5602 cattle in a massive day of cattle sales, with Leongatha and Wangaratta both holding their own large sales. Weaner steers made a top of 632 cents…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (504+ words) Prices at the Wodonga store sale on Thursday were back 30-40 cents a kilogram on those seen a month ago. However, agents said they were in line with those seen across the state across the previous week to 10 days. Elders and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (985+ words) A multi-generational farming family believes selling their wool online gives them more control over their returns. Angela and Tony Kealy, and their three adult children Elise, Bernie and Jerry, have always run Merino sheep on the property where Tony's father…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (407+ words) Frestine Milk has failed to provide information about unpaid February milk payments to some suppliers to United Dairyfarmers of Victoria. UDV president Bernie Free visited the company's Melbourne office seeking answers on Monday, March 30. "We knocked on the door and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (489+ words) A Murray River operation is hoping for a significant gain in pasture productivity as it becomes one of the first beef producers to adopt Halter technology in Victoria. The Victorian government gave the green light to Halter in late February…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (129+ words) Stock & Land 'Phantom herd': why Victoria is spending $175, 000 to find your lost cattle tags Victorian livestock authorities have launched a $175, 000 investigation into a growing "phantom herd" of untracked cattle that industry leaders warn could jeopardise Australia's multi-million-dollar access to premium…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (748+ words) Fears over rising input costs resulted in producers bringing cattle forward for a massive 6000-head store sale at Mortlake. Agents from 11 companies yarded 6158 head of steers and heifers at the Western Victoria Livestock Exchange. Outcross reported grown steers sold to…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (573+ words) Record-high diesel prices and dwindling water supplies are forcing Victorian cattle producers to radically shift their marketing strategies. While the cattle market remains firm, the cost of moving stock is now the primary factor in determining whether a sale turns…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (1010+ words) At least one Victorian farmer has vowed to ditch an Indonesian-owned dairy company over a delay in payment for February milk cheques. Stock & Land understands up to 100 farmers who supply to Frestine Dairy Australia might have experienced a delay in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1701+ words) An icon of Australian agriculture, the shearing shed has always been something of a living entity. During shearing, each shed buzzes with both sheep and humans (and the odd fly) flowing in and out as one of the mainstay commodities…...