OVER the next 30 years there will be an unprecedented demand for food, fuelled by rapid world population growth. There is a huge opportunity for Australia to supply more food and especially more protein to the world. It is estimated that by 2050 the world will need 80 per cent more food than today. Most [...]
YOUNG people are being taught about food production in a bid to secure the future of agriculture. Students from Mirboo North and Leongatha secondary colleges are studying the production of milk and transformation into a variety of foods for the Australian and international markets. The Paddock to Plate Project began last Tuesday, when students toured [...]
AVABUNDY Charolais held its 5th annual on property sale on Monday, April 8. Owned by the McKnight family and located in Buffalo, the stud has been breeding quality charolais cattle since 2006. The sale, which Ryan McKnight said attracted a good crowd of buyers, saw 23 of Avabundy’s registered bulls go under the hammer. [...]
WINDMILL Ag held its annual ride and drive day last week, where interested farmers were able to come and try the latest in John Deere, Kuhn and Agrowdrill cultivation equipment and Croplands sprayers. Held at Stony Creek, salesperson Art Renden said around 40 people came through the gates for the day. “There was a strong [...]
FARM World 2013 again saw thousands of visitors from across southern Australia visit Lardner Park, near Warragul for the 51st field days. The four-day program attracted more than 700 exhibitors who showcased their products and services at the iconic mixed farming and lifestyle event. The 2013 Farm World theme of agricultural sustainability focused on how [...]
THE Bushlea Farms sale at Koonwarra attracted a big crowd last Wednesday, as the breeder’s prized Jersey stock went under the hammer. Founded in 1945 by Norman Kuhne, the family-owned enterprise at Koonwarra has a simple philosophy: “Find the most profitable cow and learn to like her.” One thing was clear at the sale: a [...]
DAIRY farmers talk about quality quite a lot. Quality pasture, quality cows and quality milk are the bedrock of any dairy operation. But ask Peter and Wilma Mackay why they have planted thousands of trees and shrubs on their Poowong East property and they will tell you it’s about quality of life for them and [...]
AFTER more than half a century as a family business, Motor-Ag said goodbye to Leongatha with a huge clearing sale last Friday. More than 300 people attended the sale, with Elders auctioneer James Kyle confirming 250 buyers were registered on the day. “It was a really big success, with everything selling,” he said. “There were [...]
ANOTHER wet winter followed by very dry conditions has created a patchy, unremarkable hay and silage season for South Gippsland farmers. Tony McGarvey, agricultural contractor from Inverloch, said the silage season ran at about 80 per cent of normal, although some places were lower. “Hay was really light on; only about 50 per cent, maybe [...]
THE second sheep sale of the year saw just over 5000 lambs yarded at VLE Koonwarra last Wednesday, where average prices were around $20 lower than before Christmas. James Kyle from Elders in Leongatha said a fair percentage of the lambs yarded were store lambs, which have been brought on a little sooner than usual [...]