Fruits of labour vie for title
BACKYARD green thumbs across the region will challenge for bragging rights in the 2021 Penola and Coonawarra Summer Tomato Growing Competition.
Kilos of fresh,...
Numbers drop but prices rise
MOUNT GAMBIER SHEEP - WEDNESDAY 6171 (-5947)
NUMBERS fell sharply as agents yarded 6092 lambs and 79 sheep to total 6171 head overall, almost half...
Winery shines light on efficiency
ONE of Coonawarra's largest wineries will combat the impacts of energy costs by replacing 1000 light fittings around its Riddoch Highway estate with LED...
Festive support for farmers
NATIONAL farmer-focused charity Rural Aid is encouraging Australians to consider the needs of primary producers over Christmas by hosting a fundraising party or supporting...
Award win for up and coming Limestone Coast auctioneers
ELDERS Livestock Mount Gambier stock agent Ben Gregory and Thomas De Garis & Clarkson stock agent Hayden Lambert placed first and second respectively at...
New life for Limestone Coast icon
AN icon of the Australian landscape has dwindled in recent years, with a new push to reverse that trend in the Limestone Coast.
Trees For...
Penola stars in new children’s book
AN ORCHESTRA using vegetables as instruments sparked the inspiration for the latest George the Farmer children's book, the brainchild of two Limestone Coast creatives.
Simone...
Fruit fly warning for south-west Victoria
AGRICULTURE Victoria is encouraging south-west residents to check their gardens and orchards for maggots, to support efforts to monitor for fruit flies in the...
Council funds effluent facility
GRANT District Council will reallocate $60,000 from its Airport Museum project towards an effluent and drainage facility for trucks at the Mount Gambier and...
Millicent cattle sales return to Thursday
MILLICENT CATTLE - NOVEMBER 12
AGENTS yarded 678 liveweight cattle at Millicent Saleyards last week, which also saw the return to Thursday markets at the...
Youth focus for farm funds
YOUNG people across the Limestone Coast and western Victoria are being encouraged to take a domestic gap year to work in the agriculutre sector...
Rural support provider opens office
RURAL Business Support will expand its reach to Mount Gambier to provide a helping hand to the region's agricultural sector.
The not-for-profit agribusiness service,...
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