Tag: cattle
Millicent cattle rebound
THE long decline in cattle throughput at the Millicent saleyards has been reversed, with a 25pc surge for the financial year which ended on...
Mount Gambier holds first sale of new year
BUYERS and vendors from far and wide flocked to the Mount Gambier and District Saleyards on Wednesday for the facility's first sale of the...
Saleyard increase forecast despite decline in volume
SALEYARD prices for sheep meat will skyrocket in the 2019/20 financial year despite a decrease in volume and value, a national report has predicted.
This...
Jed rounds up the competition
CONMURRA Border Collie Jed has raced into the lead of the annual Cobber Dog Challenge after two weeks of competition.
Eleven farm dogs are vying...
Saleyards security review launched as $70,000 in steers taken from site
GRANT District Council has launched a security review into the Glenburnie Saleyards following thieves brazenly stealing 55 steers at the livestock exchange.
While details of...
Livestock value high despite reduced stock
THE Glenburnie Saleyards recorded a downward slide in cattle and sheep numbers last financial year, according to new figures released by Grant District Council.
A...
Cattle killed in collision
A MOUNT Gambier woman has escaped serious injury after crashing her vehicle into rogue cattle in Yahl on Sunday evening. The 28-year-old was driving a Nissan Patrol on Ruwoldt Police and emergency services attended the[...]
Primary school garden grows farming knowledge
KALANGADOO Primary School's youngest green thumbs have been busy growing and nurturing their knowledge on local farming and produce.
This term Year R-7 students have...
VIDEO: Market confidence boost
AN INVESTMENT of $30m into a regional abattoir is expected to deliver significant economic benefits to livestock producers and stability to the cattle market.
The...
South East Cattle Handlers Workshop 2018
OVER 80 high school students from across the South East and Western Victoria braved the rain for the annual South East Cattle Handlers Workshop.
During...
Hands-on cattle training
AGRICULTURAL science students from high schools across the South East and Western Victoria gained practical cattle handling experience at the Mount Gambier Showgrounds yesterday.
Over...
Little impact on prices at saleyards
THE recent blaze at the Murray Bridge Thomas Foods International (TFI) meat processing plant has had little impact on the market at the Mount Gambier saleyards following the first sales at Glenburnie on Wednesday. [...]