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Bruce delights in the passion on show on judging mat

BRUCE Rollinson had praise for Merino breeders whose passion he said he helped them present quality animals at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show. He had been judging strong wool sheep at the show in Bendigo last weekend. “The sheep have been very...

By Loddon Herald

Core floicks behind lift in show standard

STUD breeders had kept their core flocks during a tough season and kept improving the quality of their sheep, Terrick West’s Ross McGauchie said last Friday. Between exhibiting sheep in the nation’s leading industry showcase, Mr McGauchie said...

By Loddon Herald

Grand fleece 20 years in making

A CONSISTENT campaign over 20 years has seen Calivil’s John Humbert claim the nation’s premier fleece prize. The owner of Kedleston Park Merino Stud last week was last week awarded the 2025 Grand Champion title at the Australian Fleece...

By Loddon Herald

Keep pressure up in fight against new tax: Wilson

VICTORIA’S peak local government body will be asked to continue uniting councils in opposition to the State Government’s controversial emergency services tax. Loddon Shire councillors on Tuesday backed a motion to the Municipal Association of...

By Loddon Herald

Group puts AI-powered research support at farmers’ fingertips

BIRCHIP Cropping Group has launched ChatBCG, a cutting-edge digital tool giving farmers and advisors instant access to more than 30 years of trusted, local research anytime, anywhere. The first tool of its kind in Australian farming systems...

By Loddon Herald

Prices tipped to stay high

VICTORIAN lamb prices are forecast to remain elevated over the next six months and well above five-year average levels, according to Bendigo Bank’s 2025 Mid-Year Australian Agriculture Outlook released last week. However, it says further upside...

By Loddon Herald

Bendigo Bank pulls plug on all agencies

BENDIGO Bank will close its agency network in October and pull out of Wedderburn and Boort. This afternoon’s announcement ended weeks of speculation on a decision expected from the bank’s head office that sees all remaining 26 agencies clolsing...

By Loddon Herald

National lamb price record back in region

THE nation’s record for the top price for lambs is back in central Victoria. A pen of 65 white Suffolk-Dorset cross lambs sold for $435 at Bendigo on Monday, three weeks after a new state record was set at the regional selling centre. That earlier...

By Loddon Herald

Olive yield pumps litre high

MORE than 14 million litres of olive oil have been milled by Cobram Estate in a bumper harvest season. Cobram Estate wrapped up its harvest last Thursday, saying the 80 tonnes of olives from its groves, including Boort, had been a 10.2 per cent...

By Loddon Herald

Revolution in agri technology

FROM the green revolution after World War Two to GPS-guided tractors and today’s explosion of sensors, satellites and AI, agriculture has undergone significant technological transformations at key points in time. Birchip Cropping Group’s Ag Tech...

By Loddon Herald

Politics & Council

Mixed responses after latest taskforce announcements

Politics & Council

FOOD and grocery support and more funding for mental health are among latest announcements from the State Government’s drought taskforce. The food support funding of $2 million will be administered through the Country Women’s Association while...

By Loddon Herald

Irrigators will start season with 31 per cent share

THE first 2025-2026 seasonal irrigation water determinations, together with updated determination outlooks and the initial risk of spill assessment for the Murray, Goulburn and Campaspe systems. The Murray system starts with a seasonal determination...

By Loddon Herald

Innovation spotlight

FARMERS, researchers, advisors, and agribusinesses will come together this month for Birchip Cropping Group Ag Tech Expo, a full-day event showcasing cutting-edge digital tools and technologies designed to support the future of farming. Held at...

By Loddon Herald

Terrick West pens top rams and ewes

TERRICK West Poll Merino Stud has taken out major awards at the Hay Merino Show. The stud claimed both best pen of three rams and best pen of three ewes at the weekend. Success in the rams section followed a similar accolade at the Loddon Valley...

By Loddon Herald

Honing skills on spring lambs

SPRING lambs are being shorn at Kurting this week for the Australian Wool Innovation improver school for shearers and wool classers. Four shearers and three classers are working towards their industry ticket during the five-day course. Farmers Geoff...

By Loddon Herald

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