Loddon Herald

LODDON’S sole Active Farmers’ program co-ordinator Claire Harrison is hoping a new scholarship program for the national network will see...

RAY Tonkin is something of a shearing legend in the Loddon and at age 92, showed he can still handle sheep and comb. When students at the...

ASPIRING shearers and woolclassers from across central and northern Victoria have completed a week of intensive training in Wedderburn....

THE Australian canola grower is sitting in a good position leading into the 2021-2022 harvest. Domestic canola prices are at historically...

WOOL industry research, development and marketing body Australian Wool Innovation has given a special briefing to local farmers. Growers...

THERE was a total clearance of rams at last Friday’s on-property sale at Willera Merinos, Serpentine. The top price of $7500 was paid...

THIS year’s on-property ram sale circuit came to the Loddon last week. Terrick West Poll Merino stud on Wednesday offered 80 rams at its...

Two Loddon studs have had a very successful week. KEDLESTON Park Merino Stud is enjoying a purple patch on the show circuit. The Calivil...

THE lure of Bendigo’s traditional cattle market is disappearing for many Loddon farmers. Reduced stock levels and more selling options...

By DANNY PETTINGILL I HAD the opportunity to present to the National Landcare Conference last week on the topic of on-farm value of...

GRAZING and fertiliser trials across the Loddon are mapping yield and dual use of canola crops. Grazing and nitrogen canola trials across...

LODDON cattle producers will have reduced options to sell stock from next week. The weekly Bendigo market has been cut to a fortnightly...

NEW generation farmers from the Loddon have attended an Agriculture Victoria business bootcamp. Among them was James Coghlan, of...

ONE competition was judged before the 2021 Australian Sheep and Wool Show was cancelled by COVID last Thursday and two Loddon studs are...

AGRICULTURAL scientist and author Dr Kate Burke will speak on “excellent farming” at a workshop in Wedderburn next week. Led by...

BOUNDARY Bend’s Boort groves have played their part in the Cobram Estate group’s top harvest that will produce 15 million litres of extra...

THE profile of Loddon Valley merino studs has lifted enormously since the nation’s biggest sheep show moved to central Victoria more than...

INCREASED milk price competition was putting the industry in a healthier position, according to Calivil’s Jade Clymo. Since processors...

THE National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) is Australia’s system for the identification and tracking of cattle, sheep and goats...

GEOFF Weston had plenty to smile about after last week’s Bendigo sheep sales. The Wedderburn Junction farmer topped the sale price for...