Move aside sheep, crops are taking over in mixed-farming regions
By Angus Verley
Mixed farming, which involves growing crops and rearing livestock, used to be standard practice in Australia, but there are almost 100 million fewer sheep in Australia than there were 35 years ago.
Farmers defy compulsory access powers to block VicGrid staff
By Angus Verley
Farmers thwart VicGrid in its first attempt to use compulsory access powers to enter their properties.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-11-18/vni-west-access-denied-by-farmers/106020096
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #GovernmentandPolitics #Agriculture #AngusVerley
Worrying signs another mouse plague could be on the way
By Angus Verley
The CSIRO is urging farmers to reduce opportunities for mice breeding this harvest season as the threat of a pest population boom looms.
Woman shears 502 merino lambs in nine hours to claim world record
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long
Nikki Lyons's clippers started humming at 6am. Twelve hours later, she was a world record holder.
#RecordsandAchievements #SheepFarming #SportsRecord #AngusVerley #WarwickLong
Farmers 'on a knife edge' as forecast rain fails to appear
By Angus Verley
Some Victorian farmers are cutting crops for hay as the drought continues to bite in the nation's south-east.
#GrainGrowing #Droughts #Rain #AgriculturalCrops #AngusVerley
Wool price soars as production crashes and Chinese demand lifts
By Angus Verley and Matt Brann
Australian wool prices lifted sharply this week for a few reasons, including a shrinking amount of wool being produced.
#WoolGrowing #Trade #Tariffs #SheepFarming #LivestockFarming #AngusVerley #MattBrann
VicGrid releases guidelines for renewables developers after community angst
By Angus Verley
VicGrid is cracking down on cowboys in the renewable energy sector, demanding that developers behave better or be refused access to the network.
#EnergyIndustry #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #AlternativeEnergy #AngusVerley
Beekeepers finding it harder to access 'vital' public land
By Angus Verley
Apiarists are concerned they are losing access to public land in Victoria that provides a critical food source for their hives.
'Defeated' Victorian farmers look for answers as livestock losses mount
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long
The Victorian government says it cannot confirm how many sheep and lambs have been killed by dingoes in the state's north-west since it introduced restrictions on lethal control measures.
#LivestockHealthandWelfare #LivestockFarming #EnvironmentalPolicy #AngusVerley #WarwickLong
'Defeated' Victorian farmers look for answers as livestock losses mount
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long
The Victorian government says it cannot confirm how many sheep and lambs have been killed by dingoes in the state's north-west since it introduced restrictions on lethal control measures.
#LivestockHealthandWelfare #LivestockFarming #EnvironmentalPolicy #AngusVerley #WarwickLong
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