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Andrew Mole

Wean calves early

AGRICULTURE Victoria livestock development officer Nick Linden believes that as a result of low feed availability, producers with autumn calving cows may be considering weaning calves earlier than normal. Mr Linden says early weaning is an immediate...

04 Oct 2024

Sport

Midnight strikes for McNeil

IT was raining cats and dogs on horses and jockeys at Mornington last Friday but you don’t mind getting a drenching if you win. Which explains the big grin on Jye McNeil’s face after the $27,000 Rhon and Darryl Nation Plate over...

10 Sep 2024

Farming and Environment

Warnings on hay days ahead

AS the green drought drags on, industry specialists are urgently advising farmers to fill their sheds with hay this season to stay ahead of warnings about potential shortages. Feed Central national sales manager Dave Clothier said already low stocks...

07 Sep 2024

Farming and Environment

Ram sales out of the gate

THE northern Victorian ram-selling season is under way and one of the first cabs off the rank was Kedleston Park Poll Merino. Its annual on-property sale launched with the privately negotiated sale of the outstanding KP 23.0059 just before the...

06 Sep 2024

Farming and Environment

Growers talk grain opportunities

GRAINGROWERS and agronomists from Swan Hill to Kerang this week got their chance to deliver a message to the industry’s biggest investor in research and development. The Grains Research and Development Corporation staged one of its grower network...

30 Aug 2024

Sport

McNeil fancies Right to Party on return

Jye McNeil ended the 2023-24 racing season on an incredible high but now, just days into the new season, stewards have him in the sin bin. And he won’t be back on the track until after August 23. At Sandown Hillside on the last day of the 2023-24...

06 Aug 2024

Farming and Environment

Winter lessons for almond growers

WINTER is not being wasted in the Sunraysia almond industry, with an emphasis on education through a series of workshops across the region. Almond Board of Australia chief executive Tim Jackson said the ABA industry development team had been going...

03 Aug 2024

Farming and Environment

Silo attention urged

A RECENT series of high-risk incidents involving the collapse of on-farm silos has put an urgent focus on grain growers to assess, and either maintain or decommission, older silos. While well-maintained silos could last more than 30 years, growers...

02 Aug 2024

Sport

Still chasing the prize

JYE McNeil is making every post a winner with just a week left in the racing season, including wins at three successive metro meetings. But the race he really wants to win – the Deane Lester Flemington Cup – has eluded him for the...

24 Jul 2024

Sport

McNeil the real deal in Geelong

KERANG’S Jye McNeil continued his successful partnership with four-year-old gelding Zoupurring at Geelong on Friday, racing away with the $27,000 ATC Insurance Solutions Handicap over 1230mIT was the horse’s third career win – taking his...

16 Jul 2024

Sport

Jye McNeil makes winning comeback

JYE McNeil’s injury comeback is complete – and how. After four winners at Sale on June 26, McNeil was back there on Thursday, landing another three. At the weekend the Jye juggernaut rolled right into Flemington, where he picked up...

09 Jul 2024

Farming and Environment

Agriculture figures cool on budget

AGRICULTURE and regional Victoria had underwhelming outcomes in the 2024 State Budget, according to industry leaders and a politician. Victorian Farmers Federation president Emma Germano said the budget was “a missed opportunity to invest in...

19 May 2024