farming

  • The buzz on honey

    The buzz on honey

    Buying honey from local beekeepers and reading the label are both good ways to ensure you’ll get pure honey, local…

  • Delicious award winners fly high

    Delicious award winners fly high

    Springfield Pastured Eggs is flying high after being named a ‘From Paddock’ state winner of the national Delicious Produce Awards….

  • Young farmer spreads wings

    Young farmer spreads wings

    A first generation farmer who has settled in Springfield is taking flight in the poultry industry. Romsey footballer Benjamin Way…

  • Marathon effort

    Marathon effort

    Kyneton local Joel Bertoncini is about to undertake a massive run to raise money for Aussie Helpers in support of…

  • Farm zone housing still a ripe issue

    Farm zone housing still a ripe issue

    Olive growers in Pastoria’s east have argued their produce, animals and farm plan would suffer without the constant on-ground care…

  • Hay big senders!

    Hay big senders!

    Locally harvested hay bales are making their way to drought-affected farms in NSW and Gippsland. It’s the first cut of…

  • Pigs do fly!

    Pigs do fly!

    A well-known stallholder at Macedon Ranges Farmers Markets, including Woodend and Lancefield, has taken out one of the Australian food…

  • Goats have the goods

    Goats have the goods

    Holy Goat Cheese in Sutton Grange is living proof that small farms can be successful farms. The organic farm has…

  • Fight to keep farm

    Fight to keep farm

    Ongoing hardship could spell the end of 12 years supplying top notch organic produce for Angelica Organic Farm. Glenlyon farmers…

  • Truckies let down

    Truckies let down

    *Published Midland Express: July 24, 2017 Livestock carriers are driving home the need for shower and wash amenities to be…

  • Local organics co-op: an Aussie first

    Local organics co-op: an Aussie first

    An Australian first in organic farming is blossoming at Harcourt with the formation of a unique local mixed organic farming…