Abuzz for new microscope
Honeybees will be put under the microscope to give diseases like nosema and American foulbrood the buzz-off in the Macedon Ranges.
Woodend Bee-Friendly Society has...
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 beekeeper Peter McDonald says...
Don’t panic, call a beekeeper!
Spring is a busy time for beekeepers as this is the time of year when honeybees swarm.
Castlemaine beekeeper Daniel BeeShepherd from the Castlemaine Bee...
New festival collapses
An arts and wellness festival awarded $450,000 in state government funding has been cancelled.
Eyebrows were raised when the government announced the significant funding allocation...
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.
The award is a huge...
Young farmer spreads wings
A first generation farmer who has settled in Springfield is taking flight in the poultry industry.
Romsey footballer Benjamin Way traded his Melbourne sales job...
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 that a house on...
Watts on the move
Watts Fresh will triple its weekly produce offering in a move that will expand its floor space and position it at the gateway to...
Pigs do fly!
A well-known stallholder at Macedon Ranges Farmers Markets, including Woodend and Lancefield, has taken out one of the Australian food industry's most prestigious awards...
Goats have the goods
Holy Goat Cheese in Sutton Grange is living proof that small farms can be successful farms.
The organic farm has taken out the Producer of...
Fight to keep farm
Ongoing hardship could spell the end of 12 years supplying top notch organic produce for Angelica Organic Farm.
Glenlyon farmers Tim and Deri-Anne Wyatt said...
Parma night for the farmers’ fight
Local pubs, clubs and restaurants are serving up parmas with added incentive.
They have backed the widespread 'Parma for a Farmer' campaign that sees participating...
