farming
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A triple treat at Riddell
An Angus cow in Riddells Creek has given birth to triplets, defying odds of one in 105,000.
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Severe weather prompts farm shelter reminder
Livestock owners are reminded to ensure they provide adequate shelter for their livestock.
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The right to farm
Macedon Ranges agribusiness operators are fighting against urban expansion and seek to secure the industry as the Victorian Government moves to protect Melbourne’s outer green wedges and peri-urban areas. Strategic agricultural land identified in the Macedon Ranges forms part of the state government initiative, which aims to permanently tighten controls to improve land use and…
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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 their property would allow them to deliver. The couple recently lost an appeal to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a building permit at their 16.25 hectare Langley-Baynton Road property…
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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 the past 18 months or so had hit them with setback after setback and the prospect of recovery looked grim without outside support. “We’ve lost crops valued in the tens…
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A shared love of flowers and writing
A shared love of flowers and writing has seen an online Instagram connection between a Melbourne novelist and a local rose and peony farmer blossom into a real-life friendship. Finding herself inspired by the emerging ‘slow flower’ movement (micro, sustainable, flower farming) in Australia and the world over, Vanessa Carnevale decided to set her latest…