On The Land
Regional Livestock Exchanges CEO outlines transition of Leongatha Saleyards
REGIONAL Livestock Exchanges (RLX) CEO Brett Freer chatted to the Sentinel-Times at Thursday’s Store Sale, explaining what needs to happen before the business runs the January 5 ‘female sale’, Thursday’s sale being the last for the Victorian Livestock Exchange (VLE) after selling the Leongatha Saleyards to RLX. He
Virtual fencing technology has been given the green light
VICTORIAN livestock farmers are set to be boosted by huge productivity gains after the Minister for Agriculture, Ros Spence, announced the new regulations under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986, giving farmers access to virtual fencing and herding technology for use across Victorian farms. The cutting-edge technology allows
‘Unless we’re stupid, the Emergency Services levy is gone’, says Scott Rae
FOSTER North farmer and South Gippsland Councillor Scott Rae famously got his hands dirty delivering a much-publicised message about the controversial Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF) to State Parliament in May this year.