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Rain alters seasonal outlook at Leongatha Store Sale

CONFIDENCE and prices were high at today’s Leongatha Store Sale following good recent rain. “It was a grass driven market,” SEJ livestock agent Owen Kindellan said. Auctioneer Jimmy Kyle, fondly known to those at SEJ as ‘Hollywood’ lived...

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Andrew Paloczi
06 Nov 2025
On the land

Women in Dairy Ladies’ Lunch celebrates women who drive change

Tickets are free for dairy farmers, and available for a price of $50 for service providers – available on the Dairy Australia Gippsland website

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Nicole May
06 Nov 2025
On the land

Join a series of free water planning webinars with Agriculture Victoria

AGRICULTURE Victoria is inviting farmers to sit down with a cuppa and join a series of water planning webinars running over five weeks. Agriculture Victoria Land Management Extension Officer Clem Sturmfels said deciding on upgrades to your farm...

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Nicole May
05 Nov 2025
Community

Bargain city at Inverloch farmer’s clearing sale

Brendan Fletcher picked up a stash of old tools for $15 from a clearing sale at Inverloch last Friday. COLLECTORS of old wooden tools, firewood enthusiasts, farmers, gardeners, just about anyone… If you didn’t turn out at a genuinely good...

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Michael Giles
02 Nov 2025
On the land

Collaboration flourishes in first year of South Gippsland Biodiversity Protection Plan

More information about the BPP is available at www. sgln. net. au

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Nicole May
30 Oct 2025
On the land

Take stock of your water reserves

WITH summer on the way, now is an ideal time to take stock of your water reserves. Agriculture Victoria Land Management Extension Officer Clem Sturmfels recommends that farmers consider the following questions: What is the condition of the dams on...

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Nicole May
29 Oct 2025
On the land

Come and grow at PICAL Garden Open Day

PHILLIP Island Community and Learning Centre (PICAL) invites everyone to celebrate community and connection at its Garden Open Day on Saturday, November 1, from 10 am to 3 pm. Set to take place at PICAL’s Pantry Garden at Blue Gum Reserve (119...

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Nicole May
21 Oct 2025
On the land

Saputo ups milk price during challenging time for dairy farmers

WITH the 2024-25 Dairy Farm Monitor Project (DFMP) reporting a considerable drop in income for Victoria’s dairy farmers, including in the Gippsland region, a price step-up announced on Thursday by Saputo Dairy Australia (SDA) appears timely. It...

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Andrew Paloczi
16 Oct 2025
On the land

Saputo Dairy Australia announces step-up

SAPUTO Dairy Australia (SDA) announced today a $0.10-$0.15 per kgMS step-up for exclusive supply in its Southern milk collection regions. This step-up brings SDA’s weighted average milk price to $9.15 – $9.25 per kgMS in the Southern region...

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Sentinel-Times
16 Oct 2025
On the land

America continues its love affair with Australian hamburger beef

WITH a lift in cattle prices for the first month of spring and above average rainfall forecast across the region until December local beef producers should be cock-a-hoop. Not so according to food and agribusiness research analysts Rabobank who...

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Bruce Wardley
11 Oct 2025
On the land

Spectacular success at fundraising auction to support family

SEJ Livestock & Real Estate and Nutrien Livestock banded together at Thursday’s Leongatha Store Sale, running a charity auction to raise funds for 10-month-old Jenson Park who has been diagnosed with a rare brain cancer. Jenson...

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Andrew Paloczi
09 Oct 2025
On the land

Use your dairy effluent now on silage regrowth

By Rachael Campbell, Agriculture Victoria Ballarat NOW that paddocks are being cut for silage, dairy effluent can be applied to areas with some green leaf still present. This can be done after cutting to promote valuable pasture regrowth for extr...

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Nicole May
08 Oct 2025
On the land

Beyond Blue teams up with Just a Farmer for rural mental health

BEYOND Blue is proud to announce the appointment of Leila McDougall, farmer, filmmaker, and mental health advocate, as Campaign Ambassador for Farming and Rural Communities as part of the Just a Farmer Regional Screening Project

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Nicole May
01 Oct 2025
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