2012 Farmer of the Year
Boomaroo shares win
WHEN Eric and Theo Jacometti from Boomaroo Nurseries accepted their Farmer of the Year award in February they promised to share.
Nurserymen win 2012 Farmer of the Year
BOOMAROO Nurseries has won The Weekly Times and Coles 2012 Farmer of the Year tonight.
FOTY finalists announced
INTRODUCING the finalists in The Weekly Times Coles 2012 Farmer of the Year Awards.
Crop yields up at Goroke
YIELDS have improved this season on Phil Crabtree's property thanks to timely fertiliser applications, writes PETER HEMPHILL
Goats leap to the fore
POUND for pound, goats are punching above their weight when it comes to churning out the white stuff.
Mortimer's Merino methods
MERINO breeder Robert Mortimer says traditional selection methods are not always the best, writes BRIAN CLANCY
Fir the joy of Christmas
GEORGE Landolfo kicks the dirt around a naked twig sticking 10cm out of the ground.
Jones continues rich tradition
JEFF Jones, a descendant of generations of orchardists, grows a wide variety of fruit and vegetables at Bacchus Marsh.
Casellas' wine tale still in the making
FROM humble beginnings, one family has forged a major business, write SANDRA GODWIN
Bay Sea Farms mussels in
IT WAS a steep learning curve but now Bay Sea Farms is right on top of its game, writes SAMANTHA LANDY
Harrow's Indian flavour
LIFE on a Harrow farm is a long way from the Bollywood dreams of an Indian bride, writes TERRY SIM
Glenloth Game rallies
IAN Milburn of Glenloth Game at Wycheproof, in Victoria's Mallee , has a motto - never give up.
Allen's water works
A GIPPSLAND dairy family have turned to their phone to help control water use, writes EMMA FIELD
First-cross reputation
DAD'S notes keep Bill Bott ahead of the cross-breed game, reports FIONA MYERS
Goullet's home-grown garlic
BRENDON Goullet is a breath of fresh air for the garlic industry, writes ALEX SAMPSON
Wratten's water wisdom
A TREE-growing nursery in Gippsland has recycling and conservation down to a fine art, writes EMMA FIELD
Redbelly Citrus sees red
ONE family has come up with a way to value add blood oranges, writes SANDRA GODWIN
Yarra Valley's Gourmet Greenhouse
EXPLORING Meagan Bertram and Steven Briggs's Mt Evelyn farm is like stepping through a time portal.
Rayners Orchard bears fruit
THE fruit from this Yarra Valley orchard is getting more exotic as time goes on, writes ALEX SAMPSON
Rocky outcropping
MINIMUM tillage principles hold this Mallee farmer in good stead, writes CHRIS McLENNAN
Tesselaar tulips bloom for festival
PEOPLE tiptoeing through their tulips proved a light-bulb moment for this pioneering family, writes SANDRA GODWIN
Syndicate success at Yambuk
FARMING in a syndicate has meant precise fiscal management and a good return for this couple, writes SIMONE SMITH
Dohnes a winner for Tischlers
THIS breed offers the Tischler family good produce and ease of operation, writes JENNY KELLY
Boomaroo Nurseries a growth business
A SEED of an idea has germinated into a multi-million dollar enterprise, writes ALEX SAMPSON
