Farm Magazine

Herbs go bananas

Australian Fresh Leaf Herbs

JAN Vydra's rapid rise to success in the fresh herb business is all about big-picture thinking, good business mates and early morning starts.

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Leap of faith in Perendales

Perendale sheep

PERENDALES, from New Zealand, have become a hardy alternative for wool and meat.

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Pictures: Perendale sheep

Business scents at Romsey Roses

Romsey Roses

A DECISION to turn 10 vacant hectares into a flower business has come up smelling roses.

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Pictures: Romsey Roses

Going nuts about walnuts

Fiona Robertson on growing walnuts

DESPITE being ravaged by floods after drought, growing walnuts is rewarding for Fiona Robertson.

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Pictures: Nutcracker

Highland cattle success

Jamie and Sarah Mackieson, Highland cattle

A TRESTLE bridge breaches the Curdies River and its loamy flats.

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Pictures: Pie High

Anne's laying a sustained future

Anne Westwood on her free-range egg farm at Grantville

FREE-range egg farmer Anne Westwood has won the Australian National Energy Globe Award for sustainable farming practices.

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Hamilton Alpaca Fest

Hamilton Alpaca Fest

THE Western Victorian Region of the Australian Alpaca Association's Alpaca Fest is on at Hamilton on June 9-11.

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Cultivating a good start

Cultivating a good start

GET the right tool for the job and you'll prepare your land the best way possible

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The Duckman: Something to wine about

ONE of the most frustrating things about acquiring tips about farming is the confusion of opinions that exists on any farm-related topic.

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Livestock Doc: Leptospirosis

REDUCE the risk of leptospirosis in your animals and you'll be protecting people too.

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Snoutin' about at Bundarra Berkshires

Bundarra Berkshires free-range pork, Mathers’ free-range pig farm at Barham

WHAT started with one pet pig has rapidly turned into a flourishing free-range pork business.

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Pictures: Pretty in Pig

Happy Camper Gourmet a real treasure

Treasure family East Gippsland beef

FROM dining under the stars to five-star dining, this family has hitched its trailer to a winner.

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Pictures: Happy Campers






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