Water woes for livestock producers as drought drags on
By Angus Verley
Victorian farmers are forced to cart water or destock as dams and rivers run dry.
#Droughts #Water #WaterSupply #LivestockNutrition #LivestockHealthandWelfare #AngusVerley
#AngusVerley
Move aside sheep, crops are taking over in mixed-farming regions
By Angus Verley
Mixed farming, which involves growing crops and rearing livestock, used to be standard practice in Australia, but there are almost 100 million fewer sheep in Australia than there were 35 years ago.
Farmers defy compulsory access powers to block VicGrid staff
By Angus Verley
Farmers thwart VicGrid in its first attempt to use compulsory access powers to enter their properties.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-11-18/vni-west-access-denied-by-farmers/106020096
#ElectricityProductionandDistribution #GovernmentandPolitics #Agriculture #AngusVerley
Worrying signs another mouse plague could be on the way
By Angus Verley
The CSIRO is urging farmers to reduce opportunities for mice breeding this harvest season as the threat of a pest population boom looms.
Woman shears 502 merino lambs in nine hours to claim world record
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long
Nikki Lyons's clippers started humming at 6am. Twelve hours later, she was a world record holder.
#RecordsandAchievements #SheepFarming #SportsRecord #AngusVerley #WarwickLong
Farmers 'on a knife edge' as forecast rain fails to appear
By Angus Verley
Some Victorian farmers are cutting crops for hay as the drought continues to bite in the nation's south-east.
#GrainGrowing #Droughts #Rain #AgriculturalCrops #AngusVerley
Wool price soars as production crashes and Chinese demand lifts
By Angus Verley and Matt Brann
Australian wool prices lifted sharply this week for a few reasons, including a shrinking amount of wool being produced.
#WoolGrowing #Trade #Tariffs #SheepFarming #LivestockFarming #AngusVerley #MattBrann
VicGrid releases guidelines for renewables developers after community angst
By Angus Verley
VicGrid is cracking down on cowboys in the renewable energy sector, demanding that developers behave better or be refused access to the network.
#EnergyIndustry #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #WindEnergy #SolarEnergy #AlternativeEnergy #AngusVerley
Beekeepers finding it harder to access 'vital' public land
By Angus Verley
Apiarists are concerned they are losing access to public land in Victoria that provides a critical food source for their hives.
'Defeated' Victorian farmers look for answers as livestock losses mount
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long
The Victorian government says it cannot confirm how many sheep and lambs have been killed by dingoes in the state's north-west since it introduced restrictions on lethal control measures.
#LivestockHealthandWelfare #LivestockFarming #EnvironmentalPolicy #AngusVerley #WarwickLong
'Defeated' Victorian farmers look for answers as livestock losses mount
By Angus Verley and Warwick Long
The Victorian government says it cannot confirm how many sheep and lambs have been killed by dingoes in the state's north-west since it introduced restrictions on lethal control measures.
#LivestockHealthandWelfare #LivestockFarming #EnvironmentalPolicy #AngusVerley #WarwickLong
Victoria's largest farming property hits market for first time since 2018
By Angus Verley and Timu King
Telopea Downs in the state's north-east is offered for sale on a walk-in, walk-out basis, seven years after it was purchased for $70 million.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-29/victorias-largest-farm-telopea-downs-on-market/105710830
#WoolGrowing #SheepFarming #Agribusiness #Farmers #RuralandRemoteCommunities #RealEstateIndustry #AngusVerley #TimuKing
Farmers outraged at late-night nod to electricity legislation
By Angus Verley
Farmers vow to refuse access to transmission line builders, despite the passing of legislation in the Victorian parliament that could see them arrested for blocking access to their properties.
Spring forecast brings optimism and relief as Victorian drought eases
By Angus Verley
The effects of drought linger, but the season has taken a turn for the better in western Victoria, where above-average rainfall is forecast for spring.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-08-26/rain-eases-victorian-drought-for-farmers/105670600
#Droughts #LivestockFarming #WeatherForecasts #Rain #AgriculturalCrops #AngusVerley
VNI West transmission network costs double as farmers fight project
By Angus Verley
Previously estimated to cost $3.9 billion, the Australian Energy Market Operator increased its cost estimate to $7.6 billion, and potentially as much as $11.4 billion.
#Infrastructure #InfrastructurePolicy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #Farmers #EnergyPolicy #AngusVerley
Farmers vow to block access to transmission projects despite legal risks
By Angus Verley
Victorian farmers are vowing to block access to transmission line builders, even if it leads to large fines and clashes with police.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2025-07-30/farmers-face-jail-transmission-access/105580880
#Government #Laws #Farmers #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #LandManagement #AgriculturalPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AngusVerley
Rain a 'lifesaver' for struggling farmers, but more is needed
By Justine Longmore, Warwick Long, and Angus Verley
Welcome rain has brought smiles to farmers' faces and boosted water storages in Victoria.
#RuralandRemoteCommunities #WeatherStatistics #Rain #BeefCattleFarming #AgriculturalCrops #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong # #AngusVerley
Crops on a 'knife edge' in Victoria as drought continues to bite
By Justine Longmore, Angus Verley, and Annie Brown
Rain brings some relief to drought-affected farmers in Victoria, but most of the state is still desperately dry.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-20/victorian-crops-struggle-winter-drought-spring-rain/105533434
#Droughts #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #RuralandRemoteCommunities #JustineLongmore #AngusVerley # #AnnieBrown
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