Victorian Country Hour
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
- More barley likely next year
- The worm turns for fish farmer
- Mens shed group opens
- Mr Wilson remembers
- Zoo export award
More from the Victorian Country Hour
Victoria Features
Community cooking reduces isolation and improves health
Obesity levels in Victoria's Gippsland region are above the state average, but one town is meeting the challenge head-on.
Nematode leads potato growers into the great unknown
The pest Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN), has been discovered at Thorpdale in Gippsland. It's discovery, just over six weeks ago has lead to a trade standstill for the region. Farmers are eagerly awaiting to hear if they'll be able to sell their crops this summer. The region, 140k's south east of Melbourne, produces on average 70,000 tonnes of spuds each year, with ninety per cent of the harvest going interstate. But while the region remains in quarintine, no potato can cross the border, leaving farmers and their families in the unknown...
Home owner advice on managing locusts
NSW DPI provides valuable information to urban dwellers as locusts swam start to move into urban areas of Southern NSW.
GM canola harvest starts in Victoria
Harvesting has begun for the genetically modified canola crop in Victoria, and one farmer says it validates his decision to use the new technology.
No Pain, No Grain
It has been a horror grain season for much of the northern Victoria. With next to no rain for much of the growing season and then a deluge halting harvest.
Sheep sales hit peak in Victoria
Sheep sales have hit their highest point for the season, with 62,000 head of lamb yarded at a recent sale in Hamilton in western Victoria.
GM crop contamination fears
Anti-GM groups say they've found proof that GM canola is spreading further than where it has been planted.
Feeding time at Werribee Zoo
How would you droughtproof your property if destocking is not an option?
Champagne corks popping as rain soaks Gippsland
After one of the driest years on record, rain finally fell on Gippsland over the weekend. Falls of more than 150mm were recorded across the region and farmers have welcomed the drink with open arms.
Benalla sets its sights on a healthy future
The Waminda Community House in Benalla, north-east Victoria, is working to improve the health of residents in a public housing estate, where many people say they cannot afford healthy food.
