Farm bailout push
AGRICULTURE Minister Barnaby Joyce has vowed to wage a "battle" to convince his colleagues to sign off on a $7 billion bailout of "distressed" farm loans.
Vic cool change to increase fire risk
A COOL change that will end Victoria's hot spell will also create extreme bushfire danger, with forecast high winds and lightning strikes.
Healthy food bid fails
A Federal Government body set up to change Australia's deadly eating habits has been a dismal failure, according to an evaluation by a team of researchers.
Bushfires deadlier, more destructive
BUSHFIRES are almost twenty times more deadly and eighty times more destructive than a century ago - and experts warn worse is to come.
Wong: Helping SPC 'value for money'
SENATOR Penny Wong has accused the Abbott government of taking a hard line on SPC Ardmona, and said assisting it would have been value for money.
Boy treated after nearly drowning
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy is in a critical condition after nearly drowning at a river in Myrtleford just before 8pm yesterday
Wartook's water fears ease
FEARS have eased over ash contamination of the water supply to the Wimmera's biggest town.
Wycheproof, Jan 31: Sapped
TRADE buyers put a floor in today's special store sale of about 11,000 sheep at Wycheproof.
Seymour wastes no opportunity
SEYMOUR Alternative Farm Expo organisers expect to welcome more than 500 exhibitors next month.
The outside life snapped
YABBYING in the creek and slipping over rocks of his backdoor forest - Donovan Wilson's childhood was adventurous.
Imports demand scrutiny
HEALTH fears over imported foods are nothing new but continually raise questions about the standards we demand and expect.
SPC decision will have big toll
THANKS for nothing, Holden. That's the message from the Goulburn Valley after the Government announced it was rejecting SPC's $25m application.
Sales, Jan 27
All the action from this week's saleyards including Naracoorte steer sale, Swan Hill store cattle sale and Kyneton weaner sale.
20Country Music Awards '14
LEE Kernaghan and Sara Storer were the two big winners at the annual Australian country music awards held in Tamworth.
22Royal Melbourne Horse Show '14
A snap shot of all the action from the Royal Melbourne Horse Show, held at Werribee.
17Horse power
Taking a step back in time is Scott Agnew, where he still works an HST Sunshine Header behind four working horses.
12UDP sold to Chinese investor
UNITED Dairy Power has confirmed it has sold to a Hong-Kong based private investor.
Maleny Dairies recalls milk
MALENY Dairies is recalling three milk products that could be contaminated with E coli bacteria in southeast Queensland.
Low earnings for TWE
TWE's announcement that its first half 2014 earnings will be substantially less than last year has infuriated investors, with the company's share price diving 20 per cent by 2pm today.
Wycheproof, Jan 31: Sapped
TRADE buyers put a floor in today's special store sale of about 11,000 sheep at Wycheproof.
Leongatha, Jan 31: $860 top
GROWN steers sold to $860 at SEJ's first annual store sale at Leongatha today where prices were dearer than buyers expected.
Euroa, Jan 31: Steers top $740
PRICES kept pace with earlier weaner sales at Euroa's annual calf sale today.
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Horse events cancelled
VICTORIAN horse events scheduled for this weekend are being cancelled due to heat.
Class on show at Werribee
IT'S NOT just the big increase in numbers at the Royal Melbourne Horse Show that is amazing, it's the quality of the horses on show.
Ryan makes WEG list
ROZZIE Ryan and GV Bullwinkle starred at the Boneo Park dressage championship and earned a spot on the World Equestrian Games long list.
Chipping in for a fun day
THIS true-blue chopper is out to prove that Aussies are a cut above the rest.
SPC decision will have big toll
THANKS for nothing, Holden. That's the message from the Goulburn Valley after the Government announced it was rejecting SPC's $25m application.
Farm bailout push
AGRICULTURE Minister Barnaby Joyce has vowed to wage a "battle" to convince his colleagues to sign off on a $7 billion bailout of "distressed" farm loans.
Innovation farm's meat and potatoes
POTATO and lamb producer Terry Buckley is one of those people who asks why.
Gerrans goes the extra mile
THERE are days when even champion one-day cyclist Simon Gerrans doesn’t want to get on his bike.
Cundall: Picking vegies
TO obtain the best taste and texture, all vegetables must be harvested with great care - and at the right time.
Cundall: Cuttings
DESPITE the January heat, a big range of ornamental shrubs can be propagated from cuttings now.
Bernadette Jackson's rabbit cacciatore
CACCIATORE means "hunter" in Italian, and in cooking terms, it means prepared "hunter-style", that is, a rustic combination of basic ingredients .
Jeremy Vincent: Super salads
SALADS mean different things to different people, depending which approach you are taking.
Camp over roast pork belly
WOULD you like to know the secret to succulent camp oven pork roast? Bernadette Jackson shares her recipe.
It's the Baarina or we're car-casses
`PSSST! Anyone know how to hot-wire a Barina?
You must be kidding
ON THE topic of meat, a recent shopping trip to Melbourne's Queen Victoria Market last week has left Back Paddock quite puzzled.
Ask Agnes: Honours
Dear Agnes, I was waiting anxiously for my Australia Day honour on Monday but when I opened the paper my name wasn't there.
Europe on a tractor
MANY travellers have experienced the delights of European cuisine, but very few observe how the region's famed gastronomy comes about.
Surf's up at Flinders
SUCH is the impressive view from Anne and Richard Fish's Flinders home, it inspired their daughter to a career in surfing.
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