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Rural & Agriculture

Hayshed fires can be prevented if farmers take the right steps.

Hot hay, high risk

HARVEST has started and so has the risk of heating hay. Every year, Victorian farmers lose hay, machinery and sheds to hay fires caused by heating bales. A few simple checks in the

1 November, 2026

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Ararat Rotary’s Peter Oddie (far left) and Beaufort Rotary’s George Kirsanovs (far right) congratulate Nevani Woods, Liana Hart and Bridie Price on completing ‘Defy The Drift’.

Ararat News

Getting youth back into agriculture

Pat Millear and his daughters, Charlotte and Kate, are pictured with some of the Stud Park rams sold as part of the Southern Victorian Merino auctions.

Local News

Optimism high at southern ram sales

Recent rain has given crops across the district a massive boost.

Local News

Spring rains a godsend

Andrew Gill has been using AI to collate data on markets, weather, his paddocks and cashflow. Photo AAP.

Local News

Farmers adding AI to their toolkits

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Forest Springs Merino Stud principal Bruce Dean among the rams offered at the stud’s 13th annual on-property sale at Joel Joel.

Joel Joel News

Good times return to sheep country

People with more than 50 chooks are advised to keep them housed and away from wild birds.

Avoca News

Bird Flu detected in Pyrenees Shire

Poultry farmers and people with backyard chooks are urged to monitor their birds as the H5 bird flu strain moves closer to the Grampians.

Ararat News, Avoca News, Beaufort News, Stawell News

Bird flu edges closer to the Grampians

Damian Drum, Brendan Reinheimer, Mylane Guzarem and David Preston catch up at the Nutrien booth during Wednesday’s Victorian State Merino Field Day.

Marnoo News

Ewe beauty, a ripper day at Marnoo

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Local Farmers and residents are being asked to remain vigilant after almost 300 pregnant ewes were stolen from a property near Lexton.

Lexton News

289 ewes stolen from Lexton

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins and Environment Minister Murray Watt address the media in Canberra. Photo AAP.

Local News

Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage

Ararat’s Kelvin Donnan took top spot in AuctionsPlus' top throughput sheep assessor for the 2025-26 financial year.

Ararat News

Kelvin remains Australia’s top sheep assessor

Farmsafe Australia chair Felicity Richards says many farm safety accidents occur because routine work and time pressures allows unsafe habits to form.

Local News

One life lost on farms every six days

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