Up at the crack of dawn, these calves have given inmates at a regional Victorian prison something to care for and something to strive for. "Hopefully they don't reoffend, because they feel like they're giving back," Ms Tharle said. The collaboration between the region's dairy industry body GippsDairy, the Gardiner Foundation, Jaydee Events, and GEO Group's Fulham Correctional Centre aims …
A series of high-tech probes are being buried across East Gippsland and will soon allow the region's farmers to make more informed management decisions. Key points: Localised soil moisture and weather data will be made available to farmers The data helps farmers know what is happening underneath the soil It means farmers can make more informed decisions than previously possible …
The Victorian Farmers Federation has a mandate for change, according to its first woman president in 30 years. Key points: An election for several vacant positions at Victoria's peak farm advocacy group has been finalised The new president is a farmer from Gippsland She says the federation now has a mandate for change Gippsland mixed farmer Emma Germano was yesterday …