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Home-grown rural champion

Home-grown rural champion

Kurt Woods is one of the best examples of how far love for one’s job can lead. He won the Business Champion Award at the 2023 Hay Business Excellence Awards. His nomination read, “with hard work and dedication Kurt has reinvented Elders Hay Rural Supplies Business. “He has increased

No Landcare funding?

No Landcare funding?

Jobs in jeopardy as Parties stay silent The future of Landcare funding in NSW is uncertain, in the lead up to the March 25 state election. The Coalition and Labor have pledged verbal support to Landcare, however no formal funding has been pledge – the first time in a decade no

Bart makes $22,500

Jerilderie Working Dog Auction 2023 The Jerilderie Working Dog annual auction was held on Saturday, with 53 dogs presented for sale, in front of a large crowd. 40 dogs sold, to an average of $7,725. For the second year running, top priced dog went to Forbes breeder Brad Pellow,

Dam plans are “environmental vandalism”

The debate over the raising of the Wyangala Dam wall continues to rage as the NSW Government promotes its commitment to the delivery of the Final Business Case. The Final Business Case is on track to be submitted for review in the first half of 2023. Booligal resident Bill Sheaffe

Speckle Park gearing up for first sale

Speckle Park gearing up for first sale

Something small has expanded out of sight for the Comb family. The Comb family had already been a well-established sheep farming enterprise, showcasing commercial Merinos and a White Suffolk Stud. In 2017 they established Keiross Speckle Park. The cattle’s speckle colour caught Doug Comb’s attention. A butcher prior

Poll success for pioneering breeder

Poll success for pioneering breeder

Quietly spoken John Vagg is pioneering a bloodline of poll goats, using decades of observation and trials to produce animals that consistently out perform their horned counterparts. John owns two properties; Orana Station is 33 kilometres northwest of Ivanhoe and Huntingfield Station, 70 kilometres north-west of Wentworth. Initially running Merino

Senator calls for transparency over $120 million Gundaline sale

Senator calls for transparency over $120 million Gundaline sale

Chinese clothing manufacturer Smart Shirts Ltd has purchased Gundaline Station, Carrathool, from Dutch company Optifarm, in a deal worth $120 million. One of Australia’s largest irrigation enterprises, the sale included Gundaline’s 14,619 hectares of land and substantial water rights. It is understood the deal includes 12,500