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An eye for sheep paves way to Sydney Royal for Monte

An eye for sheep paves way to Sydney Royal for Monte

Monte Barnes is off to Sydney Royal Easter Show following success at the Group 9 Young Judges competition held last week in Cootamundra. Monte claimed first in meat sheep, merino sheep and merino fleece, the only three events he entered on the day. Group 9 covers the shows societies from

Australian cotton tipped for second best year on record

Australian cotton tipped for second best year on record

After years of drought, Cotton Australia is forecasting the industry’s second largest crop on record due to favourable conditions across most of Australia’s cotton growing regions. Cotton Australia CEO Adam Kay said substantial rain late last year and early this year have growers optimistic, and if good conditions

Bumper breeding season for Great Cumbung Swamp

Bumper breeding season for Great Cumbung Swamp

Spoonbills, ibis, egrets and herons are converging on the Great Cumbung Swamp for what promises to be a bumper breeding season. Increasingly rarely, the lower Lachlan and Murrumbidgee rivers peak together and deliver simultaneous high flows into the Great Cumbung Swamp. When this happens in winter/spring – as it

River level to peak at Hay next week

River level to peak at Hay next week

The Murrumbidgee River at Hay is expected to peak around seven metres mid to late this week. This level is still within the minor flood level and will continue for several days after the peak is reached. As at Monday morning, the river at Carrathool at 8am was 6.66

Women are firing

Sam Harrison is pictured during the recent practical firearms workshop for women on the land, hosted by Hay Gun Club and Hay Plains Landcare. The workshop was aimed to empower women to use firearms safely for the humane destruction of pest animals and livestock. Hay Plains Landcare is helping to