Tag: agriculture
Moorabool businesses earning their daily bread
It’s taken Chris Sharkey a year to learn how to mill his own wheat.
Using a stonemill to grind the wheat fine enough for baking,...
Bacchus Marsh’s foodbowl under threat from urban sprawl
One of Melbourne’s food bowls could be under threat from urban sprawl and climate change, according to a new report.
Moorabool has the capacity to...
Water pledge leaves west’s farmers high and dry
A Federal Coalition promise of a $45 million for water infrastructure upgrades has left Bacchus Marsh and Werribee South market gardeners high and dry.
Agriculture and...
Ballan beef business sizzles at conference
Ballan farmers Nick and Vicki Sher and their family have put in the hard yards to become one of the nation’s top beef producers.
The...
Irrigation update urged
The irrigation of market garden areas in Werribee South and Bacchus Marsh needs drastic changes – and they need to happen quickly.
That’s the verdict...
Greenhouse precinct could boost foreign trade
A 205-hectare greenhouse farming precinct planned for the outskirts of Wyndham and Melton could present foreign trade opportunities between Victoria and the Netherlands, according...