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The potato fields and huts that point to Victoria's enduring love affair with the spud
1+ week, 1+ day ago (784+ words) April 11, 2026 " 1: 00pm In times of economic pressure, as we are experiencing now, Louisa Dunn notices an increased enthusiasm among customers for the potatoes grown on her family farm. Her husband's family has grown potatoes on the farm in North Blackwood, about…...
Cattle baron Theo Onisforou locks horns with his council
1+ week, 4+ day ago (888+ words) April 9, 2026 " 5: 00am Theo Onisforou is known as a wily property investor and resident of the Southern Highlands who has lived many lives. He's also a cattle baron, a retired barrister " and spent about a decade working for Kerry Packer as his…...
Food warning as farmers forced to abandon paddocks due to lack of fuel
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (48+ words) Crippling fuel and fertiliser shortages are forcing Australian farmers to make gut-wrenching decisions that could affect food supply. Updated April 5, 2026 " 7: 12pm, first published 7: 07pm...
Graziers warn their tanks are about to run dry
2+ week, 3+ day ago (62+ words) Fishmongers say they're copping cost increases so customers don't pay more for seafood but those producing red meat warn their tanks are about to run dry. Updated April 2, 2026 " 8: 37pm, first published 8: 33pm...
Review: Twenty years on, Ten Minutes By Tractor still stops our critic in her tracks
2+ week, 6+ day ago (716+ words) If you're looking for luxury ingredients, a lovely vineyard view and all the bells and whistles of classic fine dining, this Mornington Peninsula stalwart still delivers in spades. When Ten Minutes By Tractor opened on the Mornington Peninsula in 2006, regional…...
Trump is steering the world into a food crisis
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1190+ words) The war in the Gulf has hit the epicentre of global fertiliser production. It has shut off the supply of urea, ammonia and sulphur for 27 critical days in the agricultural calendar. China, Russia and Turkey have now greatly compounded the…...
Double blow for Victorian community as thieves target farmers for fuel
3+ week, 2+ day ago (39+ words) SMH. com. au Thieves are siphoning fuel from farmers in bushfire-impacted Victorian communities as the fuel crisis escalates. Updated March 27, 2026 " 4: 24pm, first published 4: 19pm...
Narelle wreaks havoc on Carnarvon's banana crops
3+ week, 2+ day ago (58+ words) Vision filmed days ago and on Friday morning lay bare the impact of Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle on Carnarvon's banana crops. (Credit: Doriana Mangili) Updated March 27, 2026 " 4: 13pm, first published 4: 10pm...
Fishers and farmers already rationing fuel as diesel prices cripple producers
3+ week, 3+ day ago (837+ words) March 27, 2026 " 5: 00am Fishers are tying up their boats, creating concerns about the availability of seafood ahead of Easter, and farmers are reconsidering planting crops as diesel shortages and price rises hit the state's food suppliers. Co-op operators told the Herald they…...
Developers eye off land around chicken farm for rapid growth
3+ week, 3+ day ago (467+ words) March 26, 2026 " 4: 54pm Developers are eyeing off a large chunk of land centred around a chicken farm south-east of Brisbane for rapid housing and industrial growth. Should the proposal gather steam and garner support from the state, it could be deemed a…...