Ovine Bovine Grapevine
As of Monday 19 September the sun is out and the feed is growing. It only takes a few millimetres to make the country wet again and with more rain …
Rain-reduced sale but prices dearer
• PHOTO: Livestock handler Eamon Horan is a veteran of the Coonamble Associated Agents Cattle Sales and works the mobs carefully. COONAMBLE agents yarded a rain reduced number of approximately …
Third La Nina changes the game for local farmers
PHOTO: Persistent rain at Coonamble’s Biblah Farm makes it difficult for crops to dry out. (Image: Jason Williams) This week’s declaration of a La Niña event this summer was met …
Team Penning’s last event for 2022
• PHOTO: Scott Edwards, Peter Cormie and Garen Pennell in action. PHOTO: Angie O’Connor. COONAMBLE Team Penning held their final event for 2022 at Coonamble Showground on 17 & 18 …
Magpies swoop in for the win
PHOTO: [BACK]Callum Gardiner, Jace Saunders, Brad Saunders, Jorja Carey, Holly Arndell, Savannah Carey, Drew Hawkins, Maria Nagy, Rachael Evans, Josie Campton, Dimitty Leedham, Meg Walton, Shannan Sampbell Nagy. [FRONT] Kate …
Donna wins V’s Par event
THIS week we experienced some unusual warm weather with a slight wind blowing from the north on Wednesday 14 September when the lady golfers held a V’s Par Event over …
Business Awards are back
• PHOTO: Recipients of the Legends in Local Business Award at the 2018 Coonamble District Business Awards, Barry, Peg and Rick Murray. (This is a 2020 news story) THERE was …
Record prices for young cattle
• PHOTO: Glenn Harvey and Rob Dewson at last Friday’s successful cattle sale. (This is a 2020 news story) COONAMBLE Associated Agents yarded 1250 fat cattle last Friday. The yarding …
New podcast gives farmers seeds for success
• PHOTO: Central West Local Land Services District Vet Jillian Kelly and Mixed Farming Adviser Callen Thompson are interviewing local farmers as part of a new podcast series. (This is …