By Tim Delaney, MLA.
Cattle: LWB 7 – LWY 452 – LWC 64 – OAY 3. Cattle numbers at Naracoorte came back to 528 which was 99 head less on last week. Quality was mixed in the smaller trade run from good heavy grown cattle with excellent weight, some well presented yearlings and younger cattle […]
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Naracoorte Market Report 26/09/2023
By Tim Delany, MLA.
Cattle: LWB 27 – LWY 401 – LWC 200 – OAY 3.
Naracoorte agents offered a yarding of 627 cattle which represented a decrease of 462 head. Most of the regular buyers attended with not all operating fully and selective. Quality was overall from good to average with some plainer pens […]
Silo art impacts local communities
By Australian Geographic.
Australian Geographic has announced the release of ‘Silo Art, Australia’s Outdoor Art Revolution’, a visually stunning book that pays tribute to Australia’s silo art phenomenon and chronicles the transformation of Australia into an expansive outdoor art gallery. It features a comprehensive map detailing each silo, silo owner, and silo artist across Australia […]
Picturesque cropping & grazing farm
By Nutrien Harcourts Keith.
This impressive, homestead is a rare find, combining the pleasures of tranquillity and uniqueness with rural farming lifestyle. History shows Old Coonalpyn Homestead was built in three stages between 1863 – 1902. Old Coonalpyn Homestead was known as Coonalpyn Station and the Head Station for the several other surrounding Pastoral Leases. […]
Naracoorte Market Report 19/09/2023
By Tim Delany, MLA.
Cattle: LWB 13 – LWY 808 – LWC 259 – OAY 18.
Cattle numbers at Naracoorte were greater this week reaching 1,089 which represented an increase of 215 head. The quality of the trade run improved again with the yarding varying from very good to a average. Well presented cows continue […]
Naracoorte Market Report 12/09/2023
By Tim Delany.
Cattle: LWB 30 – LWY 683 – LWC 151 – OAY 14: Naracoorte agents yarded 864 cattle which was a lift of 188 head. Quality was from very good to average with an increase in the number of grown cattle in good condition, heavy beef cows and a mixed selection of younger […]
Top Mark: a lifetime of partnership
By Michael Waite, Founder/Volunteer, Naracoorte News. THANK YOU team Top Mark! On behalf of The News team we want to express our gratitude to Trevor and Gail Pfeiffer and the entire Top Mark team for their advertising in The News. Top Mark has adorned a page in The News every week since we asked for […]
Owners call it a day
It’s not easy to let go of something that you have built from strength to strength. Letting go can be hard because it means letting go of aspects of your past—aspects of you. And it gets even worse when it’s something you’ve helped build for 26 years. This stands very true for one of Naracoorte’s […]
Naracoorte Market Report 5/09/2023
By Tim Delany, MLA. Cattle: LWB 18 – LWY – LWC 131 – OAY 15. Cattle numbers lifted to 686 at Naracoorte which was 147 head up on last week. Quality was from very good to average with an overall improvement. There was a lift in average weight with an increase in the pens of […]
Janmac sires breed suckers to hit market sweet spot
By Janmac Poll Dorset and White Suffolk Stud. A large selection of impressive rams by Janmac’s homegrown sires will feature in the stud’s annual spring sale this year, highlighting the depth of the stud’s genetics. And having recently returned from Sheepvention, one of the largest sheep expos in the country, Janmac Poll Dorset and White […]
Naracoorte Market Report: 29/08/2023
By Tim Delany. Cattle: LWB 13 – LWY 347 – LWC 176 – OAY 3. Naracoorte agents offered a smaller number of 539 cattle which was 192 head less. There was a slight decrease in overall quality as it varied from very good to average when compared with last week. However the yarding did have […]
Lagoon reopens: Public cautioned about potential spread of disease following mass frog deathsLagoon reopens:
The Department of Environment and Water (DEW) has reopened the Bool Lagoon to the public as investigations into the mysterious deaths of hundreds of frogs in the area continue.
The mass frog mortality event occurred at the lagoon last week, prompting the immediate closure of the popular nature park near Naracoorte.
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