TAFE NSW has helped a Condobolin local to find work in the booming agriculture industry. Despite being a fourth generation Condobolin farmer, TAFE NSW graduate Meg Crouch, 24, turned to TAFE NSW to ensure her…
Kirsty Cordon will now be covering Condobolin as the District Vet on Thursdays and Fridays. She has joined Danielle Plummer, who is the new District Vet for Nyngan, as part of the Central West Local…
Buyers turned up from across the region to the Etiwanda on farm sale held on Friday the 1st of October. With a top price of $24,000 and a sale average of $4,887, the sale achieved…
The sun came out to see a great result for the Plevna Merino on farm sale on Thursday the 30th of September. Buyers bid up well on the day which was the first open cry…
Advertorial Fifty-two scanned in lamb, 10 to 11 month old Aussie White Ewes sold on Auctions Plus on Tuesday, 31 August for $1,205, setting a district record. The future breeder Australian White Ewes from the…
Moogenilla Q33 was the star of the show at the Moogenilla Angus annual bull sale which was held in Forbes on Friday, 6 August. A full clearance of 48 bulls was achieved by auctioneer Luke…
Fourteen locals attended the Central West Local Land Services (CWLLS) native plant identification and management workshop held at a Condobolin property recently. The workshop gave landholders the skills and knowledge to identify native plants and tips…
On Saturday, 19 June Nick Farr-Jones, a former Wallaby Captain, was the guest speaker at a community event held in Condobolin. The evening was hosted by Central West Farming Systems (CWFS) and funded through NSW…
Burrawang Dorper and White Dorper Stud from Ootha in NSW has taken top honours in the Breed Elite National Show and Sale as part of the Dorper Sheep Society Of Australia Southern Region Show and…
Glenowra Australian White Sheep Stud in Condobolin are one of the first to purchase ‘Tattykeel Certified’ Australian White ewes in June for a record $988 a head. With quality and consistency at the heart of…
By Melissa Blewitt A forecast 22.93 million hectares of winter crop planting is expected across Australia including a massive six million hectares in NSW, according to Rabobank’s recently released 2021/22 Winter Crop Outlook report. The…
By Melissa Blewitt Officers from the Natural Resources Access Regulator’s (NRAR) visited more than 2,000 properties over a six month period, including those in the Lachlan area. Undertaking NRAR’s routine monitoring program they clocked up…
By Melissa Blewitt Australian farmland prices are continuing to show their resilience. According to the Rural Bank’s annual Australian Farmland Values 2021 Report, the median price per hectare of Australian farmland increased by 12.9 per…
By Melissa Blewitt Mice are set to cause damage at sowing time for winter crops in all regions including Condobolin and the Lachlan Shire, according to the Mouse Monitoring Project Update March 2021. The Update…
By Melissa Blewitt Local Land Services are urging landholders across the Lachlan Shire and the state to make the most of its free, online Vertebrate Pesticide Induction Training (VPIT) course as autumn baiting kicks into…
Many locals took the opportunity to check out the Condobolin Shedding Breed Female Sale on 15 April. A pen of Australian White Ewes made a top of $610, while many other buyers kept sheep local…
By Melissa Blewitt A pen of Australian White Ewes made a top of $610 at the Condobolin Shedding Breed Female Sale. The sale was held on Thursday, 15 April at the Condobolin Saleyards and was…
By Melissa Blewitt Lachlan Shire and NSW growers are being urged to be on disease alert in 2021. The improved seasonal conditions which helped deliver bumper crops in southern NSW in 2020 could now become…
Advertorial APCO Australia has begun an intensive and extensive marketing campaign for the Kirovets Premium K-7M428 HP tractor and just recently the very affordable K7M300hp, 350hp and 420hp standard range priced at $230,000, $240,000 and…
By Melissa Blewitt Vets are urging local producers to vaccinate following anthrax detection. Local Land Services together with NSW Department of Primary Industries are advising producers to vaccinate their livestock following confirmation of the first…
By Melissa Blewitt Karu Pastoral (Harold, Phillip and Meg Crouch) have won the 41st Don Brown Memorial Merino Ewe Competition. Reduced to one day this year, 61 spectators were hosted by eight properties that opened…
By Melissa Blewitt Farmers across the Lachlan Shire and broader central west area are being urged to be on the lookout for locusts. Local Land Services are warning farmers to be vigilant after high density…
By Melissa Blewitt The CBH Group has signed a deal to ship 30,000 tonnes of Australian malting barley to Heineken, Mexico. This is a significant new market for the cereal grain and the Australian farmers…
Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade tensions with China – according…
There is a new staff member at Central West Farming Systems (CWFS) in Condobolin. They are excited to announce Mady Paull has joined the team. Mady is CWFS’ new Extension Officer and joined in early…
Eight thousand non-returnable agriculture chemical containers have been processed as part of the drumMUSTER program in the Lachlan Shire. The plastic drums have been collected from Fifield, Condobolin and Tottenham waste facilities which are then…
The Moogenilla Angus Bull sale held on Friday, 7 August in Forbes achieved a 100 per cent clearance, with the average hitting $9,711. Overall the 45 bulls offered by Sarah Wrigley and Paul Sinderberry were…
The ‘Gindi’ clearing sale, which was to be held on Saturday, 15 August has been postponed due to weather. For derails contact Paddy Ward on 0456 953 364.
Rural land values have increased by a whopping 34.5 per cent in the Lachlan area, which includes Condobolin, as demand for broad acre rural properties remains high. The NSW Acting Deputy Valuer General, Paul Chudleigh,…
Farmers across the Lachlan Shire have had a good start to 2020, with many able to undertake their sowing programs thanks to welcome rainfall. The paddocks have transitioned from brown to a sea of green…