Victorious grazing family - Marcus, Cassandra, Diane, Bill, Tom and Sarah Hooke of East Loddon Merinos are officially Australia’s best sheep farmers after taking out the The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year award in the sheep section.

District stud breeders, Tom and Marcus Hooke are finalists in the 2021 Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year title.

Monte Barnes is off to Sydney Royal Easter Show following success at the Group 9 Young Judges competition held last week in Cootamundra.

After years of drought, Cotton Australia is forecasting the industry’s second largest crop on record due to favourable conditions across most of Australia’s cotton growing regions.

Spoonbills, ibis, egrets and herons are converging on the Great Cumbung Swamp for what promises to be a bumper breeding season.

River level to peak at Hay next week

Sam Harrison is pictured during the recent practical firearms workshop for women on the land, hosted by Hay Gun Club and Hay Plains Landcare.