Freerangereggs

 Long term farm sustainability and economic production can only  be maintained if farms reflect natural ecosystems. The concept of regenerative agriculture is alien to many, but in Australia, farm ma...

 It’s hard enough making a living on the land, but its made even more difficult when dealing with incompetent Shire Councillors and staff together with a handful of vocal greenies who are unable to articulate their specific problems.

 The start of winter always reminds us of the major difficulty faced by free range egg farmers. The only way to keep up constant egg production is to have hens locked in climate controlled sheds with constant lighting. Genuine free range farming of hens makes it difficult to maintain egg supplies for regular customers and impossible have spare eggs for occasional buyers ...

 A local friend delivered 1200 egg cartons yesterday after picking them up in Dandenong, They should last us a while before we need to restock. The days have gone when we used to truck in cartons on pallets and keep a year’s supply in the shed.  Now, age and health issues have slowed us down so we have cut flock numbers and it’s not economic to buy large quanti...

 Government charges and red tape are killing many operations, large and small. The combination of local Government rates. Land tax and endless compulsory levies  cause many to give up and shut their doors.