Thursday, March 20, 2025

Lloyd Polkinghorne, The Koondrook and Barham Bridge Newspaper

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Full house for sheep night at Wakool

“I'm actually embarrassed to say now that I used to think sheep farmers had it easy.” said sheep expert Geoff Duddy, addressing the Best Wool Best Lamb meeting at Wakool. Geoff spent 27 years with NSW DPI in both Sheep and Wool research and extension roles before establishing his own private sheep consultancy ...

AI wisdom? How does Grok 3 stack up

Large language models (LLMs) like the latest version of X’s Grok 3 have been shaking up the world of information gathering and academia. The ability of these programs to scour the web and gather data is undeniably impressive. But is the data accurate?

Green light for Murray Plains Meat Cooperative with red meat processing licence

The Murray Plains Meat Cooperative (MPMC) has officially received its licence for red meat processing, marking a significant milestone in its commitment to supporting local agriculture and providing ethical, small-scale livestock processing services.

Footy fires once again at Wakool

The sirens fell silent after 60 seasons at the mighty Wakool Footy ground. The passionate club that shared the highs and lows of country football and netball sadly closed in 2018.

High hopes for hemp

Local producers flocked to the farm of Michael and Felicia Chalmers this week to check out a towering three-and-a-half-metre-tall crop of hemp. “I became aware that Murray Industrial Hemp (MIH), through Western Murray Land Improvement Group, was looking for farmers to have a go at growing some hemp as a trial,” said Michael Chalmers when questioned “Why hemp?”

Barrage of lies

When South Australians were trying to turn their estuary into a freshwater dam in the 1940’s, the Mulloway natural migration was devastated. Now, Australia’s only freshwater estuary hangs like a noose around the neck of the Murray Darling Basin, consuming huge volumes of freshwater to raise an artificial lake height for yachting, and an attempt to dilute the Southern Ocean, under the fundamentally flawed Murray Darling Basin Plan.