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Awards entries deadline extended
The deadline for entries for the Gippsland Food and Fibre Awards has been extended to the 17th of September. The Awards are a Gippsland region-based Awards program to recognise, celebrate & reward excellence in collaboration and innovation.
Meet the Grower - Frais Farms
Frais Farms is a small Victorian vegetable growing, packing and marketing business. It has three properties, one of which is an organic system. VegNET–Gippsland Regional Development Officer Bonnie Dawson recently caught up with owner Kim Martin, who established the business in 2008.
Animal Nutrition presentation
Cattle Veterinarian and Beef Cattle farmer Alison Gunn will be giving a two-hour presentation on Animal Nutrition at the Swan Reach Pub in East Gippsland on Wednesday the 11th of August from 10am to 12:00pm.
Seaweed - the new protein
Although it might not be your first choice as an ingredient for dinner yet, seaweed is rapidly gaining recognition and momentum worldwide as a versatile, sustainable, and nutritious source of protein.
In addition to being a valuable source of protein for humans and animals, certain species of Australian seaweed are being investigated for their ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere and reduce methane emissions (think burps!) in cattle and sheep, potentially minimising the effects of climate change.