Marian Macdonald

Frank Fitzpatrick, an 80-year-old retired Shepparton truckie, took up driving for Need for Feed two years ago to keep himself busy.

Ensay's Mountain Calf Sale is under threat as farmers ringed by fires, running out of water, and battling drought, decide to sell more than 1000 calves at the Bairnsdale store cattle next week.

Jarryd Sutton and Aaron Ralph might not have hit 30 yet but the duo is opening its own livestock and real estate agency in Sale.

A staggering 90 truckloads of hay flowed through Bairnsdale to fire-affected farmers this Sunday alone but getting them to all the farmers in need has been a challenge.

Jackie and Kelvin Pendergast have been preparing their Pendarra Merino stud for catastrophic fires for the last few weeks.

Water is selling out in supermarkets across Victoria after rain contaminated by smoke fell across the east of the state this week but is tainted rainwater safe to drink?

One East Gippsland dairy farm is diversifying on a rather grand scale.

CSIRO can now read the genetic 'clock' that predicts how long pests live.

Farmers in East Gippsland tell their remarkable survival stories after the New Year's Eve fires and of their fears for the future.

Bairnsdale saleyards is bursting at the seams with horses, sheep and cattle and coordinator Mal Lees has some advice.