WAIST high feed, oceans of green and fat, sleek cattle – the Mansfield agricultural community is unanimous this season is the best on record.

Despite devastating losses over the summer and winter tourism seasons due to bushfire and COVID restrictions, Mansfield is refusing to pack it in.

Last week the Mansfield Courier publicised the huge real estate boom the region is experiencing with an unprecedented almost 30 per cent value increase in only the last 12 months.