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Droving 18,000 head on Kidman trails

Droving 18,000 head on Kidman trails
MILLIONAIRE pastoralist Tom Brinkworth is using the old stock routes to move his newly bought cattle...

BJD response efforts hampered

BJD response efforts hampered
AN independent review of Queensland's BJD disease outbreak has found that the government department ...

F4AW gains momentum

F4AW gains momentum
A NEW social media group has been launched to bolster the cyber armoury of farmers and rural communi...
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Remembering Slim Dusty
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Pesticides devastating insects

PESTICIDE levels considered environmentally friendly in Europe and Australia are, in fact, having a devastating effect on invertebrate insect biodiversity in nearby creeks and streams, a new study has found, showing the need for an urgent overhaul of the way pesticide risk is assessed.
PESTICIDE levels considered environmentally friendly in Europe and Australia are, in fact, having a...

Self-regulation works: Honey

THE transition from a regulated to deregulated wheat market has proven that industry self-regulation works, says GTA's Geoff Honey.
THE transition from a regulated to deregulated wheat market has proven that industry self-regulation...
Queensland Country Life

Shift to all-in-one sprayers

WEED management has become an ever-increasing issue for farmers who have switched from conventional cultivation to minimum and zero tillage operations.
WEED management has become an ever-increasing issue for farmers who have switched from conventional...

Machinery

Pumps propel Davey's global reach

AUSTRALIAN-MADE Davey fire fighting pumps have not only been a big hit on the domestic market but are now sold into every continent around the world.
AUSTRALIAN-MADE Davey fire fighting pumps have not only been a big hit on the domestic market but are now...

Honda's side-by-side success

HONDA is set to move the manufacturing of its side-by-side vehicles from a plant in Mexico to its mainstream facilities in South Carolina in the United States in response to growing demand in the utility vehicle sector of the market.
HONDA is set to move the manufacturing of its side-by-side vehicles from a plant in Mexico to its...

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Stock & Land

China pushes mutton up

SHEEP markets found a new price level last week, due in part to a softening of the Australian dollar.
SHEEP markets found a new price level last week, due in part to a softening of the Australian dollar.
The Land

Rain rejuvenates sales

THE Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator hit a 14-month high at the end of last week as timely widespread rain across the eastern States lifted buyer confidence.
THE Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator hit a 14-month high at the end of last week as timely widespread...

Livestock

Uardry Merino name sold

CENTRAL West NSW Merino and Poll Merino breeders Graham and Susan Coddington have advised they have purchased the naming rights and intellectual property of
CENTRAL West NSW Merino and Poll Merino breeders Graham and Susan Coddington have advised they have...
Queensland Country Life

Downs weaners hit Dalby market

EASTERN Rural livestock manager Peter Bird said with frost coming they have seen a lot of weaners come onto the market at Dalby.
EASTERN Rural livestock manager Peter Bird said with frost coming they have seen a lot of weaners come...light grey video
Queensland Country Life

Speeding up BJD testing

A ROUTINE diagnostic test is the focus of a new push to establish a ‘one-stop-shop’ for BJD testing under the Queensland government’s response program.

Agribusiness

Senators grill ADM

EXECUTIVES of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), making a $3 billion takeover bid for GrainCorp, faced aggressive questioning by Coalition MPs on Tuesday about the US-based agribusiness' history of price-fixing and whether it planned to use so-called thin-capitalisation rules to reduce its tax burden in Australia.
EXECUTIVES of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), making a $3 billion takeover bid for GrainCorp, faced...

RBA talks dollar down

THE Reserve Bank appears to continue to talk down the Australian dollar to help stoke economic growth, while the latest board minutes released by the central bank suggests it is open to cutting the cash rate again.
THE Reserve Bank appears to continue to talk down the Australian dollar to help stoke economic growth,...

Horticulture

Stock & Land

Year-round Avo access

The Avolution, a new avocado marketing company, is bringing together producers from around the country to ensure Aussie families have access to locally grown fruit all year round.
The Avolution, a new avocado marketing company, is bringing together producers from around the country to...

Revamped avocado committee

A GROWER, exporter and researcher are among the five new members appointed to Horticulture Australia’s revamped Avocado Industry Advisory Committee (IAC).
A GROWER, exporter and researcher are among the five new members appointed to Horticulture Australia’s...
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