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Whose ABC?

Whose ABC?
THE question of why “our ABC” has such a biased agenda against the live export industry is a source ...
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Stock routes drying up

Stock routes drying up
THOUSANDS of head of cattle on Western Queensland stock routes are facing water shortages as they lo...

MP calling for live ex ban

MP calling for live ex ban
UPDATE: MP Andrew Wilkie has renewed his efforts to have live export banned, following the release o...

Beef Crisis Summit dreams big produces little

Beef Crisis Summit dreams big produces little
THE Beef Crisis Summit held in Richmond last week was one of high hopes, but small returns.

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FutureBeef Northern Muster 2013

FutureBeef Northern Muster 2013
Information for the rural business in North Queensland

Laurie Spina Shield 2012

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Landcare In Focus

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light grey arrow  GrainCorp takes profit hit | (2)
light grey arrow  Forecast record crop casts pall on... | (13)
light grey arrow  'Ag gag' protects farmers | (67)
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light grey arrow  Bunbury port underway | (3)
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light grey arrow  Trust us, says ADM | (4)
light grey arrow  Reducing China reliance | (7)
light grey arrow  Budget lets ag down: NFF | (6)
light grey arrow  Budget delivers $99.4m for farm... | (10)
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light grey arrow  AWGA slams welfare draft | (6)
light grey arrow  Grass is greener at Symposium | (1)
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Cropping

Getting sowing dates right

THE ISSUE of optimum sowing dates is something that is intensely scrutinised among the farming sector.
THE ISSUE of optimum sowing dates is something that is intensely scrutinised among the farming sector.

Pulses welcome southern rain

PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the 2013 planting season into full swing, but also to lessen the risk of plantback issues.
PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the...
The Land

How Australia cottoned on

VIDEO: IN THE early 1960s the papers were breathlessly calling cotton “white gold”, but there really was an element of goldrush in the building of the cotton industry.
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Machinery

Feeling chipper for winter

PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.
PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.

Agco merges with GSI

AGCO Australia has merged with the GSI Group - a global supplier of grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying solutions.

Sheep

Queensland Country Life

Prize rams mauled in 'worst attacks'

PITTSWORTH grazier Peter Hood is counting his losses after several of his prize-winning rams were killed by wild dogs last week.
PITTSWORTH grazier Peter Hood is counting his losses after several of his prize-winning rams were killed...
Stock Journal

KI abattoir interest grows

THE Kangaroo Island abattoir is showing signs of life 15 years after it closed down.
THE Kangaroo Island abattoir is showing signs of life 15 years after it closed down.

Livestock

Sharing a common goal

DAIRY farmer Wendy Wallace thinks it would
DAIRY farmer Wendy Wallace thinks it would "be a toss-up" whether the 150-cow, million litre organic dairy...

Cattle deaths at Qld research station

The RSPCA has backed an investigation into the deaths of 46 heifers at a state government research station.

No grazing in parks: Burke

CONTROVERSY has erupted over the federal government’s refusal to open up former cattle stations - now national parks - in northern Queensland, for emergency grazing.
CONTROVERSY has erupted over the federal government’s refusal to open up former cattle stations - now...

Agribusiness

CPC loss 'due to live ex ban'

AUSTRALIA'S largest live cattle exporter, Consolidated Pastoral, has taken a $34 million hit on the value of its property portfolio.
AUSTRALIA'S largest live cattle exporter, Consolidated Pastoral, has taken a $34 million hit on the value...

Budget fails farmers: Greens

THE Greens say this week’s federal budget produced a disappointing result for farming and rural communities.
THE Greens say this week’s federal budget produced a disappointing result for farming and rural communities.

Horticulture

Stock Journal

State fruit fly threat grows

INDUSTRY will have to pay for increased roadblocks entering South Australia in response to a heightened risk of fruit fly infestation, according to Agriculture Minister Gail Gago.
INDUSTRY will have to pay for increased roadblocks entering South Australia in response to a heightened...

Pollination services drive carrot seed production

SOME horticultural producers may see paying for pollination services as a necessary cost, but for one Australian seed company it has made them a world leader in carrot seed production.
SOME horticultural producers may see paying for pollination services as a necessary cost, but for one...
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