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Snapped: Best of the Bush

Snapped: Best of the Bush
ENTRIES continue to roll in for the Queensland Country Life Best of the Bush photographic competitio...

Investigation initiated into DAFF cattle deaths

THE death of 46 heifers at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry's Swans Lagoon property near Ayr earlier this month is being independently investigated.
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Green groups bulldoze tree clearing debate

FARMERS across Queensland are in a state of breathless anticipation to rev up their bulldozers and begin large scale land clearing. Watch WWF's outrageous attack on Queensland farm...
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ALFA Lotfeeding - May 2013

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YOU could win a Casterton Kelpie - the prize pup “Go Getta Law” is valued up to $3000. To enter, rea...

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Best of the Bush Photo Competition

Best of the Bush Photo Competition
TO celebrate our Best of the Bush initiative in 2013, Queensland Country Life is excited to launch i...

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THE Newman Government has defied the strong calls from Canberra by introducing legislation to parliament this week permitting temporary grazing across a number of Queensland-owned national parks.

'Not guarded, not stage managed'

'Not guarded, not stage managed'
ANIMALS Australia's Lyn White responds to Fairfax Agriculture Media's Canberra bureau...

Drizzle doesn't dampen Dalby

Drizzle doesn't dampen Dalby
LANDMARK Chinchilla auctioneer Terry Ryan said early selling at today's Dalby cattle...

Vegetation management reformed

LANDMARK reforms to Queensland’s vegetation management framework passed State Parliament last night (Tuesday), in a move the government says marks...

Baiting demand on the rise

Baiting demand on the rise
AERIAL baiting operator Alan MacDonald hopes to "do himself out of a job" - but that...

Rain brings welcome relief

Rain brings welcome relief
RAINFALL across central and western Queensland has brought welcome relief to producers.

NFF progresses Blueprint

NFF progresses Blueprint
THE NFF will take the first steps in following up its Blueprint for Australian...

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The Land

Feed stock fallout

ACROSS the State farmers are desperately trying to source feed grain and grain traders are flat out fielding buyer enquiries while being fobbed-off by farmers who have spare, but have decided to hold instead of selling.
ACROSS the State farmers are desperately trying to source feed grain and grain traders are flat out...

Plant 'telepathy' breakthrough

WE can't hear it, but scientists are finding that in the apparently silent world of plants, a whole lot of communication is going on.
WE can't hear it, but scientists are finding that in the apparently silent world of plants, a whole lot of...

Summer crop coming off

FARMERS currently harvesting sorghum crops across southern Queensland and the Liverpool Plains are pleased with the way prices for the feed grain are holding up.
FARMERS currently harvesting sorghum crops across southern Queensland and the Liverpool Plains are pleased...

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.

Wool

Wool pack trial

A TWO-year on-farm trial of wool packs conducted by the Australian Wool Exchange has wrapped up.
A TWO-year on-farm trial of wool packs conducted by the Australian Wool Exchange has wrapped up.

Wool's 30c bounce

THE Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) has jumped 30 cents this week, pushing above 1000c a kilogram for the first time in four weeks.
THE Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) has jumped 30 cents this week, pushing above 1000c a kilogram for the...

Livestock

Baiting demand on the rise

AERIAL baiting operator Alan MacDonald hopes to
AERIAL baiting operator Alan MacDonald hopes to "do himself out of a job" - but that seems unlikely at the...
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Rain ends lamb price slide

WIDESPREAD rain and fewer sheep numbers have revived producers' hopes that lamb prices may head back up to $5 a kilogram in coming months.
WIDESPREAD rain and fewer sheep numbers have revived producers' hopes that lamb prices may head back up to...
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Around the saleyards: Charters Towers and Roma

CHARTERS Towers combined agents yarded a total of 542 cattle at the weekly store and prime sale held on May 22. And at the Roma Store Sale held on May 21 a total of 8500 head of cattle were penned.
CHARTERS Towers combined agents yarded a total of 542 cattle at the weekly store and prime sale held on...

Agribusiness

GNC's waiting game

GRAINCORP shareholders keen to take advantage of the ADM takeover deal could find themselves waiting at least until year's end for their share sale windfall.
GRAINCORP shareholders keen to take advantage of the ADM takeover deal could find themselves waiting at...

Buffett dumps ADM shares

BILLIONAIRE Warren Buffett is not waiting around to see how ADM's ambitious GrainCorp bid will work out - he has quit his ADM shareholding for about $US207m.

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Stock & Land

Fruit science focus at Tas grower conference

Fruit Growers Tasmania will host over 200 delegates at their annual May conference which starts in Hobart later this week.
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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...
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