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Investigation 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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Kitchen winners enjoy beef, beer
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Cropping
Getting sowing dates right
4:00 AM | THE ISSUE of optimum sowing dates is something that is intensely scrutinised among the farming sector.  | Pulses welcome southern rain | Forecast record crop casts pall...
Condo’s fibre feat
4:00 AM | THE Kirk family on the Lachlan River irrigation property, “West Borambil”, Condobolin, has finally fulfilled their dream of creating their own “fibre factory”.
Pulses welcome southern rain
18 May 13 | 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.  | Managing the Mallee | Brewers bank on better barley
How Australia cottoned on
18 May 13 | 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.  | CommentsComments (1)
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Crunch time for chickpeas
18 May 13 | AUSSIE grain growers could potentially capture a share of the growing global healthy snack food market by specifically growing chickpeas with desirable “puffing” qualities.
Brewers bank on better barley
17 May 13 | BREWERS hope a new barley variety released commercially this year will have end use characteristics that produce a crisper and longer lasting lager.  | Managing the Mallee | Forecast record crop casts pall...
Managing the Mallee
17 May 13 | LARGE-SCALE dust storms have been a part of Victorian folklore since the 1930s - now DEPI staff are attempting to quantify just how much soil is being lost each year.  | CommentsComments (1) | Fert not harming soil health | Cutting nitrogen losses
Forecast record crop casts pall on prices
16 May 13 | THE USDA is forecasting a record global wheat crop this year, with a rise in plantings across the globe, but this bearish news had not brought back wheat prices in the past week.  | CommentsComments (14) | Fert not harming soil health | Cutting nitrogen losses
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15 May 13 | BUNGE Australia has begun work on a bulk export port terminal at Bunbury, in south-west Western Australia.  | CommentsComments (3)
ADM records profit drop
15 May 13 | ADM, the company making the high profile acquisition of GrainCorp, has recorded a drop in profits of 32pc for the first quarter this financial year compared to the previous corresponding period.  | Trust us, says ADM | ADM faces criticism
Fert not harming soil health
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Waging war on weeds with wheat
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Cutting nitrogen losses
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Scholarship for southern graingrowers
14 May 13 | THE GRDC is supporting four Nuffield Scholarships for 2014, including one for a grower from the southern region, which comprises southern NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania.
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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.

Wool

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...

Wool's upward trend

THE wool market kicked 26 cents a kilogram last week and industry experts are tipping this upward trend could continue.
THE wool market kicked 26 cents a kilogram last week and industry experts are tipping this upward trend...

Livestock

Longreach, Blackall cattle sales cancelled

A LACK of numbers and a prediction of rain for south west parts has caused the cancellation of Longreach and Blackall cattle sales this week, the third week in a row that the yards at Longreach have been quiet.
A LACK of numbers and a prediction of rain for south west parts has caused the cancellation of Longreach...
Stock & Land

Rain gives confidence at Wodonga

STEERS sold to a top of $672 at the Wodonga store sale last Thursday where about 2000 cattle were yarded.
Stock & Land

Buyers market at Wangaratta

STEERS sold to $630 at the Wangaratta store sale on Friday last week where about 800 cattle were yarded.
STEERS sold to $630 at the Wangaratta store sale on Friday last week where about 800 cattle were yarded.

Agribusiness

AACo sells Central Highland property

THE Australian Agricultural Company has sold a 19,404ha (48,000 acre) portion of its Goonoo aggregation at Comet on the Central Highlands.

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...

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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