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Pressure on $12K kelpie

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WITH a record price tag of $12,000 hanging off his collar, the pressure will be on when Tom the kelp...

Renewed call for more planned burning

Renewed call for more planned burning
FOLLOWING closely on the heels of another devastating bushfire season this summer especially in Vict...

Wheat woes: share the blame

Wheat woes: share the blame
MANY bear responsibility for potential loss of control over the wheat trade, writes Andrew Farran.
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light grey arrow  MLA seeks methane expert | (10)
light grey arrow  Animal welfare or the environment? | (2)
light grey arrow  Wool pack trial | (6)
light grey arrow  Wet weeks change grain game | (1)
light grey arrow  Plant 'telepathy' breakthrough | (8)
light grey arrow  GNC's waiting game | (1)
light grey arrow  Lamb exports hit record high | (1)
light grey arrow  Send cattle to PNG: Entsch | (24)
light grey arrow  ADM dodges questions | (7)
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Rotation critical for herbicides

REPEATED application of herbicides with the same mode of action (MOA) is the single greatest risk factor for the evolution of herbicide resistance.
REPEATED application of herbicides with the same mode of action (MOA) is the single greatest risk factor...
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Growers in class action

MORE than 70 growers and grain traders have registered their interest in a potential class action against independent grain marketing company Emerald Grain.
MORE than 70 growers and grain traders have registered their interest in a potential class action against...

Planting on schedule

WILLAURA district farmer Anthony Evans is well on track with his cropping program after rain in the past fortnight delivered more rain than he had received for the entire year prior to that.
WILLAURA district farmer Anthony Evans is well on track with his cropping program after rain in the past...

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 keeps climbing

FOR the third week running the wool market has gained ground with the Eastern Market Indicator this week closing 16 cents ahead at 1038 cents a kilograms.
FOR the third week running the wool market has gained ground with the Eastern Market Indicator this week...

Wool kicks another 18c

THE wool market has continued its upwards climb, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) hitting a six-week high yesterday of 1040c a kilogram.
THE wool market has continued its upwards climb, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) hitting a...

Livestock

Quota increase reported in Jakarta

LIVESTOCK industry groups are seeking to confirm media reports that Indonesia has lifted its beef import quota volume from Australia to meet increased demand this year, ahead...

Wool keeps climbing

FOR the third week running the wool market has gained ground with the Eastern Market Indicator this week closing 16 cents ahead at 1038 cents a kilograms.
FOR the third week running the wool market has gained ground with the Eastern Market Indicator this week...
North Queensland Register

Beaut bull pulls $10K at Ponderosa

A TOTAL of 145 bulls sold to gross $435,500 - with the top price bull sold for $10,000 - at the 14th Annual Ponderosa Sale.
A TOTAL of 145 bulls sold to gross $435,500 - with the top price bull sold for $10,000 - at the 14th...

Agribusiness

'Roadmap' for food sector

AUSTRALIA’S first National Food Plan, first flagged by Labor ahead of the 2010 election, was launched in Brisbane this morning after almost two years in the pipeline.
AUSTRALIA’S first National Food Plan, first flagged by Labor ahead of the 2010 election, was launched in...

Landmark's Viterra grab

LANDMARK has snapped up Viterra Australia's agriproducts and wool businesses following 18 months of negotiations.

Horticulture

Pollination plans paramount

THE Pollination Program is warning Australia’'s apple and pear industries to take more notice of the lessons learnt in New Zealand, where the invasion of the Varroa mite has caused significant damage to the beekeeping industry and subsequently impacted the production of pollination reliant crops.
THE Pollination Program is warning Australia’'s apple and pear industries to take more notice of the...

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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