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eNewsletter - Volume 05
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Case IH has reconfirmed its commitment to grain farmers and harvest contractors by launching the Pro-Harvest support program again this season.
John Deere 5020 Series Tractors are available in narrow configurations. 
Landmark launched a new VISA Debit card heralding a new era of convenience for customers 
Agriculture is one of the most technically and scientifically adventurous sectors in the economy.
ABA Chairman, Brad Bellinger said, I am releasing the ABA's wish list for Federal Election Policies'.The Premier John Brumby said this year’s Melbourne Cup will stop the nation like never before, with Victoria’s tough biosecurity measures ensuring the jewel in Australia’s racing crown will go ahead.
The on-going drought is having at least one positive spin-off - fewer carp are being distributed through our inland waterways.
NSW Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald, said changes have been made to rules governing the size of layer hen cages to enhance the welfare of layer hens in NSW.
WAFarmers is calling on all parties contesting the 2007 Federal election to prioritise agricultural policies which both recognise the contribution of agriculture to the nation’s economy and contain initiatives to assist agricultural industries.Barbaric conditions are set to continue in NSW for battery hens after NSW Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald announced an ‘improvement’
The Coalition Government has announced 12 types of stockfeed that have been approved for importation to Australia.
Peter Garrett’s admission to a journalist that if elected Labor will drop the pretence that it agrees with the government on 22 policies shows the risk to jobs and economic growth
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has introduced new fishing restrictions around the Hay Weir wall on the Murrumbidgee River. Australian forest fire managers will be better equipped to handle inevitable summer bushfires following the release of the findings of a multi-million dollar research program.
Key organisations representing rural voters across Australia are urging the Coalition and Labor to support the introduction of a Rural Health Obligation
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The Victorian Government is leading by example with government departments reducing water consumption by 17 per cent, greenhouse gas emissions by 13 per cent and waste production by 13 per cent over the past 12 months. Carpentaria Shire Council will soon receive the first instalment of a $9.2 million subsidy towards the cost of restoring roads damaged by flooding in January and February 2007.
Labor’s plan to cash-in rural Australia’s $2 billion Communications Fund will leave at least 87% of the country cut off from getting the telecommunications upgrades they will need into the future
The life and career of country music legend and bush icon Slim Dusty will be celebrated in a new development in his home town of Kempsey, NSW, after a $6 million commitment by the Coalition
Quentin Hart manages the National Feral Animal Control Programme (NFACP) under the Australian Government's Natural Heritage Trust.Public corporations will not be eligible to claim a water rate rebate from the Victorian Government’s $100 million drought assistance package
The State Government’s campaign to eradicate Horse Flu turned a corner with the equine influenza (EI) status of a large part of NSW moving from high risk to lower risk
The CSIRO report Water Availability in the Wimmera was released by the Department of the Environment and Water Resources.
The North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA) received accolades for a unique dugong and sea turtle management program at a ceremony held at Parliament House in Darwin, October 2007. Queensland's world class sorghum breeding program is progressing the 2007 seasonal trial plantings of some 1600 advanced male sorghum lines
A smart management program will help turf and flower growers and the nursery industry to cope with the crippling economic impact of drought.
The NSW DPI, CSIRO and AWI have been working for several years towards developing a test to take the guesswork out of lice.
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