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The incidence of hay stack fires however appears to be on the rise and some farmers are suffering greater losses because their hay sheds are also being used to store ignition sources. 
The Awards were divided into 3 categories: Landcare Primary Producer , Landcare Community Group and Local Government/Industry Landcare Partnership. 
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While debate rages in New South Wales over the number of 1080 baits needed per kilometre to be effective, farmers are being reminded that baits are only part of a suite of measures to protect.
WA Agriculture and Food Minister Kim Chance will travel to China to progress agricultural and research opportunities in Zhejiang Province. Mr Chance said the five-day visit was an important step towards developing Western Australia’s agricultural relationship with China. Owners of uninfected horses in the equine influenza (EI) purple zone have been urged to contact their local vet as soon as possible to ensure their horses can be vaccinated before Christmas.
Garments made from Western Australian wool will be a highlight of international fashion thanks to a collaborative research project.
Biosecurity Queensland, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, is investigating a suspected discovery of the marine pest Asian green mussel in a Cairns shipyard.
Australian farmers over the past 20 years have averaged productivity growth of 3.8% a year – at the same time leading the way as Australia’s primary industries reduced greenhouse gas emissions by a massive 40% over the past 15 years. SA Minister for Water Security Karlene Maywald says the Opposition is wrong to suggest SA Water’s country customers will be unfairly slugged under new pricing arrangements for 2008-09.
Opening the 2007 Pork Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) annual conference and update in Brisbane, CEO, Dr Roger Campbell, described researchers, including students, as the industry’s future.
Farmers across the State now have easier access to Centrelink with a Rural Service Officer now working at NSW Farmers’ Association.
For many cattle producers managing risk through forward contracts can be a complex and confusing process, but that is all set to change with the official release of a set of standard trade rules for the forward sale of cattle.The NSW Farmers’ Association says tertiary students should make time these holidays to apply for the 2008 Tertiary Education Scholarships Program.
Queensland’s turf and cut flower producers will be boosted by a new Property Management Systems Initiative to ensure ongoing sustainability.
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Western Australian canola growers are reaping early benefits of the Victorian and New South Wales Governments’ decision to lift their moratorium on the commercial production of Genetically Modified (GM) crops, WA Agriculture and Food Minister Kim Chance said.The first Bundaberg Horticulture Workforce Development Plan was released this week, the culmination of 19 months work by industry, government and training bodies to address the skills needs in the local area Growcom.
The NSW Farmers’ Association and Salvation Army have joined forces to help ease the burden for drought stricken families around West Wyalong.
South Australians are being asked to help support their local horticulture industries by filling up on fruit and vegetables this summer.
Consultation on proposed fishing rules for Queensland's East Coast Inshore Fin Fish Fishery - the largest and most diverse fishery in the state - begins, QLD Primary Industries and Fisheries Minister Tim Mulherin said. Owners of horses in the equine influenza (EI) vaccination buffer south and east of Bulahdelah have been urged to register their animals with the Gloucester Local Vaccination Centre.
A joint fire preparedness day with 60 participants was held at Bondi State Forest near Bombala on Friday 30 November.
QLD Deputy Premier Paul Lucas inspected a key element of the State Government’s $9 billion South East Queensland water grid taking shape almost unnoticed by hundreds of thousands of travellers.
South Australian River Murray water allocations will be lifted to 32 percent for 2007-08, SA Premier Mike Rann and Minister for the River Murray Karlene Maywald announced. TAS Health and Human Services Minister Lara Giddings recognised Tasmanians who are taking a leading role in helping to prevent suicide in the community.
NSW DPI Fisheries Officers, NSW Police and NSW Food Authority staff will take part in Operation Trident training days.
A Victorian vet with valuable exotic disease experience is one many interstate and international specialists drafted into the NSW equine influenza response team to strengthen the force battling the highly contagious horse flu virus.
The Territory Health Minister Chris Burns said this week’s Australian Health Ministers’ Conference will be a good chance to further progress Federal Labor’s health plans. In its commitment to marketing Merino wool around the globe, Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) is rolling out a series of workshops and meetings with key retailers around the globe.
More than 19,000 Victorian homes have installed a rainwater tank and received a water-saving rebate under a Brumby Government program.
Dryland salinity is a major environmental issue facing agriculture and six per cent of the WA wheatbelt has saline soil.
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