eNewsletter - Volume 16
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Sugar cane and mixed cropping farmer, William Huston, winner of the Case IH Australian Farming Spirit competition.

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Australian canola growers can proudly celebrate the anniversary of a world-first Australian invention this year – it’s been 20 years since the release of hybrid canola.

Commercial pineapple growers have voted in favour of an industry levy to support a range of activities including research and development and promotion.

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Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke will visit Far North Queensland to tour a sugar mill and meet with local horticulture producers.
Controlled traffic farming (CTF) is a well known practice in broadacre agriculture.However, implementing CTF in horticulture is challenging.
The Victorian Minister for Agriculture and Small Business, Joe Helper, announced a Grow Your Business grant to local fruit juice manufacturer, Warrnambool Fresha Fruit Juices.

Stuart is responsible for overseeing all product and marketing activities for Case IH. A farmer’s son from Devon in the UK, Stuart trained as an engineer and started his career as a Service Technician.
The Australian wildflower industry could benefit from better export efficiency following the release of two new reports focussing on the Japanese market.
The winner of the 2008 Queensland RIRDC Rural Women's Award is Sunshine Coast producer Rosslyn Smerdon
Mackay and Proserpine district canegrowers are being given an opportunity to assess whether their cane farming systems are on the money - literally.

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Participants at a workshop at Gatton, Queensland, next month will get to use a wind tunnel with lasers to see just how nozzle selection affects droplet size in chemical sprays.
Biotechnology is poised as the next productivity growth tool in agriculture but its applications and acceptance levels will need to be better understood.
Bass Coast residents have access to even better health services in the region with two of five new doctors starting work at Wonthaggi Hospital.

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The new Great Southern Regional Buying Centre at Albany is now operational, Treasurer Eric Ripper announced.
Hosted by New Zealand’s AgResearch and Australia’s CSIRO Livestock Industries (CLI), this year’s Conference will provide some of the world’s leading agri-business leaders and scientists
The Federal Government must consider carefully its fiscal policy, with the Reserve Bank expected to increase interest rates today by a quarter of a percent to 7.25%.

RDAA advocates for highly skilled and motivated medical practitioners who are adequately trained, remunerated and supported, both professionally and socially.
Fraser Coast TESS has been granted $114,000 Queensland Government funding to run a Get Set for Work project working with 20 Maryborough and Hervey Bay teenagers.
Llong-term health reform plan for the 34% of Australians who live outside metropolitan areas.
Returned from a brief trip to Omaha, Nebraska to address the Annual R-CALF USA Convention John Carter released his conclusions.

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NLIS tags cannot prove ownership of dispersed cattle.
Queensland has tightened entry conditions, and enhanced powers to reject risky plant material from South Australia, Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin said.
Australian Merino wool was the highlight of The Australian Wool Fashion Awards (TAWFA) at the annual awards night in Armidale, New South Wales on Saturday 1st March 2008.

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Wheat growers across the State have overwhelmingly expressed the need to be fully consulted by the Federal Government in the development of all its wheat export marketing proposals.
AgForce is taking an active interest in the upcoming local government elections that will shape the way rural and regional communities are managed in the post-amalgamation era.
President Dave Leyland believes that now would be an excellent time for canola growers to utilise honeybees for pollination.