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eNewsletter - Volume 32
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John Deere understands the importance of high quality hay, and what it takes to produce it. That’s why we’ve developed a full line of tools to help.
The world’s finest wool bale ever to be offered at auction achieved a seasonal record price of 269,000 cents per kilogram. 
Ski and fishing boats, luxury cruisers, marine accessories, boat license testing, independent boat buying advice and much more. 
Polaris Industries announced that its Victory Motorcycles brand will be introduced into the Australian market in third quarter of 2008. 
If you spend countless hours on an ATV seat, you want the smoothest riding ATV money can buy. Whether you herd cattle or attack trails on the weekend, Polaris have the models for you. The quick action of officers from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has prevented an infestation of water hyacinth, one of the world’s worst water weeds, spreading to the Maribyrnong River at Braybrook.
Blocking access to the roof and providing a nesting box in the garden are the best ways to remove an unwanted possum from your roof.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) inquiry into supermarket pricing is very disturbing.
Gerrard Hydraulics carry and extensive range of hydraulic equipment, from cylinders, valves, pumps, motors to hydraulic hose and fittings. If they make it and there is a need for it, we will stock it. The 54 per cent increase in debt levels of cattle producers during 2005/07 reflects the jump in cattle property prices driven by demand from families expanding their beef operations and non-family investors purchasing for long-term capital reasons.
Recent moist conditions in WA have led to more slugs damaging canola, according to Svetlana Micic, Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) supported Department of Agriculture and Food WA (DAFWA) entomologist based at Albany.
Rainfall across the cropping zones of eastern Australia over the past month has boosted prospects for the winter cereal and oilseed crop, signalling a return to profitability for the grain sector on the back of continued high commodity prices.
According to John Lamattina, the Yanmar 4TNE88 engines have been the dependable backbone of the highly automated irrigating system. The potential for larger and more vicious wild dogs to appear in Queensland is being helped along by a loophole in the Federal Government’s biosecurity protocols, according to AgForce Sheep & Wool vice president Brent Finlay.
Developed in collaboration with Australian Wool Innovation Ltd. and Michell Pty Ltd, the new filters consist of a combination of wool and synthetic fibres.
A farm apprentice with a passion for his industry has won the 2008 VFF/Elders Insurance Dairy Apprentice of the Year Award.
Stay one night at our Best Available Rate and get 50% off of the second night when you pay with your Citibank credit card at participating Best Western hotels in Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Korea and Thailand. Applications for the scholarship, which allows farmers from across the agricultural sector to improve their farming knowledge and management skills by going on an international study tour.
As Wimbledon begins, synonymous with the traditional seasonal treat of strawberries and cream, the latest report from the government’s Pesticides Safety Directorate shows over 90% of strawberries tested contained pesticides.
Latest research by the Department of Agriculture and Food at its Gascoyne Research Station has heralded the value of protective netting in improving citrus quality and quantity.
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) announced the appointment of Ms Kate Carnell to the position of Chief Executive. New research assisted by Peel locals has debunked the myth that winter rains sweep infant crabs out into the Indian Ocean.
The Brumby Government is stocking 8000 brown trout into Merri River this year to enhance fishing opportunities for recreational anglers in the south-west, a 700 increase on last year.
Young anglers across the state are enjoying the opportunity to learn about safe and sustainable fishing thanks to the success of Flathead Fred’s Kids Fun Fishing Shows.
“Australian mushroom growers are responsible primary producers, dedicated to providing wholesome food for the community. AMGA exists to provide effective leadership to a united industry and to foster an environment in which the fungi industry can grow and prosper.” WA Fisheries Minister Jon Ford has announced a package of changes to recreational fishing to save some of the State’s most popular and iconic oceanic fish species.
BFA Soil Scientist Owen Gwilliam says problems associated with desertification, over-cultivation and soil degradation are less likely to grow under organic systems, and give eco-aware shoppers several new reasons to give organic more ticks on their sustainable lists.
Chickpea growers in the northern agriculture region have been urged to turn their attention to controlling the fungal disease ascochyta blight.
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Despite recording a slight fall into negative territory over the past month, Australia's listed agribusiness sector has continued its impressive run as one of the market's strongest performers.
After being based in Launceston and working successfully and closely with the Tasmanian farmers, the position of Tasmanian State Landcare Coordinator is no more.
Figures contained in the launch of Australia's Health 2008 suggest that, by targeting health improvements to the 2.5 per cent of Australians who are Indigenous and the 3 per cent living in remote areas, the government could eradicate a major part of the overall health differential between metropolitan and rural and remote areas.
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