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eNewsletter - Volume 36 |
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Centrelink staff will ‘bleed’ for their community, by taking part in the Australian Red Cross Blood |
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John Deere’s new mid-specification 6030 Series Tractors are designed for wider appeal to a bigger range of customers, particularly mixed and livestock farmers. |
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Twenty volunteers from a SES Unit have received awards for long service. |
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The Yanmar brand is a dominant force in marine, industrial, rural, power generation, pumping and earth moving applications. |
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| Featured Website - Davey Pumps |
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Established in 1934, Davey manufactures pumps and pressure systems that today are exported to over 60 countries. The award-winning Davey product range features products for every application: domestic, rural, sump and drainage, pond and aquaculture, industrial, irrigation and pool and spa. |
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| Winter trials begin under an expanded NGA |
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Unmanned air vehicles or UAVs, which are used by defence forces around the world for surveillance purposes, are set to be used in the vast inland regions of Australia as weed spotters and sprayers. |
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Grader grass study sheds light on severity of infestations
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A study undertaken by Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries weed experts is giving land managers an insight into the destructive potential of grader grass. |
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| CSIRO opens rapid response animal disease centre
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"The new ‘state of the art’ laboratory will be able to process more samples, faster, in the event of an emergency animal disease outbreak. |
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| Featured Business - Case IH |
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Case IH is a global leader in agricultural equipment, committed to collaborating with its customers to develop the most powerful, productive, reliable equipment. |
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| Extension expertise boost for beef |
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A ground-breaking project assisting family cattle grazing enterprises to identify business opportunities to improve profitability has been boosted. |
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| Agistment register for those in need
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A livestock agistment register to assist farmers who, through a lack of rainfall, are struggling to provide sufficient feed for their livestock. |
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| A beef supply chain is gearing up for consumer demand
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Pasture-fed beef is well positioned to gain a market edge as the price of grain rises - but this is just one of the drivers that has the region well placed to meet increasing market demand. |
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| Featured Product - John Deere - New EZtrak™ zero-turn mowers |
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John Deere is proud to introduce the EZtrak™ Series, a family of residential zero-turn radius mowers, featuring three brand new models. |
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| WAPPA’s quality assurance |
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WAPPA remained committed to promoting a vibrant, innovative, sustainable and competitive domestic and export masrkets. |
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| Wheat stripe rust showing up early |
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Cereal growers have been advised to begin monitoring their crops for stripe rust now, following increasing reports of infection. |
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| Hay market update |
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Following harvest it became evident that there were good volumes of hay available in the form of baled cereal crops. |
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| Featured Special Offer - Polaris Outlaw range |
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Save up to $4,000 on Australia’s best range of sports quads, and $1,000 on all youth models. |
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| AWI streamlines business to maximise value for woolgrowers |
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AWI announced a realignment of resources following an extensive review of the operations. |
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| Young dairy farmers planning for profit |
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It’s been a tough ride for the dairy industry in the past years, that’s a fact known to many, however the tide is changing. |
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| Dairy project forages for success |
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A project which gives dairy farmers the skills to run more profitable farms by increasing their use of home-grown forage has been acknowledged as a leader in dairy training. |
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| Featured Profile - Larissa Brown - Australia's young environmentalist of the year |
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Environment Minister Peter Garrett, presented Larissa Brown with the inaugural Young Environmentalist of the Year Award at the Banksia Environmental Awards. |
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| Mustard – hot stuff for natural pest control |
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Researchers, growers and Industry specialists from 22 countries will share the latest research into the use of Brassica species. |
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| Cut flowers to Japan |
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The cut flower market in Japan is considered to be worth A$12 billion in terms of retail value and is expected to grow by 25 per cent to around A$15 billion by 2010. |
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| Developing fish ladders |
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Crown rot, stripe rust, net blotch and herbicide resistance in wild oats are just some of the issues being examined in trials being conducted this winter. |
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| Featured Organisation - Landcare - GM Holden drives Landcare Australia partnership |
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GM Holden announced it would extend its relationship with Landcare Australia with a new, higher level three-year Diamond Partnership. |
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| Research reveals over 80% growth in organic farm gate sales despite the drought |
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The first official Australian organic data in four years has been launched by Biological Farmers of Australia. |
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| Regional cancer inequity a test for Rudd rural health reform program |
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Improved cancer treatment outcomes in regional Australia will be a test for the Rudd Government’s new rural health reform agenda. |
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| New plastics coating technology wins major award |
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Presented at the Banksia Awards 2008, the award recognises the new ‘dry’ coating’s ability to save energy and almost eliminate harmful emissions and solid wastes. |
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| Free Classified |
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| First death cap mushroom discovered |
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Health Departments have warned of the dangers of eating unidentified mushrooms following the first verified discovery of the 'Death Cap' mushroom. |
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| Senate inquiry to investigate food security welcomed |
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Food security is something Growcom has been talking about for several years - and it is now becoming a subject of increasing global concern. |
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Sandalwood a growth industry
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There is strong interest in growing the lucrative timber species, sandalwood. |
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