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eNewsletter - Volume 40 |
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The Department of Natural Resources and Water is committed to working together with the community and regional natural resource management groups. |
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The success of your operation depends as much on information management as well as input management. |
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Degraded areas of Australia will bloom with native trees thanks to the outstanding success of MobileMuster’s ‘Old Phones, More Trees’ campaign. |
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Pre-harvest grower meetings dates for 2008 by Graincorp. |
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| Featured Website - Graincorp |
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GrainCorp operates over 250 grain accumulation sites, receiving and storing grain for growers in Queensland, NSW and Victoria. Offering ‘site to customer’ and ‘site to port’ supply chain solutions for domestic grian consumers and grain exporters. |
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Noogoora burr throws researchers a curve ball
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Noogoora burr (Xanthium occidentale) is one of our nastiest invasive plants. |
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Farmers’ land management work under recognised
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The impressive environmental management work done on private land in the name of natural resource management is not understood. |
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Improvement in biosecurity measures through proposed strategy
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The ability to deal with plant, animal and aquatic pests and diseases will be enhanced through a new draft strategy released for public consultation. |
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| Featured Business - Jemalong Wool |
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Jemalong's philosophy has always been to provide an efficient and innovative wool handling and marketing service, whilst providing clients with superior levels of information featuring a daily wool market report. |
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Improve your productivity with the right pasture
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Growing the right pasture varieties for your soil type at the right time of year can improve livestock production by as much as 50 per cent. |
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Risk to canola export trade with illegal chemical use
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Australia's premier agribusiness has warned canola growers of the ramifications of illegally using non-registered chemicals for combating insects in crops. |
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Mouse watch urged for winter crops
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Winter crops could be at risk of extensive damage from mice during the next few months. |
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| Featured Product - John Morris Scientific - Sensors for freshwater & marine applications
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John Morris Scientific are pleased to introduce YSI’s new Blue-Green Algae Sensors for monitoring Phycocyanin and Phycoerythrin.
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Down the track
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Dairy farmers will have the opportunity to shape how their industry will look 10 years `down the track’ in a new project. |
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Cockchafers
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They’re small nasty little devils and they are spreading in numbers. |
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Will only dairy farms with low carbon emissions be accredited to supply milk
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Will 80 per cent of farms be run by corporations by 2020 or will farmers be paying more than $8 per litre for diesel by 2025? |
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| Featured Special Offer -
Case IH - New front end loaders |
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The new units will offer features not previously seen on front end loaders, including a uniquely designed loader self-levelling system that significantly increases visibility. |
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In the mix for Pacific Island pilot labour scheme
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Peak horticulture organisation has welcomed the government’s announcement of the implementation of a pilot Pacific Island seasonal workers’ scheme. |
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Horticulture industry Pacific seasonal worker pilot scheme
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The government has announced a three-year pilot seasonal worker scheme in the horticulture industry, where there is a lack of workers to harvest the nation’s fruit and vegetables. |
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Pacific Island solution gets Govt ‘go ahead’
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Implementation of a pilot program to trial Workforce from Abroad Employment Scheme – approving a new Pacific Island seasonal workers visa in key horticultural regions. |
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| Featured Profile - Tina suckling - Indigenous Services Officer |
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Tina Suckling is on a mission to connect local Indigenous communities through her new role as Centrelink’s Indigenous Services Officer. |
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Dynamic response to challenge
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Energy, enthusiasm and excitement - three key elements Wine Australia expect to see. |
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Beware of CCA in your vineyard
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The majority of pine posts used to support grapevines are treated with copper-chromium-arsenic (CCA) timber preservative. |
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Riverina vignerons to hear mulch benefits and taste the difference
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Winegrape growers will have the opportunity to get the low-down on vineyard mulch when findings from a three-year research project is released. |
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Featured Organisation - 2008 Australian Cotton Industry Awards winners
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The cotton industry recognised five of its highest achievers at the gala 2008 Australian Cotton Industry Awards |
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Mining study needed
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Concerns regarding safeguards with the announcement in an exploration licence for a five year period. |
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Fight against dangerous copper theft
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There is a combined effort to stop the dangerous trade of copper theft across the country. |
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RTA leaves landholders hanging
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Roads and Traffic Authority is taking too long to make decisions regarding the upgrade of the Hume Highway. |
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| Free Classified |
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The get farming classifieds are free to farmers and others living in rural communities looking to sell or buy single items. Businesses wanting to list their stock (for sale or wanted) in the get farming classifieds should contact our sales office on 03 9804 8488
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New era for primary industries
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The Department of Primary Industries outlined a major proposal to restructure, modernise and improve the delivery of services to farmers. |
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Opportunities for Australian agricultural exports to Malaysia
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Australia can play an important role in meeting Malaysia’s food consumption and demand for food processing inputs. |
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$60,000 scholarship boost for La Trobe University's Mildura students
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University students' Silvana and Jemma are determined to put something back into the Mildura community, making them both worthy recipients. |
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