15th March 2010

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  • Cane toad find sparks calls for vigilance

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The National Parks and Wildlife Service is urging vigilance after the recent discovery of a cane toad near Griffith. The cane toad was found at Hanwood last week and has since been put down. It ... more

  • Estuary floodgates monitored after fish kill

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The Department of Environment and Conservation is continuing to monitor the Vasse Estuary floodgates after a malfunction caused the death of almost 2,000 fish last month. The fish were found ... more

  • Task force eyes futures fund opportunities

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The Riverland Futures Task Force has released more details on the Sustainable Futures Fund. Task force chairwoman Ruth Firstbrook says the two-pronged attack will look at reinvigorating existing ... more

  • Icon_camera Murray irrigators allowed 62pc

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    Murray irrigators in South Australia have had their water allocations increased to 62 per cent of their full entitlements. An improvement from 55 per cent to 62 per cent is possible because of ... more

  • Stock theft still 'hurting' farmers

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The Pastoralists and Graziers Association says livestock theft continues to affect many farmers across Western Australia. The Department of Agriculture's Livestock Compliance Unit was introduced ... more

  • Pastoral chief hopes for 'positive change'

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The new chairwoman of the Pastoral Lands Board is hoping to change the way pastoral land is managed in Western Australia. Ashburton pastoralist and former shire president Leanne Corker has spent ... more

  • National Rural News for Monday 15/03/10

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    Conservationists to start buying Murray Darling water MDBA to take control of Menindee, as waters rise Lake Boga to start filling, as water allocations increase Floods move into north-west ... more

  • WA farmers fight weeds with fire

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    Increasing numbers of farmers across Western Australia are using fire as a way to battle herbicide resistant weeds. The wholesale burning of stubbles has been largely abandoned as a management ... more

  • Merino group tells AWI to get its act together

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    A sheep grower group is sick and tired of the turmoil at Australian Wool Innovation, and are demanding the board "do its duty". The Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders says it's time ... more

  • Concern about diseases emerging from native wildlife

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    Not all of the new diseases which can threaten livestock and people are outside of Australia's borders. Dr Lee Skerratt, from James Cook University, believes there may be quite a few infectious ... more

  • Increased interest in gas from shale

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The search for natural gas to replace depleting reserves of oil has now turned to shale stone formations. Unlike the traditional sub-sea reservoirs where gas is found in limestone like formations, ... more

  • Meatworks sale looking 'positive'

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    The Young community will have to wait a bit longer to hear if the town's abattoir will be sold. The receivers for Burrangong Meats have granted the 15 interested parties more time to do due ... more

  • Industry to lobby Federal Government over new campaign against live exports

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    Live cattle exporters say they will lobby the Federal Minister for Agriculture Tony Burke to ignore calls for the trade to be banned. Last week, the Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore said she ... more

  • Conservationists to start buying Murray Darling water

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    Irrigators are supporting plans by the Australian Conservation Foundation to enter the water market for the first time. The ACF will use $40,000 in public donations to buy water from the Murray ... more

  • Senator urges drought aid snub appeal

    Created Mon, 15th of Mar 2010

    Inverell-based Nationals' Senator John Williams has asked the New South Wales Government to appeal against the rejection of Bundarra's application for Exceptional Circumstances drought ... more


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