3rd September 2010

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  • Shortage of pilots holds up aerial spraying

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Agricultural pilots are in high demand across south-eastern Australia as widespread rain prevents farmers from spraying their crops from the ground. Numbers of ag pilots have dwindled over the ... more

  • Families stressed out by water buybacks

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    A study has found the Federal Government's water buybacks are having a heavy toll on personal relationships, because of the stress of the decisions involved. The two-year study focused on the ... more

  • Revised hatching dates will make locust control harder

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Authorities are preparing for a tougher than expected locust control operation, as revised hatching dates are released. The Australian Plague Locust Commission has changed its forecast hatching ... more

  • Woodside happy, green groups upset, about WA land acquisition

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Director of the green group Environs Kimberley says WA Premier Colin Barnett's decision to compulsory acquire land, north of Broome, has broken agreements with the Commonwealth and Traditional ... more

  • Icon_camera Nufarm faces class action for profit downgrade

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    A legal firm says it has been approached by shareholders of the agricultural chemicals group Nufarm, after the company halved its profit forecast in July. Slater and Gordon says it expects to ... more

  • Departments reach deal on local mining plans

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    The Western Australian Government says it has taken a balanced approach in its environmental arrangements for a resource-rich area north of Southern Cross. Environment Minister Donna Faragher and ... more

  • Cattle being pushed into feedlots

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    It's estimated that 66 per cent of cattle in the country will be in feedlots within a decade. The Australian Lot Feeders Association predicts by 2021 the amount of cattle on feed will reach 1.8 ... more

  • Katter outlines ambitious wishlist

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    The three rural independents say they'll wait until next week to make a decision on which major party to support as a minority government. But one of them has a huge list of demands waiting to be ... more

  • Minister rebuffs call for mining town funding

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Queensland Infrastructure Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says mining industries should be investing in mining infrastructure in regional communities rather than the State Government. The Barcaldine ... more

  • Healthy prices at Newcastle wool sale

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    The first Newcastle wool sale of the season has been strong with the northern indicator closing at 910 cents a kilo. While the prices achieved this week are not historically high, they are strong ... more

  • Professor calls for better plan on mining and farming

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    An academic says Australia needs a comprehensive plan of how much land we want to set aside for mining, for agriculture and for the environment. Professor of ecology and mathematics at the ... more

  • Water trading for Mary Valley irrigators

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Major changes are planned for irrigators in south-east Queensland's Mary Basin. The State Government has released the first ever Draft Resource Operations Plan for the area. Department of ... more

  • Step up fish farm research, says aid boss

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    The head of Australia's agricultural aid centre has called for more research into improving species for fish farms. One billion people rely on fish as their prime source of protein. But the chair ... more

  • Fine for NLIS breach

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    A Northern NSW cattle producer has been fined $550 for repeatedly failing to notify the NLIS database of property to property stock movement. North Coast Livestock Health and Pest Authority senior ... more

  • Potato growers struggling with Tasmanian contract negotiations

    Created Fri, 3rd of Sep 2010

    Tasmanian potato growers are anxiously negotiating processing crop contracts. McCain potato growers have been asked to take a 10 per cent price cut and Simplot growers are meeting this afternoon ... more


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