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Rann hope for 'sweetest victory'

3:11 PM AEST | LABOR won a probable third term in power in South Australia last night but felt the sting of defeat in Tasmania. | Liberals show commitment to ... Visit Stock Journal

| Labor faces fight to hold on Visit Stock Journal

Agribusiness and General - Political

Stormy times for Perth?

3:10 PM AEST | As Perth emerges from one of its driest summers on record, the city and indeed many parts of Western Australia could finally see some decent rain. | Moroccan delegation ... Visit Farm Weekly

| Falling grain prices influence ... Visit Farm Weekly

Agribusiness and General - General

Labels that devour $5.2b in food

3:09 PM AEST | FAMILIES are throwing out record amounts of edible food because of confusion over ''use-by'' and ''best-before'' labels, say environmental groups. | SE can be Aust's future salad bowl Visit Stock Journal

| US animal standards fight ... | VIDEO: Strath steers to $2.10/kg

Agribusiness and General - General

Hunters and activists jump the gun on duck season

3:07 PM AEST | DUCK hunters and activists alike were caught jumping the gun on the start of the Victorian season yesterday by starting too early. | Duck-hunting season extended Visit Stock & Land

| Duck-shooting fight is on for ... Visit Stock & Land

Agribusiness and General - General

It sounded like a freight train: Airlie Beach resident

3:02 PM AEST | Residents in cyclone-affected areas of Queensland are counting their lucky stars they were spared injury when "freight train" Cyclone Ului hit the coast last night. | Surfers prepare for monster ... | Cyclone Ului to head south ...

Agribusiness and General - General

Our People: Back in black

3:30 AM AEST | SHELTER from the storm soon turned into a new business venture and lifestyle change for Bud and Lana Stephenson. | Trials prove strengths of durum Visit Stock Journal

| SARDI issues net blotch alert Visit Stock Journal

Agribusiness and General - General

Industry experience key to new ag degree

3:30 AM AEST | GREATER focus on science and industry experience is planned for students starting their first year of the University of Adelaide's new agriculture degree. | Trials prove strengths of durum Visit Stock Journal

| Drill lifts yield bar Visit Stock Journal

Education - General

Fast tracking dairy genetics

3:30 AM AEST | Genetic gain in Australian dairy herds is about to get a helping hand, thanks to genomics - the use of DNA data to help in the calculation of Australian Breeding Values to predict the commercial performance of animals. | Dairy calf options close Visit Stock Journal

| Outlook '10: Milk prices ... Visit Stock Journal

Dairy - General

Bushfire response should be prevention: AFI

3:00 AM AEST | THE best fire-fighting units available are worthless in the face of a bushfire whipped up by heavy fuel loads - so why does bushfire policy pay such scant attention to fire prevention? | With pressure at home, Kevin747 ... | 25% emissions cut at $4 a week ... | GALLERY: Photos from SA's Mid North ...

Agribusiness and General - General

Anxiety over fert grows

3:00 AM AEST | THE nation's farmers are again confronting issues with their fertiliser orders, both in terms of supply and pricing. | No GMs until 2014 Visit Stock Journal

| McGinniss returns to CBH board ... Visit Farm Weekly

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Grains and Cropping - General

US animal standards fight restarts in Ohio

3:00 AM AEST | The Ohio House voted 90 to 0 last week to establish the Ohio Livestock Standards Board. |

Comments (1) | Arki beefs up presence in ... Visit Stock Journal

| US states take action against ... | GALLERY: Photos from SA's Mid North ...

Agribusiness and General - General

SE can be Aust's future salad bowl

20 Mar 10 | POPULATION pressure in traditional vegetable growing areas, water quality and good growing conditions all point to the Mount Gambier district being Australia's summer salad bowl. | Random fruit fly roadblocks net ... Visit Stock Journal

| Pt Augusta to boost local ... Visit Stock Journal

Agribusiness and General - General

No GMs until 2014

20 Mar 10 | SOUTH Australian croppers will have to wait another four years to gain access to genetically-modified seed, as both major political parties agree to extend the moratorium until 2014. |

Comments (2) | SARDI issues net blotch alert Visit Stock Journal

| Trials prove strengths of durum Visit Stock Journal

Grains and Cropping - General

Drill lifts yield bar

20 Mar 10 | MOUNT Cooper croppers Mark and Jesse Hull believe that the use of their new Morris Contour drill improves their operation both agronomically, and in terms of efficiency. | Trials prove strengths of durum Visit Stock Journal

| Australian operation lifts ... Visit Stock Journal

Grains and Cropping - Grains

Govt commits $632m to GP shortage

20 Mar 10 | THE understated difficulty in seeing a doctor in the bush underscored the Government's latest big health announcement to significantly boost training places for general practitioners. | Nothing Rudd does is good ... | States push back against ... | GALLERY: Photos from the Mt Gambier ...

Agribusiness and General - General

Blackleg ratings out

20 Mar 10 | THE latest national blackleg resistance rating guide for canola varieties were released this week and will soon be available online, allowing growers to make informed decisions of which variety to grow this season to provide the best possible protection of their crops against canola’s most serious disease. | Wheat pools close | Nicoletti will follow through ... Visit Farm Weekly

| GALLERY: Photos from the Mt Gambier ...

Grains and Cropping - Oilseed

Soybeans' foothold at Qurindi

20 Mar 10 | THE Liverpool Plains may be more than 300 kilometres from the coast, but that hasn’t stopped Brady Rutter sowing soybeans, a crop more widely grown on the North Coast.

Grains and Cropping - Grains

US states take action against activists

20 Mar 10 | THE Idaho Senate has approved a bill that would set up a Livestock Care Standards Board. The board would be similar to the one voted in last November in Ohio. Like Ohio, Idaho hopes to get ahead of any efforts by the Humane Society of the United States to influence animal welfare laws in the state. | Power struggle divides ... | US farmers vow to fight back ... | GALLERY: Photos from the Mt Gambier ...

Livestock - News

Something fishy about 60 Minutes ag chemicals story

19 Mar 10 | CHANNEL Nine program 60 Minutes is planning to run a story on chemical use within the Australian agriculture industry on Sunday night. |

Comments (2) | Soy delivers benefits over ... | Fertiliser shortage on the cards | VIDEO: Ardrossan Angus sale hits ...

Agribusiness and General - General

Irrigators hail on-farm funds as a win-win

19 Mar 10 | THE National Irrigators’ Council has welcomed the long-awaited announcement of the first round of funding for the Commonwealth Government’s $300 million On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program. | Below average rainfall crimps ... | Wong blocks out irrigator ... | GALLERY: Photos from the Mt Gambier ...

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