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THE Stock Journal's Country Sports Personality of the Year shines a spotlight on the phenomenal contributions of country people to their local sporting clubs.
Self-regulation works: Honey
THE transition from a regulated to deregulated wheat market has proven that industry...
Wool's French connection
IT was hailed an Australian first - a Frenchman taking out the junior judging...
A Legendairy DA decision
DAIRY'S standing in the national spectrum is set to become a lot more prominent from...
Tanunda owner's US move
JOHN Geber, owner of Chateau Tanunda in South Australia's Barossa Valley, has decided...
Elders Rural not for sale
UPDATE: ELDERS Limited has pulled its rural services business off the market after...
Bayview's All Gold day
AN investment in a semen package in Sprys All Gold D052 has paid off for the Thompson...

Cropping

PESTICIDE levels considered environmentally friendly in Europe and Australia are, in fact, having a devastating effect on invertebrate insect biodiversity in nearby creeks and streams, a new study has found, showing the need for an urgent overhaul of the way pesticide risk is assessed.
PESTICIDE levels considered environmentally friendly in Europe and Australia are, in fact, having a...
THE transition from a regulated to deregulated wheat market has proven that industry self-regulation works, says GTA's Geoff Honey.
THE transition from a regulated to deregulated wheat market has proven that industry self-regulation...
WEED management has become an ever-increasing issue for farmers who have switched from conventional cultivation to minimum and zero tillage operations.
WEED management has become an ever-increasing issue for farmers who have switched from conventional...

Machinery

AUSTRALIAN-MADE Davey fire fighting pumps have not only been a big hit on the domestic market but are now sold into every continent around the world.
AUSTRALIAN-MADE Davey fire fighting pumps have not only been a big hit on the domestic market but are now...
HONDA is set to move the manufacturing of its side-by-side vehicles from a plant in Mexico to its mainstream facilities in South Carolina in the United States in response to growing demand in the utility vehicle sector of the market.
HONDA is set to move the manufacturing of its side-by-side vehicles from a plant in Mexico to its...

Wool

FATHER and son duo Peter and Brett Meyer, Brinkworth, SA, took out the supreme exhibit at the 62nd Hay Merino Sheep Show for the second year running, this time with Poll Merino ram Mulloorie Charlie.
FATHER and son duo Peter and Brett Meyer, Brinkworth, SA, took out the supreme exhibit at the 62nd Hay...light grey video
IT was hailed an Australian first - a Frenchman taking out the junior judging competition at a quintessentially Australian event, the Hay Merino Sheep Show.
IT was hailed an Australian first - a Frenchman taking out the junior judging competition at a...

Livestock

CENTRAL West NSW Merino and Poll Merino breeders Graham and Susan Coddington have advised they have purchased the naming rights and intellectual property of "Uardry" Merinos...
EASTERN Rural livestock manager Peter Bird said with frost coming they have seen a lot of weaners come onto the market at Dalby.
EASTERN Rural livestock manager Peter Bird said with frost coming they have seen a lot of weaners come...light grey video
A ROUTINE diagnostic test is the focus of a new push to establish a ‘one-stop-shop’ for BJD testing under the Queensland government’s response program.

Agribusiness

EXECUTIVES of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), making a $3 billion takeover bid for GrainCorp, faced aggressive questioning by Coalition MPs on Tuesday about the US-based agribusiness' history of price-fixing and whether it planned to use so-called thin-capitalisation rules to reduce its tax burden in Australia.
EXECUTIVES of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), making a $3 billion takeover bid for GrainCorp, faced...
THE Reserve Bank appears to continue to talk down the Australian dollar to help stoke economic growth, while the latest board minutes released by the central bank suggests it is open to cutting the cash rate again.
THE Reserve Bank appears to continue to talk down the Australian dollar to help stoke economic growth,...

Horticulture

The Avolution, a new avocado marketing company, is bringing together producers from around the country to ensure Aussie families have access to locally grown fruit 
all year round.
The Avolution, a new avocado marketing company, is bringing together producers from around the country to...
A GROWER, exporter and researcher are among the five new members appointed to Horticulture Australia’s revamped Avocado Industry Advisory Committee (IAC).
A GROWER, exporter and researcher are among the five new members appointed to Horticulture Australia’s...
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