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The Australian Mungbean Association is forecasting record production this season.
Topics: agricultural-crops, agribusiness, brisbane-4000
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Topics: federal-government, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, parliament-house-2600
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The Coalition's proposal for a 19 per cent tax on backpacker earnings looks shaky as senators prepare to amend and reject the Government's legislation.
Topics: tourism, federal-government, tax, agribusiness, agricultural-policy, farm-labour, rural-tourism, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedA new farm on Christmas Island has helped halve the cost of vegetables on the isolated island.
Topics: fruits, fruit, agricultural-crops, rural, vegetables, states-and-territories, agribusiness, agricultural-prices, agricultural-subsidies, christmas-island-6798, maroochydore-4558
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Franklin egg farmer Celia Leverton says an old horse float and a former ice cream van are being used for their hens to produce pastured eggs.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, rural-women, poultry-and-egg-production, franklin-7113
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| UpdatedThe Coalition's 19 per cent backpacker tax compromise looks set for defeat in the Senate, with Labor and Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie pushing for a 10.5 per cent rate
Topics: federal-government, agribusiness, tourism, rural-tourism, fruit, vegetables, viticulture, agricultural-policy, farm-labour, livestock, parliament-house-2600
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| UpdatedFarmers battling an uncertain economic climate as politicians bicker over proposed backpacker tax changes.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-policy, agricultural-crops, federal-government, farm-labour, bundaberg-4670, launceston-7250, parliament-house-2600
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The Queensland Government seeks to hand over stock route management in a move that raises concerns from farmers and councils.
Topics: agribusiness, livestock, agricultural-policy, longreach-4730
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Life-long farmer Kalena Bruce farms cattle in Missouri.
Topics: agribusiness, rural, united-states
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Chris Holman farms pasture-raised poultry and hogs, fruits and vegetables in Wisconsin.
Topics: agribusiness, rural, united-states
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The APVMA approves a late application of glyphosate on feed and food grade barley crops, despite concern about trade implications.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-crops, grain, weeds, perth-6000
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The agriculture representative on the ACCC is accused of a conflict of interest because he is also head of the Australian Farm Institute.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-policy, consumer-protection, shepparton-3630, mudgegonga-3737, canberra-2600
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Topics: agribusiness, trade, cattle-feedlots, beef-cattle, darwin-0800
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Darling Downs coal miners and farmers picket outside Queensland Parliament in Brisbane to protest against a water bill they say will threaten hundreds of jobs.
Topics: state-parliament, coal, mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, mining-rural, agribusiness, dairy-production, beef-cattle, brisbane-4000, toowoomba-4350
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Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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Top End researchers launch three new varieties of passionfruit that are in the early stages of commercialisation at Berrimah Research Farm.
Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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Senior Horticulturalist Mark Hoult speaks about three new varieties of passionfruit launched at Berrimah Farm yesterday.
Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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Topics: fruit, agricultural-crops, agribusiness, berrimah-0828
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Topics: water-supply, agribusiness, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, toowoomba-4350
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| UpdatedMiners test their skills in simulated emergency situations at Bell Bay Aluminium's old alumina kiln.
Topics: agribusiness, mining-rural, mining-industry, occupational-health-and-safety, emergency-planning, workplace, launceston-7250, bell-bay-7253
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The dream of getting mainland cherries on planes to China is getting closer to reality as Chinese investors come on board to help get export restrictions lifted.
Topics: trade, fruits, agribusiness, pest-management, orange-2800
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| UpdatedThe Cattle Council of Australia has welcomed recommendations to improve competition and transparency in the national cattle and beef supply chain, with some reservations.
Topics: rural, livestock, beef-cattle, agricultural-prices, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-policy, agribusiness, mackay-4740
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| UpdatedFederal Government minister Sussan Ley defends proposal to introduce a lifetime ban on asylum seekers and refugees on Q&A.
Topics: agricultural-crops, women-in-agriculture, rural-women, rural, agribusiness, government-and-politics, immigration, community-and-society, mildura-3500, vic, australia
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Sheep producers in Western Australia consider sending more livestock to the eastern states to get a better return for their animals.
Topics: agribusiness, sheep-production, perth-6000