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Rural Bank CEO, Alexandra Gartmann speaks about how her clients are coping in a dairy downturn
Topics: dairy-production, banking, agribusiness, shepparton-3630
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Topics: agribusiness, beef-cattle, mining-rural, darwin-0800, tennant-creek-0860
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The Federal Government announces the breakdown for its beef roads funding in northern Australia.
Topics: agribusiness, beef-cattle, road-transport, darwin-0800, tennant-creek-0860, rockhampton-4700, kununurra-6743
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More than 250 producers and representatives from south-east Queensland businesses depart Toowoomba's Wellcamp Airport on the first international passenger flight from the region, with hopes to build trade relations with China.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, business-economics-and-finance, toowoomba-4350
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Farmers have mixed views as WA's Genetically Modified Crops Free Areas Repeal Bill 2015 passes through State Parliament.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-crops, gm-technology, perth-6000
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A Top End mango grower says he has had no trouble sourcing workers for harvest, as the bulk of the Darwin farms begin fruit picking.
Topics: agribusiness, vegetable-fruit-nuts, fruit, rural-tourism, darwin-0800
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Mango grower Barry Albrecht says he's had no trouble sourcing workers for harvest, as the bulk of the Darwin farms begin fruit picking.
Topics: agribusiness, vegetable-fruit-nuts, fruit, rural-tourism, darwin-0800
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Topics: agribusiness, vegetable-fruit-nuts, fruit, rural-tourism, darwin-0800
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Topics: agribusiness, vegetable-fruit-nuts, fruit, rural-tourism, darwin-0800
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has responded to demands that it take a close look at the dairy industry, indicating the industry is a likely candidate for the ACCC's next in-depth 'market study'. The calls have come from farmers and politicians alike, in the months after Murray Goulburn and Fonterra slashed milk prices. The ACCC is already investigating specific issues relating to dairy contracts and the price crash. Anna Vidot spoke to ACCC chairman Rod Sims for ABC Rural.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-prices, agricultural-subsidies, agricultural-policy, dairy-production, parliament-house-2600
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The Australian syndicate bidding for the Kidman cattle empire says its offer is a solid bid.
Topics: agricultural-marketing, agribusiness, mount-gambier-5290
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| UpdatedDairy giant Murray Goulburn is cutting its forecasted milk price and profit, blaming wet weather for reducing its milk intake.
Topics: dairy-production, agricultural-prices, agribusiness, melbourne-3000, bega-2550, wagga-wagga-2650, sale-3850, cobram-3644, koroit-3282
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| UpdatedCompetition is heating up between outback tycoons and Gina Rinehart in the race to buy the Kidman cattle empire, which covers 1.3 per cent of the country.
Topics: beef-cattle, cattle-feedlots, food-and-beverage, agribusiness, woomera-5720, tennant-creek-0860, fitzroy-crossing-6765, alice-springs-0870, innamincka-5731, longreach-4730
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| UpdatedWest Australian dairy farmers without contracts are dumping their milk and are being forced into other industries, but the state's agriculture minister Mark Lewis says the dairy sector is not in crisis.
Topics: dairy-production, agribusiness, perth-6000
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Topics: climate-change, agribusiness, townsville-4810
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Topics: climate-change, agribusiness, townsville-4810
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Topics: climate-change, agribusiness, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedSeaweed could hold the key to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, one cow burp at a time.
Topics: climate-change, agribusiness, diet-and-nutrition, townsville-4810
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Topics: climate-change, agribusiness, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedWA grain growers and marketers now have more options to transport their grain from country receival points to port, rather than being restricted to the services offered by the CBH Group, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says.
Topics: grain, wheat, crop-harvesting, agricultural-marketing, agribusiness, perth-6000
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Topics: environmental-management, endangered-and-protected-species, agribusiness, brisbane-4000
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Researchers in Australia and around the globe are trying to breed new varieties of Cavendish in a bid to protect supply of the world's most popular banana as the threat of a damaging fungus spreads.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-crops, bananas, science-and-technology, earth-sciences, qld, australia
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The Fair Work ombudsman releases a damning report into the experiences of 417 working holiday visa holders, revealing serious exploitation of some backpackers.
Topics: agribusiness, industrial-relations, toowoomba-4350
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New Forests funds a feasibility study into Tamar Valley biomass pellet production to replace black coal used in thermal power stations.
Topics: agribusiness, forestry, alternative-energy, launceston-7250
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Topics: agribusiness, forestry, alternative-energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, coal, launceston-7250