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| UpdatedMulti-peril crop insurance companies are looking forward to governments offering subsidies for premiums, despite having a better year with fewer payouts.
Topics: agricultural-insurance, agricultural-crops, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, horsham-3400, griffith-2680, forbes-2871, toowoomba-4350
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An agribusiness consultant calls for new approach to crop insurance that involves the whole supply chain, not just the farmer.
Topics: agricultural-prices, insurance, agricultural-insurance, grain, sydney-2000, horsham-3400, geraldton-6530, narrabri-2390
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Jay Horton, research fellow at Sydney University calls for rethink of crop insurance to ensure other companies manage risk. Index Insurance company Celsius Pro's Jonathan Barratt says it's written a record $330 million in policies for past 12 months.
Topics: insurance, agricultural-insurance, grain, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedAustralian melon growers will start paying a new industry levy on January 1, 2017.
Topics: rural, pest-management, agricultural-insurance, fruit, kununurra-6743
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Ruralco Holdings has appointed former TP Jones head John Tuskin as its new Tasmanian general manager. He says Ruralco is poised to buy TP Jones four retail outlets if its shareholders ratify the agreement in February.
Topics: agricultural-marketing, agricultural-insurance, western-junction-7212
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Ruralco is poised to acquire Tasmanian rural supplier TP Jones, but says competition for retail sales and services will not fall.
Topics: agricultural-marketing, agricultural-insurance, western-junction-7212
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Topics: agricultural-marketing, agricultural-insurance, western-junction-7212
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Victoria's chief veterinary officer says the Australian sheep industry is no better equipped to respond to a "crippling" outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease than the United Kingdom was 15 years ago.
Topics: agricultural-policy, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-insurance, wool, sheep-production, infectious-diseases-other, melbourne-3000
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Victoria's chief vet Dr Charles Milne says the Australian sheep industry is as vulnerable to FMD outbreak as UK was in 2001.
Topics: agricultural-policy, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-insurance, infectious-diseases-other, sheep-production, melbourne-3000
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Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-insurance, agricultural-crops, warren-2824
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Topics: invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, sheep-production, animal-science, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, agricultural-policy, brisbane-4000, qld
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Topics: invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, sheep-production, animal-science, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, agricultural-policy, brisbane-4000, qld
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Could venom from tarantula spider's be the answer to preventing worms in sheep and humans? Researchers from the University of Queensland are currently investigating that idea.
Topics: invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, sheep-production, animal-science, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, agricultural-policy, brisbane-4000, qld
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Could venom from tarantula spiders be the answer to preventing parasites in sheep and humans?
Topics: invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, sheep-production, animal-science, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, agricultural-policy, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedBlair Trewin, a climatologist from the Bureau of Meteorology, says historical data shows significant winter rain following strong El Ninos.
Topics: rainfall, drought, climate-change, agricultural-crops, agricultural-insurance, rural-media, collinsville-4804, longreach-4730, qld
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The Bureau of Meteorology's, Blair Trewin says the breakdown of the El Nino is behind unseasonal record breaking rain in Queensland.
Topics: rainfall, drought, climate-change, agricultural-crops, agricultural-insurance, rural-media, qld
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Topics: rainfall, drought, climate-change, agricultural-crops, agricultural-insurance, rural-media, windorah-4481, qld
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Topics: rainfall, drought, floods, agricultural-crops, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, agricultural-machinery, gracemere-4702
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| UpdatedThe weekend's rainfall has been welcomed by Queensland grazers but cursed by the cane industry.
Topics: rainfall, drought, floods, agricultural-crops, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, longreach-4730, rockhampton-4700, mackay-4740
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Topics: rainfall, drought, floods, agricultural-crops, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, agricultural-machinery, barcaldine-4725
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| UpdatedThe National Party is expected to flex its muscle after a successful election campaign and push for the Department of Agriculture to take full control of a new Commonwealth-run bank for drought loans.
Topics: agricultural-policy, agricultural-insurance, government-and-politics, federal-elections, federal-parliament, australia
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| UpdatedThe state's Farmers and Graziers Association estimates about 100 farms were severely damaged and another 900 affected by recent widespread flooding.
Topics: floods, disasters-and-accidents, agricultural-insurance, agribusiness, rural, tas
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Topics: weather, climate-change, sheep-production, beef-cattle, agricultural-crops, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, longreach-4730
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| UpdatedManager of Climate Monitoring and Prediction services at the BoM, Dr David Jones says the project is aimed at helping landholders make better decisions based on more accurate forecasting.
Topics: weather, climate-change, sheep-production, beef-cattle, agricultural-crops, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, longreach-4730
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| UpdatedThe Bureau of Meteorology and landholders are working on a project for more accurate seasonal forecasts.
Topics: weather, climate-change, sheep-production, beef-cattle, agricultural-crops, agricultural-prices, agricultural-insurance, longreach-4730