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| UpdatedHow are primary producers battling the heat and what will it mean for consumers and their wallets?
Topics: agribusiness, sheep-production, dairy-production, vegetables, poultry-and-egg-production, fruits, rural, food-and-cooking, weather, australia, vic, nsw, qld, hay-2711, dubbo-2830, bordertown-5268, stanthorpe-4380, wamuran-4512, glass-house-mountains-4518
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| UpdatedSchool children in a small town in western New South Wales hit the pots and pans to help provide energy for firefighters.
Topics: agribusiness, bushfire, food-and-cooking, education, human-interest, coolah-2843, dubbo-2830, orange-2800
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As primary producers cope with the damage to their bushfire-hit properties in western New South Wales, veterinarians evaluate injured animals.
Topics: agribusiness, livestock-welfare, livestock, bushfire, coolah-2843, dunedoo-2844, dubbo-2830, orange-2800
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| UpdatedAustralia's winter grain harvest is now officially the nation's largest for every single mainland state, says forecaster ABARES.
Topics: agricultural-prices, grain, sydney-2000, port-pirie-5540, dubbo-2830, horsham-3400, bunbury-6230, forbes-2871
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| UpdatedMost of the small community of Uarbry has been wiped out by a bushfire burning near Dunedoo, residents say, with some of the destroyed homes belonging to volunteer firefighters who were out combating the blaze.
Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, crime, police, nsw, boggabri-2382, coffs-harbour-2450, dunedoo-2844, leadville-2844, south-kempsey-2440, mudgee-2850, dubbo-2830, beechwood-2446, tamworth-2340, gunnedah-2380, port-macquarie-2444
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| UpdatedFire warnings are downgraded in New South Wales after properties were destroyed, a man was flown to Sydney with severe burns and a firefighter sustained serious injuries.
Topics: fires, disasters-and-accidents, emergency-incidents, emergency-planning, bushfire, nsw, coffs-harbour-2450, dunedoo-2844, leadville-2844, south-kempsey-2440, mudgee-2850, dubbo-2830, beechwood-2446, tamworth-2340, gunnedah-2380, port-macquarie-2444, boggabri-2382
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Pressure mounts for the Q fever vaccine to be subsidised in NSW, amid concerns hundreds of people could be exposed to the potentially deadly disease.
Topics: veterinary-medicine, diseases-and-disorders, livestock, orange-2800, dubbo-2830, tamworth-2340, lismore-2480, wagga-wagga-2650, muswellbrook-2333
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A Eugowra man who claims to be the last person solely making saddle trees for traditional Australian stock saddles is hanging up the tools.
Topics: agribusiness, livestock, craft, human-interest, eugowra-2806, dubbo-2830, orange-2800
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With recent data on smoking rates confirming its prevalence and power in Australia's regions, one country town is using friendship and fundraising to help its residents kick the habit.
Topics: smoking, health-policy, healthcare-facilities, regional, trangie-2823, dubbo-2830, orange-2800
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A fine mist and a breeze acts like a Coolgardie Safe, keeping the chooks from baking in the heat.
Topics: livestock, poultry-and-egg-production, food-processing, weather, mudgee-2850, orange-2800, dubbo-2830
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A small-holding cattle producer in New South Wales supplements her pastures with fodder from an unusual source of farm supplies — the local supermarket.
Topics: livestock, livestock-welfare, pasture, recycling-and-waste-management, dubbo-2830
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| UpdatedWhile some communities are celebrating the NSW Government's possible backflip on council amalgamations, others in the merged councils say it is too late to turn back, and Labor accuses the Deputy Premier of leaking amalgamation wind-backs.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, state-parliament, dubbo-2830, wellington-2820, woollahra-2025, nsw, wollongong-2500, newcastle-2300
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Topics: horse-racing, equine-production, dubbo-2830, condobolin-2877
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Country horseracing enthusiasts turned out for the 45th annual Dubbo Thoroughbred Yearling Sale on Sunday. Agent Peter Milling says the sale has a strong future as country racing sees a resurgence.
Topics: horse-racing, equine-production, agricultural-prices, dubbo-2830, condobolin-2877
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Country racing enthusiasts roll up to the annual thoroughbred yearling sale at Dubbo to buy a stake in the Australian racing industry.
Topics: horse-racing, equine-production, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-prices, dubbo-2830
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| UpdatedPremier Mike Baird's announcement on Thursday that he will retire from politics is being met with mixed reaction by the people of regional New South Wales as Coalition MPs in country seats assess the political landscape amid their leader's exit.
Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, local-government, community-and-society, regional, state-parliament, nsw, orange-2800, lismore-2480, port-macquarie-2444, coffs-harbour-2450, broken-hill-2880, muswellbrook-2333, nowra-2541, dubbo-2830, newcastle-2300, wollongong-2500, bega-2550, tamworth-2340, wagga-wagga-2650
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| UpdatedEmergency crews respond to more than 60 calls after a severe storm that lasted about five minutes lashes Mudgee.
Topics: storm-event, orange-2800, mudgee-2850, dubbo-2830
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Kerri-Lynn Peachey from AgrAbility Australia and farmers Bob and Vickie Chaffey discuss the resources and support available to farmers returning to work after illness or injury.
Topics: rural, safety, disabilities, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, beef-cattle, farm-labour, community-development, agricultural-machinery, dubbo-2830, tamworth-2340, bundaberg-4670
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Topics: rural, safety, disabilities, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, beef-cattle, farm-labour, community-development, agricultural-machinery, dubbo-2830
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Australian farmers with a disability are being encouraged to connect with their peers to aid their return to work, but their support services are struggling to find funding.
Topics: rural, safety, disabilities, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, beef-cattle, farm-labour, community-development, agricultural-machinery, dubbo-2830, tamworth-2340, bundaberg-4670
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The New South Wales winter harvest for 2016/2017 will be the biggest one ever.
Topics: wheat, agricultural-crops, crop-harvesting, dubbo-2830, orange-2800