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Matt Brann speaks to KAI general manager Jim Engelke about the momentum building to resurrect the Ord's cotton industry. READ MORE.
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| UpdatedThere are big plans to resurrect the cotton industry in the Kimberley's Ord Irrigation Scheme.
Topics: rural, genetically-modified-organisms, irrigation, cotton, kununurra-6743
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| UpdatedThe Greens rubbish the Federal Government's Healthy Welfare Card, which has been imposed on two remote communities and could be extended nationwide.
Topics: welfare, community-and-society, government-and-politics, federal-government, greens, ceduna-5690, kununurra-6743, australia
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| UpdatedThe Federal Government says its "successful" cashless welfare card will continue to be used in Ceduna in South Australia and Kununurra in Western Australia.
Topics: welfare, government-and-politics, ceduna-5690, kununurra-6743
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A willingness to listen to industry and retain the Department of Agriculture and Food are the top two priorities lobby group WAFarmers has for the new WA State Government.
Topics: rural, elections, government-and-politics, agricultural-policy, esperance-6450, kununurra-6743
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| UpdatedThe former managing director of Wellard Rural Exports is guiding a Chinese consortium into Australia's livestock shipping trade.
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The Australian live cattle trade faces increasing competition in the Indonesian market, with buffalo meat from India taking over the bakso ball industry.
Topics: rural, beef-cattle, trade, kununurra-6743, indonesia, darwin-0800, spain
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| UpdatedAustralia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has bought another cattle station in northern Australia, acquiring Aroona Station west of Katherine.
Topics: rural, trade, beef-cattle, katherine-0850, kununurra-6743
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| UpdatedCyclone Blanche is downgraded to a tropical low after crossing the West Australian coast as a category-two storm, with rain expected to continue in the Kimberley this week.
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The number of saltwater crocodiles in Western Australia is on the rise, and ecologists warn they could start to move into more populated areas.
Topics: crocodile, rural, broome-6725, kununurra-6743
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| UpdatedPaul Holmes à Court's company, Heytesbury Pty Ltd, buys 10 per cent of Australia's largest live export company, Wellard.
Topics: livestock-welfare, beef-cattle, perth-6000, darwin-0800, kununurra-6743
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Matt Brann speaks to Jim Engelke from KAI, about the company's plan to export quinoa from Kununurra to China. READ MORE.
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The company developing stage two of the Kimberley's Ord Irrigation Scheme plans to export quinoa to China for the first time.
Topics: rural, crop-harvesting, grain, trade, kununurra-6743, china
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Matt Brann reports on the WA Election, and how candidates in the Kimberley feel about irrigation projects and dams. READ MORE.
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Troy Setter (CPC) and Stuart Kemp (NTLEA) talk about the significance of Indonesia changing the weight restrictions for Australian cattle. READ MORE.
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| UpdatedThe Indonesian Government has signed off on changes to increase the average weight limit of cattle imported from Australia.
Topics: rural, trade, beef-cattle, kununurra-6743, darwin-0800, indonesia
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Matt Brann speaks to IMC's Steve Meerwald about the decision to regulate BJD management in Western Australia. READ MORE.
Topics: rural, kununurra-6743