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  • Opposition backs Australian carbon reduction bil... 25 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... November 24, 2009 at 5:04 a.m. - Australia's opposition leader Tuesday pledged his party's support ... polluters including electricity generators and ensures that farmers are not taxed for the methane produced by livestock. The government plan would institute a tax ...

  • Chance to bead with pride 25 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... The Beads for Wildlife project brings to Australia the exquisite beadwork made by women from ... they have a reduced reliance on their livestock and there's less competition for food and ... they need to success in the craft industry. The beadwork can be bought from the ...

  • New Zealand passes carbon law through key stage 25 Nov 2009 03:53 GMT
    ... WELLINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The New Zealand parliament passed a law through a key ... carbon emitters and delays entry for the farm sector, which accounts for about half of ...

  • Knitting, picking and loving life 25 Nov 2009 03:12 GMT
    ... the Johnson’s guitar followed him along to Australia and New Zealand in the late 70s where he toured ... couple of seasons selling at the local farmers’ market and winter market. “I thought it ...

  • 'Evil' scammer gets four years in jail 25 Nov 2009 02:54 GMT
    ... of war survivor to scam victims in Australia, New Zealand and the US out of almost $US4 ... was well known in the New Zealand farming community and used personal relationships to gain ...

  • Jameson Resources looks at new wash plant feasibility study 25 Nov 2009 02:52 GMT
    ... are also forecast to rise significantly. The company together with its consultants Norwest Corporation has ... which is approximately 1/3 of the typical Australian capital expenditure per tonne of production. It ... The proposed route is a combination of forestry roads and major highway. Road upgrades include ...

  • Rain damage pushes grain prices up 25 Nov 2009 02:33 GMT
    ... Rain damage to grain crops in South Australia, Victoria and southern NSW has pushed the ... price rise has been in the lentil market. Over the last 10 days the price ... tight on the supply side." However, some farmers are holding off selling cereal grain because ...

  • Mimosa pigra found in WA 25 Nov 2009 02:33 GMT
    ... found for the first time in Western Australia. The thorny shrub was discovered near Kununurra ... Neil Wilson, from the WA Department of Agriculture and Food, says the weed has the ... to cause real problems for the pastoral industry in WA. "It's fairly similar to parkonsonia ...

  • CPRS improved, but not good enough, say agricultural groups 25 Nov 2009 02:33 GMT
    ... CPRS improved, but not good enough, say agricultural groups The National Farmers Federation says it'll fight to keep agriculture ... livestock industry also has some concerns. The Australian Lot Feeders Association is warning it is ...

  • That's not a protest" this is a protest 25 Nov 2009 02:10 GMT
    ... you're in Russia, where it is. In Australia, whistling is something you catch yourself doing ... are so vegetarian that they “expose” the livestock industry by . This one didn't end ... and her Iranian friends in the news. Farmers protest at the drop in milk prices by ...

  • 'Evil' conman jailed for $5m scam 25 Nov 2009 01:55 GMT
    ... of war survivor to scam victims in New Zealand, Australia and the US out of almost US$4 ... was well known in the New Zealand farming community and used personal relationships to gain ...

  • Fishing industry gets $2.6m boost 25 Nov 2009 01:51 GMT
    ... employ more people to improve the fishing industry's practices. The funding would go towards employing ... day in managing our fisheries resources sustainably," Agriculture Minister Tony Burke said in a statement. ... than 7,000 fishers in 135 fisheries across Australia. The funding will help go towards programs ...

  • 'Turnbull vote like Mugabe': Slipper 25 Nov 2009 01:35 GMT
    ... vote. Party room sources have told the Australian that the vote was 41-32 against climate ... said his party should stand up for farmers and business people rather than being pressured by the ...

  • Down Under: Can the U.S. Learn From Australia's Emissions Plan? 25 Nov 2009 01:35 GMT
    ... month’s big climate-change summit in Copenhagen. Does Australia offer a blueprint for how to pass ... of the First, the government “indefinitely” exempted agriculture from the whole plan. That leaves a ... also boosted its support for the coal industry, and promised generous support for manufacturing sectors ...

  • Read between the lines 25 Nov 2009 01:16 GMT
    ... corporations with the biggest monopolies on the Australian market, Coles and Woolworths, can accuse local ... did not mention that book prices in New Zealand had not dropped as a result of ... exactly what they have done to Australian farmers (not to mention the petrol and alcohol ...

  • Growers want refund of quarantine fees 25 Nov 2009 01:04 GMT
    ... Fruit and vegetable growers want a refund of export fees ... inspection costs as part several changes to Australia's quarantine service. But the subsidy has now ... to be severely disadvantaged." The Australian Meat Industry Council says it is relieved by the ...

  • CLP to target law and order in Parliament 25 Nov 2009 01:01 GMT
    ... in the town. Today is the general business day of the Legislative Assembly's Alice Springs ... than just about in everywhere else in Australia." The independent Member for Nelson, Gerry Wood, ... introduce motions to investigate building a prison farm in Alice Springs and to speed up ...

  • The Vision Thing: Papua New Guinea's Government Unveils the Future 25 Nov 2009 00:44 GMT
    ... in which most benefits – land, wives, livestock, money – are given by a village ... 65-year-old Quonset huts. In recent years the Australians built a new jetty, where two PNG ... around that an entire resupply and repair industry could develop. Or so the thinking goes. ...

  • Australia - Robotic Milking machines on the increase 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... Australia - Robotic Milking machines on the increase ... AMS is a major investment so dairy farmers plan well ahead," she said. "Some of ... were eight commercial Australian farms and two New Zealand farms with AMS up and running. There ...

  • Australia - MLA to open office in Jakarta 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... Australia - MLA to open office in Jakarta  Meat & Livestock Australia chairman Don Heatley has announced the ... a range of opportunities for Australia’s cattle industry. “They have a population of over 237 ...

  • Australia - High dollar hitting dairy farmers 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... Australia - High dollar hitting dairy farmers A South Australian dairy farmer says the dairy industry would be having a great year if it was not for the high Australian ...

  • Australia - Support for Red Meat precinct 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... Australia - Support for Red Meat precinct HILLSIDE ... there are getting everybody offside and giving agriculture a bad name," he said. "When it ... into Midland saleyards it's weighed on the farmer's property and it loses a kilo and ...

  • New Zealand - Free Range pork gains ground 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... New Zealand - Free Range pork gains ground A ... A pig industry negative around sow crate farming has had positive spin-offs for free- range ...

  • USA - Manufacturing beef market tightens 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... Limited volumes saw the US market for imported beef remain relatively steady this ... relatively steady this week. CIF prices for Australian 90CL averaged 135US¢/lb CIF, up 1US¢/lb on ... round of dairy herd reduction (CME Daily Livestock Report). Bids to remove 26,412 dairy cows ...

  • Denmark - Small farmers feeding the big cities 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... Denmark - Small farmers feeding the big cities FARMERS from the ... had been made possible from co-operative share investments allowing local ownership in these otherwise imposing, ... developments. Mr Tranberg laughed when told many Australian farmers don't believe in climate change. "What? ...


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