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  • Amnesty urges Fonterra to condemn executions 25 Nov 2009 00:41 GMT
    ... Amnesty International is calling on Fonterra and the New Zealand Government to condemn the executions of two ... drinking milk intentionally laced with melamine. Fonterra farmers held a 43 per cent stake in ...

  • Drought continues to hit grain 25 Nov 2009 07:31 GMT
    ... impact of continued drought conditions in eastern Australia, and sadly, particularly southern New South Wales. ... due to lower prices for fertiliser and farm chemicals, with a decision to be made before ...

  • 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 ... near Kununurra and is being treated with herbicide this week. Mimosa pigra is a weed ... Neil Wilson, from the WA Department of Agriculture and Food, says the weed has the ...

  • Australia revises carbon scheme, aids polluters 24 Nov 2009 05:11 GMT
    ... CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's government has boosted compensation to big carbon ... pass into law. The United States and New Zealand, which are also trying to pass carbon ... has already amended the scheme to exclude agriculture, as demanded by conservatives. "We have got ...

  • Agriculture wins emmission trading exclusion 24 Nov 2009 19:13 GMT
    ... THE permanent exclusion of agriculture from the Government's proposed Emissions Trading Scheme ... as a greenhouse gas contributor while allowing farmers to benefit financially by providing carbon reduction ... Government is beginning to understand that the Australian beef industry is part of the solution ...

  • Interim Report for the Six Months ended 30 September 2009 24 Nov 2009 22:44 GMT
    ... Interim Report for the Six Months ended 30 September ... to be re-released by Widespread Portfolios in New Zealand. King Solomon (21.1% of the portfolio) King ... million ($NZ 74.1 million) to New Zealand farmers compared with importing P2O5 from Morocco. When ...

  • China executes two over tainted milk scandal 24 Nov 2009 11:11 GMT
    ... Zhang Yujun, a farmer, produced some 770 tonnes of melamine laced ... Olympics in August 2008 after the then New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark protested about tainted ...

  • Public protest brings palm kernel and coal climate crimes to Fonterra's door 24 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... Public protest brings palm kernel and coal climate crimes ... emissions caused by the dairy giant’s intensive farming practices. This comes the day after Fonterra ... rather than dealing with it,” said Greenpeace New Zealand climate campaigner Simon Boxer. “Two weeks out ...

  • Protest brings climate crimes to Fonterra's door 24 Nov 2009 01:00 GMT
    ... “Fonterra knows that their palm kernel comes at ... rather than dealing with it,” said Greenpeace New Zealand climate campaigner Simon Boxer. “Two weeks out ... greenhouse gas emitter. In addition to increasing on-farm emissions Fonterra’s levels of climate pollution are ...

  • Palm kernel and coal crimes to Fonterra's door 24 Nov 2009 01:00 GMT
    ... “Fonterra knows that their palm kernel comes at ... rather than dealing with it,” said Greenpeace New Zealand climate campaigner Simon Boxer. “Two weeks out ... greenhouse gas emitter. In addition to increasing on-farm emissions Fonterra’s levels of climate pollution are ...

  • ETS changes to benefit food processors and energy industry 24 Nov 2009 04:30 GMT
    ... and there are further details on how farmers can earn carbon credits. Climate Change Minister ... Change Minister Penny Wong has confirmed that agriculture is excluded from the compromise emissions trade ... it would be "a momentous week for Australia". But some Opposition Senators are continuing to ...

  • China executes melamine duo 24 Nov 2009 22:55 GMT
    ... Amnesty International is calling on Fonterra and the New Zealand Government to condemn the executions of two ... drinking milk intentionally laced with melamine. Fonterra farmers held a 43 per cent stake in ...

  • Securing America's Borders: CBP Fiscal Year 2009 in Review Fact Sheet 24 Nov 2009 21:13 GMT
    ... (Tuesday, November 24, 2009) - During fiscal year ... to a total of 21,294 and CBP agriculture specialists increased to 2,394. This increased the ... mutual recognition arrangements with Canada, Jordan, and New Zealand). In FY09, C-TPAT’s 187 Supply Chain Security ...

  • Seven key characteristics of crop improvement 24 Nov 2009 14:54 GMT
    ... The objectives of breeding programs can be broadly subdivided ... emphasis on environmental issues, surge in organic farming, and tangible role they can play in ... particularly relevant to the brassica varieties in New Zealand where most of the varieties are introduced ...

  • Flight of the butterfly: Winged visitors suddenly scarce in Santa Cruz 24 Nov 2009 09:55 GMT
    ... other factor is the increased use of herbicide, which is decreasing the milkweed population both in farm fields and in adjacent areas where the herbicide ... that the monarchs prefer are native to Australia, and it is against State Parks philosophy ...


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