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Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Pesticides, Agriculture Global, Economics, Pest Control, Sweet Corn, World Population,

Biosecurity boost to stop top threat khapra beetle

The khapra beetle is one of the nation's most dangerous biosecurity threats.

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Topics: Livestock/Meat, Agriculture Global, Economics, Beef Cattle, Ag Australia/NZ,

Coolup farm stays in the family

"We want to make sure we get a good return on investment."

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Topics: Wheat, Commodities, Economics, Ag Australia/NZ, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID affects wheat demand

Wheat futures continued to drift into the end of last week.

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Topics: Commodities, Markets/Pricing, Livestock/Meat, Economics, Beef Cattle, World Population, Ag Australia/NZ,

1500 head for Elders Boyanup store sale

The yarding will be mainly beef steers & heifers, plus Friesian steers.

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Topics: Corn/Maize, Ethanol/Biofuel, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Australia/NZ,

Biofuel sector needs a shake-up

The biofuel industry is booming in many countries, aided by supportive government policy, but in Australia it is a different story.

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Topics: Commodities, Trade (Commodities), World Population, Ag Australia/NZ, Coronavirus/COVID,

Farmers' financial wellbeing beats the COVID blues

Regional Australians are much less concerned about meeting their financial commitments than their city cousins

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11/02/2020 SOURCE: www.farmweekly.com.au

Realising the potential of animal welfare

2019 Nuffield Scholar and Central Queensland beef producer, Alistair Corr, who with support from Australian Agricultural Company, Consolidated Pastoral Company, North Australian Pastoral Company, S. Kidman & Co, and Elders, explored how continual improvement of animal welfare was appeasing consumer expectations and increasing farm profitability.

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Topics: Wheat, Crop Consultant, Water, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,

GM wheat variety with drought tolerance

"We think that the trifecta of herbicide, drought & frost tolerance is the next quantum leap in yield."

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