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ALTERNATIVE NEWS
Black gold in the West
Exotic crop needs little water
Banrock wetlands to be given a drink
Cane growers swallowed by trees
Ethanol funding under review

RURAL DIARY

ALTERNATIVE FEATURES
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4 Oct 2002 | Q fever campaign up and running
A campaign for the prevention of Q fever is now under way in NSW, and the NSW Farmers' Association is urging people to take advantage of the opportunity to be screened and tested. ...... FULL STORY

14 Aug 2002 | New gene marker tests in the pipeline
The uptake of new gene marker technology by Australian beef producers is well ahead of expectations and shows the technology works. ...... FULL STORY

17 Jul 2002 | NSW Farmers' OJD Survey Results
Ovine Johne's disease (OJD) has caused much debate among sheep producers in NSW and Australia. ...... FULL STORY

21 May 2002 | Monthly Alternative Agriculture Market Report
- Newcastle disease spells increase in egg prices
- Victorian poultry quarantined after Newcastle disease confirmed
- Victorian officials on alert for Newcastle Disease ...... FULL STORY

WEBSITES
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[+]	Australian Olive Association	Comprehensive site providing educational and commercial content. Great links to other olive industry sites.
[+]	Flower Export Council of Australia	The Flower Export Council of Australia Inc (FECA) has a long term commitment to the promotion of Australian fresh and dried flowers in the world's markets.
[+]	Lavendar	The LAVENDER chapter of RIRDC's major new publication about new agricultural industries.
[+]	Lavender Australia	Australian Lavender Industry Premier lavender web site
[+]	Mount Gisborne Cherry Orchard	Growers of 23 varieties of sweet cherries located in Gisborne, Victoria.
[+]	Olives Australia	Information service for the Australian olive industry. Olives Australia's nursery propagates and grafts more than 60 varieties of olive trees collected over the past 24 years.
[+]	Sunset Mallee Olives	Producers of olive oil and table olives.
[+]	The Dried Fruits Research & Development Council	The Dried Fruits Research & Development Council is responsible for the industry research programs of the Dried Vine Fruit, Dried Tree and Prune industries.
[+]	The Olive Centre	Our website contains over 100 pages of free olive information.
[+]	Wildseed Tasmania	Suppliers of the largest range of Tasmanian native seed for domestic use and export. Trial packets to bulk orders welcome. Provenance collections. Contract growing, tubestock and planting now available.