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27 Feb 2004 | Last tobacco contract filled in Qld
The tobacco industry has officially gone from North Queensland: the last sale went out last week. ...... FULL STORY
26 Feb 2004 | Fertiliser prices set to jump
The retail price of ammonium phosphate fertilisers DAP and MAP will rise by $20-$40 a tonne within a few weeks. ...... FULL STORY
25 Feb 2004 | Stockman invents 'Akubra' helmet
A stockman, Hayden Bostock of King Island, has invented an Akubra-style hard hat, with the help of partner Laurie Toovey. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2004 | Rural GPs shut out new patients
Doctor shortages in four Victorian regional centres are forcing GPs to close their books to new patients. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2004 | Agriculture emissions findings 'flawed': NFF
The National Farmers' Federation, in a submission to a Senate inquiry, says the Kyoto Protocol is flawed. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2004 | Toxic dump rally
Hundreds of angry farmers, surrounded by sheep dogs and utes, from three proposed toxic dump site areas in Victoria will protest at Parliament House on Thursday March 4 at 12.30pm. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2004 | Farm youth crisis
The farming sector is suffering from a chronic shortage of young people, with the number of farmers in their 20s dropping more than 60 per cent between 1976 and 2001. ...... FULL STORY
11 Feb 2004 | Free-range chooks off the shelves
Fear over avian flu has seen free-range chickens disappear from Australian supermarket shelves as supplies run out. ...... FULL STORY
10 Feb 2004 | Farmer numbers 'could collapse'
Farmer numbers could plunge by up to 50 per cent over the next 30 years as fewer people enter the industry and those now in it retire, says the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...... FULL STORY
10 Feb 2004 | Insect plague warning for farmers
After surviving Australia's worst drought in 100 years, farmers are now having to contend with a new menace - plagues of insects. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2004 | Cheesemaker picks up $15,000 award
Cheesemaker Diane Rae has been awarded $15,000 by the Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2004 | Former prison boss to guide TFGA
Greg Bradfield, 38, is the new chief executive officer of the Tasmanian Farmers' and Graziers' Association ...... FULL STORY
6 Feb 2004 | Work begins on bird flu vaccine
CSIRO Livestock Industries and animal health company Imugene Ltd have begun research to develop a vaccine for chickens at risk of contracting the virulent H5N1 strain of avian influenza now wreaking havoc in Asia. ...... FULL STORY
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