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25 May 2005 | Rice the worst water waster
A CSIRO study found that Australia's 2500 rice farms were found to be 200 times more water intensive than the average industry and to generate four times as much greenhouse gas. ...... FULL STORY
23 May 2005 | Anderson frets over the decline in farm numbers
Australia was in danger of finding it had too few farmers in a decade because conditions on the land during the current drought were so difficult, the deputy prime minister and National Party leader, John Anderson said. ...... FULL STORY
10 May 2005 | Dairy Farmers shuts three regional factories
The Dairy Farmers milk processing cooperative will close three factories and cut 460 jobs. ...... FULL STORY
9 May 2005 | Many farmers consider leaving the land
The State Farmers Federation in South Australia said they feared there could be only a quarter of the present number of farmers left on the land within 20 years in light of the severe dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
2 May 2005 | Lamb co-op looks to urban fringe for labour
Lamb exporter WAMMCO, a farmer-owned cooperative, said it was looking at doubling its processing capacity over the next three years. ...... FULL STORY
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