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30 Nov 2005 | Wet winter and mild spring equals bumper harvest
Late winter rains and mild spring weather have helped push up estimates for the winter crop. ...... FULL STORY
30 Nov 2005 | Fuel price eats into farm profit margins
Poor prices for wheat and feed barley mean the bumper winter crop may not rescue farm finances after several years of dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2005 | Queensland wants control over water
Eighteen councils from the Gold to Sunshine coasts and west to Ipswich may lose their control over water supply to a single state government entity in a Beattie government plan to cope with drought and water restrictions. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2005 | Cattle and Sheep Meat Prices to ease in New Year
The return of the US to global markets, growth in exports from Brazil and the slowing of demand will see cattle prices ease off over the next five to ten years Meat & Livestock Australia told producers yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
16 Nov 2005 | Potato famine in Tasmania
Tasmanian supermarkets are putting up signs on empty shelves advising shoppers that no potatoes are available because spring rain has made paddocks too waterlogged to harvest and potatoes cannot be brought from interstate... ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2005 | Farmers want more areas declared disaster zones
The Carbonne, Wellington and Parkes shires have been declared disaster areas after widespread flooding and storms caused an estimated $16million damage to crops fences and houses. ...... FULL STORY
7 Nov 2005 | Drought persists in NSW
The New South Wales government said it would commit a further $15 million in drought funding. ...... FULL STORY
4 Nov 2005 | Lightening strikes blow in northern NSW
Lightening storms killed hundreds of livestock in a series of strikes in northern New South Wales. ...... FULL STORY
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