Milk pricing blow
Australia Farming Related News
SUPERMARKET giant Coles' decision to slash the price of house-brand milk by as much as 33 per cent may force dairy processors to reduce branded milk prices at the expense of already fragile processor margins.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Love of country defines Pfizer Medal finalists
Australia Farming Related News
SARAH Fawcett, a pen rider from the Kerwee Feedlot at Jondaryan was recently a finalist in the 2011 Pfizer Medal, awarded each year to a person in the feedlot industry who has demonstrated excellence in operational skills.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Abattoirs' carbon tax shutdowns
Australia Farming Related News
REGULAR shutdowns in Australian abattoirs, struggling to offset the Gillard government's carbon tax, could hit production and cost jobs as soon as July.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Qld looks back on record-breaking falls
Australia Farming Related News
NEARLY three-quarters of Queensland had above- average rainfall in 2011, while temperatures across the state were generally below average, according to an official wrap of the year's weather.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Katherine plantation awaits water green-light
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A $13.25 million contract to grow up to 1400 hectares of Indian sandalwood outside Katherine is awaiting assurances from the NT Government that enough water will be available.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Research cherry-picks beef
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MUSCULAR cattle are more likely to produce the cherry-red coloured steaks preferred by consumers, according to new Beef CRC research conducted at Murdoch University.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Nth Queenslanders gear up for Oak Park Races
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FOR more than 80 years North Queenslanders have headed out to Oak Park for famous Oak Par Races and they will be doing so again this year.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
US Navy eyes Aussie biofuel research
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TECHNOLOGY being developed by Queensland researchers to turn agricultural waste such as bagasse from sugarcane into biofuels, has captured the interest of the US Navy, which is in Australia on a fact-finding mission on biofuels.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page