Vista water plan falls short
Australia Farming Related News
WHILE Vista Gold has a detailed plan to manage the roughly 12 gigalitres of contaminated water at Mt Todd, experts are not convinced of their quality, as the Katherine region's waterways remain a battleground for a range of groups.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Townsend's 'cowboy heaven'
Australia Farming Related News
FIFTY years ago, Asa and Maria Townsend led their family on a migration from Florida to Stapleton station, in the Northern Territory's Top End.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Stakeholders united on BJD
Australia Farming Related News
URGENT talks in Rockhampton have concluded with all parties rock solid behind the State Government's attempts to eradicate Bovine Johne's disease from Queensland.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
BJD fears for WA herds
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AUTHORITIES are monitoring the possibility that the bovine Johne's disease (BJD) outbreak in Queensland could have ramifications for some WA cattle operations.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Tinsel trail spreads joy
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A FESTIVE spirit is spreading across the State as more landholders decorate their mail boxes and front grids in preparation for Christmas.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Rural lending costs high
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CUTS to farm interest rates of about 100 basis points since May have delivered relief for agribusiness, but with total farm debt sitting stubbornly around $60b, farmers weren't in a mood for celebrating much lending sector love this year.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Export eye on Asia
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HAVING dominated the domestic organic free-range poultry market, R.M. Williams Agricultural Holdings (RMWAH) is now turning its attention to south-east Asia.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page
Pineapple biosecurity blow
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INDUSTRY representative body for pineapples, Growcom, said the final pineapple impact risk assessment (IRA) for Malaysian imports released last year was a slap in the face for the Australian industry and had put pineapple growers' futures on the line.
Source: North Queensland Register - Front Page