News and Views
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14Lookout for sale of salvinia and other declared water weeds
Gardeners in metropolitan and regional Western Australia are asked to keep a lookout for the sale of illegal water weeds after salvinia...
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22VFF quad safety rebate closes in on $2 million
Victorian farmers are still rushing to collect a rebate that enables them to fit operation protection devices (OPDs) to their quad bikes,...
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9NSW calls for national quad bike safety rating system
The NSW Government is calling for the introduction of a national five-star safety rating system for quad bikes, to help save lives...
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12Tasmania’s fisheries cooked by record-breaking marine heatwave
Human-induced climate change was almost certainly responsible for a marine heat wave off Tasmania’s east coast that lasted 251 days and had...
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20Concessional loans open for Queensland farm businesses
The Federal Government has launched the 2017–18 Farm Business Concessional Loans Scheme in Queensland, with an initial commitment of $50 million to...
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17Concessional loans open for farm businesses in NSW
The Government launched the 2017–18 Farm Business Concessional Loans Scheme in New South Wales, with an initial commitment of $20 million to...
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5Farming: a way of life, let’s keep it that way
It’s Farm Safety Week, a time to be aware that while the agriculture industry can be a rewarding, it’s also one of...
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18Farm safety centre stage
As 2017 National Farm Safety Week gets underway, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister, Luke Hartsuyker, has encouraged farmers and rural...
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3Dry conditions continue across inland NSW
June 2017 was a month of contrast with some inland areas of NSW experiencing the driest June rainfall on record, while areas...
