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Get FarmingThursday, July 20th, 2017 at 6:15pm

This National Farm Safety Week, veterinarians are asking farmers to consider how they can better prevent, detect and manage animal diseases on their farms.

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Get FarmingWednesday, July 19th, 2017 at 6:03pm

For the first time in three years, Australian cattle prices are now lower than year-ago levels, and production is higher, resulting in downward pressure on the market that is expected to continue throughout 2017.

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Get FarmingTuesday, July 18th, 2017 at 6:39pm

Dr Alison Collins (in red) of Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, NSW, has developed, with Pork CRC support, a quantitative PCR to combat ileitis by monitoring its incidence and treatment effects.

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Get FarmingMonday, July 17th, 2017 at 6:30pm

Darling Downs crop and cattle producers the Ryan family are making the biggest changes to their farm since adopting zero till in the early 2000s.

Michael, his wife Elissa, and parents John and Mary, recently implemented controlled traffic farming (CTF) at their Pilton Valley farm, complementing their uptake of variable rate (VR) seeding and imidazolinone-tolerant (IT) corn.

Fourth-generation farmer Michael Ryan said they were embracing select new technologies to improve soil productivity and respond to a changing climate.

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Get FarmingFriday, July 14th, 2017 at 5:52pm

Grain growers can access a range of online tools and resources to help navigate the season and optimise their crop potential in what, for many, has been a challenging growing season.

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Get FarmingThursday, July 13th, 2017 at 6:39pm

Lively Linseed Products is one of the growing number of local businesses adopting Australia’s new Country of Origin Labelling (CoOL) early, helping consumers make the home-grown choice.

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Get FarmingWednesday, July 12th, 2017 at 5:50pm

The Bass Strait Central Zone Scallop Fishery season started on 11 July 2017, and with potentially the best season in more than 15 years on its way, you too will be as happy as a clam tucking into a feast of scallops from this fishery.

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Get FarmingTuesday, July 11th, 2017 at 6:01pm

Key studies are underway to support the delivery of priority infrastructure projects to service the northern beef industry in Western Australia.

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Get FarmingMonday, July 10th, 2017 at 6:02pm

Final research has commenced to underpin the imminent release of the drought tolerant perennial pasture legume, tedera.

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Get FarmingFriday, July 7th, 2017 at 6:08pm

In a dry year it can be prudent to make nitrogen (N) fertiliser decisions based on conservative estimates of crop demand and potential grain yield.

Researchers also advise that applications of N can be held off until later in the season, when environmental conditions and crop potential are more fully known.

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Help available for crop nitrogen decisions - GetFarming

In a dry year it can be prudent to make nitrogen (N) fertiliser decisions based on conservative estimates of crop demand and potential grain yield. Researchers also advise that applications of N can be held off until later in the season, when environmental conditions and crop potential are more full...

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