Rural Affairs

Issue No. 20 - December/January 2005

The current hot issue of animal welfare, and the opportunity for farmers to get involved in biodiversity trading to offset environmental levies featured at SAFF’s South Eastern regional meeting held at the Lucindale Country Club in November....
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SAFF to defend wool export markets after landmark animal welfare step

A national decision to end the controversial practice of ‘mulesing’ — surgically removing skin folds on a sheep’s hindquarters to prevent flystrike — has alarmed some SA pastoralists....
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Issue No. 18 - August/September 2004

by Darren Arney

The grain industry is currently undergoing dramatic reform, with the proposed merger of ABB Grain and AusBulk and joint venture of AWB and Graincorp in freight logistic some key changes....
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Issue No. 16 - April/May 2004

Go ahead for $92.5 m Canunda wind farm International Power (Australia) has announced it will build and operate a 46MW wind farm at Lake Bonney, near Millicent in the south—east of South Australia....
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Issue No. 13 - October/November 2003

by Chris Heinjus

The last two seasons typify the main variables in agriculture....
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Issue No. 12 - August/September 2003

Food producers in the Adelaide Hills are discovering the benefits of being part of a regional food network, with membership of the Adelaide Hills Food Producers group tripling in the past two years....
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Rural Authority Wins Telstra Award

Agribusiness consultants Rural Directions Pty Ltd will contest the national final after winning the South Australian leg of the 2003 Telstra and South Australian Government Small Business Awards....
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Issue No. 11 - June/July 2003

Australian based Sentek Sensor Technologies has revolutionised irrigation scheduling over the past 12 years, both nationally and internationally, with its range of soil moisture monitoring solutions for all irrigation management applications....
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The Facts of Farming Life

Agriculture is innovative....
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Issue No. 10 - April/May 2003

by David Heinjus

As farm sizes grow, many businesses are being faced with new and complex management challenges....
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