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<description><![CDATA[The latest news from Queensland Country Life]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Aus, NZ to join World Farmers']]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and the Federated Farmers of New Zealand have today announced that they will both apply for membership of international agricultural advocacy body, the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO).]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ocean temp made floods worse]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[ABNORMALLY high ocean temperatures off the coast of northern Australia contributed to the extreme rainfall that flooded three-quarters of Queensland over the summer of 2010-11, scientists report.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is the carbon price right?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Is Australia's carbon price too high compared with other major countries, or will it be all right in the end?]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Grain industry split on WEA future]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[GRAINGROWERS are sending mixed messages to Canberra about the future of wheat export marketing arrangements currently being decided in Parliament.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What makes a Cash Cow?]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WITH northern Australia home to the majority of the national breeding herd, it's fitting that a research project on an equally epic scale comprising more than 78,000 head is producing some fascinating insights into cattle fertility across Queensland, the Northern Territory and the north-west of Western Australia.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Cotton yield is still king]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[YIELD is still king in the cotton world, where comparative analysis of grower returns for the 2010-11 crop by Boyce Chartered Accountants in Moree shows increases in income were largely driven by productivity gains, not commodity prices.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Just the Trickett for Beef entertainment]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[OLYMPIC swimmer Libby Trickett provided plenty of wow factor for Westpac clients and friends at Wednesday night's Beef Australia 2012 cocktail function.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Coles in yoghurt deal]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[FOR the second week running grocery retailing force Coles has revealed new contract arrangements with Tasmanian producers to lock in supplies for its expanding private label range.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Skins market crash worst in 10 years]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[WITHDRAWAL of Chinese and eastern European buyers from the skin market has caused the fall in lamb and sheep skin prices of $8 to $10 a head on average, and even up to $20 a head.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bolton Girls' big Beef success]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THERE'S a new paddock being set up at Bolton Girls Red Angus stud at Congupna, Victoria - the interbreed champion pen.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[AgForce opposes sheep eID]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[AgForce sheep and wool strongly opposes the mandatory implementation of an electronic identification or RFID traceability system for the sheep industry.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 02:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ruralco joins NFF]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[RURAL services company Ruralco has joined the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) as a full associate member.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Incitec fertiliser rejig will pay off: Fazzino]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[AFTER a sluggish start to the fertiliser sales year Incitec Pivot is tipping the recent restructure of its three fertiliser businesses under one management umbrella will sharpen its results.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Animal welfare, sustainability focus at vet conference]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[THE Nation's vets will converge on Canberra this weekend for the industry's annual conference.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ag fund raises $2b]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[A NEW company, TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture LLC, has completed a raising of $US2 billion to be invested in farmland in the United States, Australia and Brazil.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:54:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Toowoomba flagged as NDIS test location]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[TOOWOOMBA'S Baillie Henderson Hospital for mental health should be among the centres included in Queensland's test site for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a leading disabilities lobby group said last night.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 22:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
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