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Better water use focus for WA horticulture

Battery plan to help Riverland irrigators

Trial tests produce tracing system

How a labour campaign saved the Qld strawberry season

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Funding boost for agtech businesses approaching commercialisation

The federal government is committing $12.2 million in funding to entrepreneurs around the country, including some in the agtech industry.

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Staff shortages hampering horticultural supply chain

Ausveg chief executive officer Michael Coote said the industry needs every available healthy worker to ensure a steady supply of fresh vegetables to consumers around Australia.

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Aldi tops survey for best fruit and veg

The German supermarket chain is the pick for fruit and veg for many.

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Macadamia conference postponed until November 2022

Macadamia growers are told conference will have nine month delay.

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Omicron symptoms to stir supply chain debate

The Omicron variant has highlighted ways in which our markets may be made more resilient.

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Staff shortages hampering horticultural supply chain

Ausveg chief executive officer Michael Coote said the industry needs every available healthy worker to ensure a steady supply of fresh vegetables to consumers around Australia.

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Fresh food shortages to continue as RATs remain elusive

Meat, vege supply chains pushed to breaking point

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Free rapid tests for some, but Coalition falls short of Labor's demand

Some Australians will receive a limited number of rapid COVID-19 tests for free, but the Prime Minister has rejected calls for them to be universally available.

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Shearing industry sources rapid antigen tests

Rapid antigen tests are set to become the norm among shearing teams to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks.

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PM 'let it rip' without planning: Labor

Health industry groups are questioning the decision not to provide rapid antigen tests free or at least heavily subsidised to Australians.

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Calls for isolation time to be slashed

Experts call for Delta rules to be reset as Omicron changes game

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Emergency national cabinet to determine close contact definition

A crisis national cabinet meeting will consider who is considered a close contact from now on.

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Australia mRNA vaccine capacity steps up

Victorian scientists are hoping to fine-tune Australia's first mRNA vaccine by the first quarter of 2022.

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Watch John Deere's autonomous tractor plough paddocks

The machine combines John Deere's 8R tractor, TruSet-enabled chisel plough, and GPS guidance system.

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How a labour campaign saved the Qld strawberry season

A season-saving gamble paid off for Qld strawberry growers.

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Lamb puts Australia back on the map

The Monkeys spark up the barbie and end iso in new summer lamb ad

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Free rapid tests for some, but Coalition falls short of Labor's demand

Some Australians will receive a limited number of rapid COVID-19 tests for free, but the Prime Minister has rejected calls for them to be universally available.

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Agribusiness

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Funding boost for agtech businesses approaching commercialisation

The federal government is committing $12.2 million in funding to entrepreneurs around the country, including some in the agtech industry.

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$50k grants for November flood-affected farmers in NSW and QLD

Farmers impacted by the November floods can apply for up to $50,000 to salvage damaged crops and stock, rebuild fences and replace machinery.

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COMMENT

Omicron symptoms to stir supply chain debate

The Omicron variant has highlighted ways in which our markets may be made more resilient.

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New herbicide has Bayer excited

Bayer is excited about the launch of its new grass and broadleaf herbicide Mateno Complete.

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How to end supply chain weakness by predicting black swan events

Australia's peak farming body wants the government to end the reactionary approach to supply chain emergencies and has put forward a way to predicting the unpredictable.

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A good oil for crops

Increasing agricultural productivity while in turn containing multiple functions within a single formulation has been a keen goal for Spraytec Australia.

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FUCHS Lubricants are made in Australia

GREAT people manufacturing locally in Australia and developing proven products - that's how some of the biggest names in agriculture regard FUCHS Lubricants.

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Life of machinery can be prolonged using quality products that avoid wear and tear

Knowing wear mechanisms in key machinery enables these to be put on the maintenance radar.

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European technology comes down under

Elho produces quality agricultural machines for farmers operating in diverse conditions.

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'OPDs can save lives,' says VFF

The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) Making Our Farms Safer team is giving away 20 sets of quad bike Operator Protective Devices (OPDs) and helmets.

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Olympus is best

HE likens it to a Swiss Army knife for the bush and Simon Collins isn't known for peppering any story.

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Helping improve water quality

For 24 years, South Australian-based Hydrosmart has been helping farmers improve the quality of their on-farm water supply.

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QUALITY IN CAPS

For four decades and more the McIntyre family has adroitly steered CAPS Australia from a small operation to be the largest independent compressed air and power generation provider.

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Curtis & Coles: A welcome reminder of the untouchable Christmas lunch | EDITORIAL

Exactly how many families has Curtis Stone visited for Christmas lunch?

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Time to look over the year | OPINION

Mike Walker covered some new, and some very familiar, topics this year.

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Concept of "fair" a lot to chew on | OPINION

Is the Fair Work Commission's ruling on the Hort Award fair? That depends.

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Carbon dioxide is essential for agriculture | OPINION

Crops need CO2, something many climate change protesters should keep in mind.

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Farmers remain confident | OPINION

Ag is tracking nicely, including down in Tassie.

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Ag boom real but still a tough gig | OPINION

ABARES may have given a recent rosey forecast but growers still face hurdles.

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Tassie is coping with COVID, and could help others | OPINION

The island state will need to keep local labour in mind in order to help out its farmers.

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Tassie truffles on the map | OPINION

It takes a special family to foster something as special as truffles.

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