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06-12-2017
Assistance still available for those affected by recent natural disasters
Unpredictable weather and climatic conditions are factors that Queensland’s primary producers are well accustomed to, but not necessarily always readily prepared for.
06-12-2017
Latest Aussie crop report reveals lower than average yields
Prospects for total winter crop production in Australia have fallen slightly during spring, due to the varied condition of crops and mixed seasonal conditions, according to the Australian crop report just released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
06-12-2017
#FruitVeg4You promotion outside EU Parliament
Last month, Freshfel, alongside Copa-Cogeca and MEP Hilde Vautmans, distributed seasonal European apples and pears outside the European Parliament in Brussels as part of the social media campaign, #FruitVeg4You.
06-12-2017
Comprehensive map showing amount of soil carbon stocks launched
Marking World Soil Day, FAO has launched the most comprehensive global map to date showing the amount of carbon stocks in the soil.
06-12-2017
Info sharing key for NZ PNG Business Council
The New Zealand Pacific Business Council held its Annual General Meeting in Auckland last month.
06-12-2017
BMSB found. contained in Christchurch
Horticulture New Zealand reported that a vigilant staff member at Gough Industrial Solutions in Christchurch detected and reported a number of live brown marmorated stink bugs discovered in a recently imported piece of machinery.
05-12-2017
Texas A&M seeks deregulation of GE cotton
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is making available for public comment a petition from Texas A&M University (Texas A&M) seeking deregulation of a cotton variety genetically engineered (GE) to produce low-levels of gossypol in its seed compared to other conventional cotton varieties.
05-12-2017
Johannesburg's new ‘agripreneurs’ dig for green gold on skyscraper rooftops
JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The soaring Chamber of Mines building in central Johannesburg, a hub for South Africa's mining industry, is a symbol of a bygone era when pioneers began flocking there in the late 19th Century to dig for gold.
05-12-2017
Citrus officer recognised for service to industry
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has congratulated technical officer Kevin Lacey on being recognised for his contribution to the development of the State’s citrus industry.
05-12-2017
Hunt for European wasps underway in WA
Western Australia’s annual campaign to keep the State free of the invasive insect pest, the European wasp, has begun.
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