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Challengers shoot down chairman's ticket

19/11/2008 | In a shock result for the wool industry, only Brian van Rooyen from the "chairman's ticket" has been re-elected to the board the Australian Wool Innovation annual general meeting in Perth. | AWI well placed to withstand ... | AWI elections: Where to now for ...

AWI elections: Where to now for mulesing?

19/11/2008 | The wool industry's commitment to phase out the controversial practice of mulesing by 2010 is now under serious question following the cleanout of four incumbent directors from the board of AWI. | High noon at AWI | Disunity, infighting holding ...

Fertiliser prices three times what they should be: AgForce

19/11/2008 | Plunging commodity prices are not being mirrored by falls in one of farming's most important input costs, namely fertiliser. | Mayors cashed up with orders to ... | Rush on as farmers buy up headers

Industry gets tough on animal welfare

How Australia made movie stars out of ordinary bush people

Rain delivers but threatens northern harvest

AWB posts $64.3 million profit

Reserve set to cut rates again

Soil carbon wins Govt funding

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Multimedia

SLIDESHOW: Housing shortage hits rural industry

19/11/2008 | Primary producers and processing businesses aren't just competing for staff with the mining industry, they are competing for housing as well.

VIDEO: Relay crops pass water baton

VIDEO: Australia's movie stars sold in the cattle yards

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State News

Northern Wheatbelt cranks up good harvest

19/11/2008 | NORTHERN Wheatbelt grain growers raised the production bar this week to take advantage of fine weather before forecast rain on the weekend.

WA Govt pulls cash from disease fight

19/11/2008 | GROWERS are outraged that $500,000 will be cut from the cattle compensation fund for education about the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS).

West wool indicator rises 53c

$5.97million for major regional infrastructure projects

Coalition calls for end to ethanol subsidies

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Oil Mallee plan released

Forestry Minister Terry Redman has released a plan for the oil mallee industry that will see it ...

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Conservation cows out to change ag's image

13/11/2008 | Cattle are getting a bad rap these days, so it's refreshing to see Britain's venerable National Trust getting into the business of "conservation cows".

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