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The FutureBeef website reached a milestone this week, with over a million views from more than 350,000 unique users, since it was first launched. Department of Agriculture and…
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A new version of the Breedcow and Dynama software package is now available from the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) website. Version 6.02 has improved software…
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Queensland Government Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Media Release 4 July 2017 Adele and Dave O’Connor are the first graziers in Queensland to have their Grazing Best Management Practice (BMP)…
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Changes have been made to strengthen the Livestock Production Assurance program and further safeguard Australia’s enviable status as a world leader in red meat safety, integrity and traceability.…
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Vaccinations are cheap insurance against stock losses. Pestivirus, tick fever, botulism, vibrio and other clostridial diseases (in descending order) are in the top 15 livestock diseases of economic…
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A unique and easy-to-use app, developed by Agrihive, allows beef producers to quickly see opportunities to expand their business. Launching on May 10, the app called Farmecco has…
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A new climate report has revealed a surprise opportunity to grow low chill temperate fruit, like stone fruit, in the Pilbara – a region renowned for its extremely…
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Did you know: There are around 1700 general workplace injuries in agriculture each year, affecting one in every 25 agricultural workers. One in every 35 workers suffers a…
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The Department of Agriculture and Food, WA is pleased to advise two grant schemes will open on 5 December 2016, to grow WA’s agrifood sector. The grants form…
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Department of Agriculture and Fisheries researchers Rebecca Ambrose and Jenny Gravel are developing tests that are able to rapidly detect bovine respiratory disease pathogens including: bovine herpes virus…
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