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Are carbon rules inadvertently pushing landholders towards clearing?

WHILE the carbon market was designed to be one the country’s biggest incentives to avoid land clearing, some say it may be doing the opposite with barriers to entry leaving landholders in a tough position. There are plenty of ways to earn Australian Carbon Credit Units, but land clearing-based Avoided Deforestation and Human Induced Regeneration […]

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Sun sets on Cattle Council of Australia

Looking back: Directors of the Cattle Council of Australia board pictured at its annual general meeting in Canberra in 2018 : (from left) Tony Hegarty NSW (president), David Lovelock WA, Geoff Pearson WA, Amanda Giles SA, Markus Rathsmann, NT (vice president), Brett Hall (Tas) David Hill (Qld – Northern Independent Director), Lloyd Hick Qld, Peter […]

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Steer prices trend down in 18,628 head AuctionsPlus offering

This line of 107 Angus heifers 8-10 months averaging 288kg from Condamine, Queensland, returning 642c/kg or $1850 on Friday.   NUMBERS offered on Elders’ and Nutrien’s online platform AuctionsPlus fell 12 percent last week to 18,628 head. While comparatively lower on previous weeks, it’s still a high listing volume for this late in the year, […]

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