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Lumpy Skin Disease spread continues – now in East Java

Since the official confirmation of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in central Sumatra in March 2022, the spread of the disease had been tightly restricted to the northern half of Sumatra until it was confirmed near Semarang in Central Java in September. In an earlier article I speculated that the reason for the failure of the […]

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Telstra invests a further $2 million in agtech company, Farmbot

Farmbot monitor in place on a tank in a grazing operation   REMOTE monitoring services provider Farmbot has received a second major injection of funds totalling $2 million from telecommunications provider Telstra. The support would underpin Farbot’s continued growth and expansion, a statement said. Farmbot’s products are used for remote monitoring and reporting on on-farm […]

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Registrations open early for ICMJ Northern Conference

Australian Beef Sustainability steering committee chair Mark Davie addressing the northern ICMJ conference in 2022. REGISTRATIONS have opened early for the 2023 ICMJ Northern Conference to cater for booming demand from young industry professionals and university students to attend the Rockhampton event. The 2023 ICMJ Northern Conference will be hosted by CQUniversity Australia and Teys […]

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