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Parthenium weed alarm sounded | Queensland Country Life

After Queensland Country Life contacted multiple councils, agriculture departments, landcare groups, spray contractors, farmers and concerned residents, it became clear there was some confusion surrounding the weed, which costs Australia’s beef industry $16.5 million per year and cropping industries several million dollars per year. Click to check the original article.

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Japan approves revised beef safeguard mechanism

Japan has approved an amendment to the beef safeguard mechanism in the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA), which completes the process to finalize the agreement, according to the U.S. Trade Representative. Once in effect, the updated agreement will amend the beef safeguard trigger level under the USJTA with a new, three-trigger safeguard mechanism that will allow […]

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