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Ceremony to honour lives lost in mines

The ceremony will be held on the Civic Centre front lawns at 7.30am on Monday, September 19. The date marks the anniversary of the state’s worst mining disaster at Mount Mulligan mine in 1921. Click to check the original article.

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Be vigilant in monitoring | Queensland Country Life

Mr Sommerfield said this was highlighted during a recent conversation with a Queensland sheep producer, who said: “I was desperate. After finding a weaner with symptoms of worms, my first reaction was to drench. I did a worm egg count, which indicated a low worm burden, and I saved myself the cost and effort of […]

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Texas cattle Industry Meets to Shape Policy for Coming Year

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the largest and oldest organization representing the Texas beef industry, today kicked off its 2022 Policy Conference in San Antonio. The three-day conference provides a platform for members to conduct important business, developing policy to guide the grassroots organization in the coming year. The association’s four policy committees and […]

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Biden announces executive order on bioeconomy

As part of the discussion around the administration’s new Cancer Moonshot Initiative announced Sept. 12, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that launched a national biotechnology and biomanufacturing initiative which drew praise from those in agriculture. “Today’s action is going to ensure that America leads the world in biotechnology and biomanufacturing, creating jobs, reducing prices, […]

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Australia bans personal imports of meat in FMD prevention efforts

The Australian Government has banned the importation of meat products for personal use from all countries with foot and mouth disease. The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Murray Watt said the new restrictions, which came into effect from midnight, were the next step in the government’s strong, three-pronged approach to tackling FMD. “While Australia […]

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