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Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 24 August 2022

AT the start of the week, a cold front interacted with a moisture-laden cloud band to bring heavy rain to the mid-west and Gascoyne regions of Western Australia, resulting in daily totals around 20 to 70 mm to 9am on the 16th with many sites setting August daily records. A succession of cold fronts crossed […]

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Wellard reports third consecutive full-year profit

Wellard has confirmed the successful repurchase of its vessel the M/V Ocean Ute from financier Ruchira Ships Limited. Ocean Ute. Australian livestock shipping fleet owner and charterer Wellard Ltd has recorded its third successive profitable financial year. In results posted to the Australian Stock Exchange this week it reported a net profit after tax for […]

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Ken May's tribute is in hand

Australia’s leading horsemen are rallying behind Ken May who has been suffering with severe health issues over the past few years. Click to check the original article.

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The Australian Ag Podcast: Nigel Crawley on attracting farm workers

Farmers are having to negotiate with potential employees on incentives such sign-on bonuses, flexible working arrangements and increased annual leave as Australia’s jobs crisis intensifies. Leading agribusiness recruiter Nigel Crawley told The Australian Ag Podcast, out today, the incentives have been forced on employers as demand for on-farm workers hits the highest level in his […]

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Agribusiness needs workers

The Job and Skills Summit is a week away, and Agribusiness needs people, Nigel Crawley Director of Agribusiness HR consultancy, Rimfire Resources discusses the topic with Jackson Hewett and James Wagstaff.      Click to check the original article.

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