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Roma sale 9 Jan 2024: Market opens on higher rates

Yarding 2713 Change -4666 Cattle were drawn from Cunnamulla, Western Qld, and the local supply district. All the regular buyers in attendance and active with some additional operators. The market lifted in price for most descriptions with cows noticeably dearer. Light weight yearling steers under 200kg returning to the paddock made to 460c to average […]

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Extraordinary Disaster Assistance Grants of $75K for SEQ farmers | Queensland Country Life

Eligible clean-up, reinstatement activities and emergency measures includes; Equipment and materials to undertake clean-up, Additional labour costs (above and beyond normal wage expenditure i.e. day-to-day staffing), Disposing of damaged goods and injured or dead livestock, including associated costs, Repairs to buildings (other than housing), Fencing not covered by any other assistance, Reconditioning / repairing essential […]

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Mixed rainfall results for Broken Hill and the far west | The Land

The Bureau of Meteorology’s weekly rainfall totals for Outer West for the six days up to January 9 included Pooncarrie Mail Agency, 49.5mm; Menindee Post Office, 48; Scotia Sanctuary, Wentworth, 66; Tandou; Brewarrina, Central Darling, 65; Brewarrina Hospital, 39; Bourke Airport 112; Gombooka, 65; Noona AWS 104; West Wyalong Airport, 108; and Rosewood, Gilgandra 72. […]

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