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EU approves Dutch plan to buy out livestock producers

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, two Dutch programs with a total budget of around 1.47 billion euros ($1.61 billion USD) to reduce nitrogen deposition on nature conservation areas. The Commission says the measures will contribute to the EU’s strategic objectives relating to the European Green Deal. “The €1.47 billion Dutch schemes we […]

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Taste of the Great Southern

Events will include a range of long lunches, dinners, degustations, premium pairing events, community markets, music events, wine sessions and more. Click to check the original article.

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Beef producers purchasing top tier genetics | The Land

This big investment in female genetics comes in the same week as Bald Blair Angus, Guyra, topped at $20,000 and averaged $9196 for 33 females, and follows the recent Millah Murrah Angus sale at Bathurst, where 170 females averaged a world record $29,730. Click to check the original article.

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Paddock trees and dams at Bethungra| Photos | The Land

For the past 40 years Bill Muller has been involved with Riverina Local Landcare who have supported his endeavours in planting trees and fencing off waterways and the Meribindinyah Creek which flows through his family property Nunlong, Bethungra, taken up as a soldier settlement block off Meribindinyah Station by Mr Muller’s father in 1948. Click […]

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McDonald’s says its Australian beef is deforestation free

GLOBAL burger giant McDonald’s says it is no longer sourcing Australian beef linked to deforestation in line with its goal to eliminate deforestation from its supply chains by 2020. The company, which is Australia’s largest single beef customer, set the target in 2017 highlighting fibre, coffee, palm oil, soy and beef as the main commodities […]

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Cost-of-gain in feedlot cattle lines up with feeder cattle prices

FEEDER cattle prices and the cost-of-gain in grainfeeding those animals have lined-up again, for the first time in three years. The trend is being driven by the big deterioration in the feeder cattle market this year, combined with persistently strong feedgrain prices. The relative cost of feeders started to press higher than the cost-of-gain around […]

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More illegal meat intercepted at an Australian airport

Another two passengers have had their visas cancelled and have been fined $3300 each after failing to declare meat, grain and fruit products at Perth International Airport in recent weeks. On April 15, a traveller was found with more than 6.5kg of pork products and over 1kg of fruit and plant products. A second unrelated […]

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