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Indo, Timor Leste-based training program hoping to boost biosecurity

Murray Watt A NEW $770,000 training program aiming to boost biosecurity capabilities in Indonesia and Timor-Leste is aiming to give the Australian livestock industry more protection from exotic disease like foot-and-mouth disease and lumpy skin disease. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt said the program was part of a broader agenda to invest […]

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Coles carbon neutral beef brand expands nationwide

Coles new carbon neutral beef brand has picked up a consumer brand award COLES has added another state to its carbon neutral beef range, with Western Australian stores receiving the product making it available across the country. The company has been rolling out the brand in different states since last year. The project has at-times […]

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Ag Minister Watt flags higher import biosecurity charges

Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt, left, inspects some contaminated machinery with assistant director of the DAFF biosecurity program Alan Self. MINISTER for Agriculture Murray Watt has flagged higher fees and charges for importers as part of a sustainable biosecurity funding model. During a port inspection of contaminated machinery at Lytton near the Port of Brisbane […]

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Slide in Wagyu F1 prices puts pressure on supply chains

SUPPLY chains dealing in Wagyu cattle and beef under forward contracts are coming under considerable pressure, given the dramatic decline in market value for F1 feeder cattle since December. Quotes obtained on F1 heavy feeders in the southern Queensland market this morning were around 550c/kg on steers, and 500c/kg on heifers. Some isolated steer quotes […]

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Perfect Coronation street party recipes, from Mary Berry’s ultimate scones to Tom Parker Bowles’ irresistible coronation chicken

Emma Hughes collects the best recipes from some of Britain’s best-loved chefs and food writers. Street parties — bunting-decked, cake-laden, joyously singalong affairs — are as British as lighting the fire on a Sunday evening and saying ‘sorry’ when you mean ‘excuse me’. They were held to mark Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee in 1887, and […]

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Leaders commit to expanding ag’s influence on school curriculum

A HIGH-level think-tank of national food and fibre leaders have committed to expanding agriculture’s influence in the Australian school curriculum. Nominations are now open for a working group, which will spend six months preparing a strategy to boost food and fibre education in schools. The move was backed by more than 50 peak council and […]

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