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A Historic Homestead Renovation Returns to it’s Roots

A historic homestead in south-east South Australia has been brought back to its former Victorian-era glory by owners Wendy and Gary Kilsby. Lowan homestead is a piece of living history, but there was a time this landmark could’ve been considered beyond repair. Located in South Australia’s Kalangadoo, about 400 kilometres south-east of Adelaide and a […]

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What will a nature repair market mean for agriculture?

CSIRO is expecting to publicly release a new biodiversity calculator in July. Photo: CSIRO IN THE wave of environmental legislation dominating discussions in Canberra, the Federal Government is proposing a new scheme that will allow producers sell certificates attached to biodiversity conservation work. Biodiversity credits were proposed by previous agriculture minister David Littleproud last year […]

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MLA launches online emissions calculator

MEAT & Livestock Australia has today launched its own web-based greenhouse gas calculator, based on a Federal Government recognised tool known as the Sheep and Beef Greenhouse Accounting Framework (SB-GAF). The digitised version of the SB-GAF tool is based off the freely available excel version of the tool available on the Primary Industries Climate Challenges […]

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February cattle exports remain at long-term low

Australian cattle export volumes in February increased marginally on January trade, but remained at reduced levels not seen for a decade. Live export cattle at Berrimah in the NT. Picture: NTLEA 27,070 cattle were exported from Australia last month, above the 24,347 head handled in January, but the lowest monthly volume since December 2012. Figures […]

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Cattle Producers Australia withdraws legal challenge

A legal challenge over the process that led to the formation of Cattle Australia as the peak national representative body for grassfed cattle producers in Australia has been formally withdrawn by Cattle Producers Australia. Representatives of the board of directors of Cattle Australia (CA) confirmed to Beef Central today that after two months of meetings […]

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