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Live sheep trade exploring all options to fight export ban

AUSTRALIA’S live sheep export sector is prepared to fight the Federal Government in the courts to maintain the trade, according to exporter leader Mark Harvey-Sutton. The Australian Livestock Exporters Council chief executive officer told Sheep Central the industry is exploring all options to fight the government’s intention to phase the trade out. ALEC CEO Mark […]

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Lack of producer participation part of changes to ABS ag stats collection

The Australian Bureau of Statistics is moving to new data sources to meet the demand for more timely agricultural statistics with greater regional detail. The ABS Agricultural Statistics Program announced today it is stopping large agricultural surveys and developing processes to produce future agricultural statistics using new data sources, together with smaller surveys to fill […]

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