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Vilsack announces $490 million for wildfire prevention

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an additional $490 million in USDA funding for wildlife prevention projects. The money will be allocated to 11 landscapes in Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. They encompass 66 high-priority firesheds. These projects are in addition to the first set of 10 priority landscapes announced last year. Funding […]

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What’s next for house prices?

‘Signs of positivity’ have broken out in the property market, but price falls are expected to continue. House prices currently falling more slowly than a few months ago, according to big lenders ‘Sales, instructions and price trends all slipped deeper into negative territory’ according to RICS Asking prices nudge upwards again — but are sellers […]

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Travel Experience in Italy with Lisa Clifford

Australian author Lisa Clifford shares the secrets of the written word and her adopted hometown of Florence through her residency program. Lisa Clifford is illuminated in a halo of white light cast down from a chandelier on the ceiling of Palazzo San Niccolò. She begins with a confession. “I have no education but if I […]

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Study estimates Yellowstone brought in more than AU$1b to Montana

THE hit television series ‘Yellowstone’ has put the cattle industry on the radar – with 12 million viewers learning about the struggles of ‘ranching’ in the picturesque state of Montana. Paramount Network’s series follows the Dutton Family’s struggles to maintain control of the fictional Yellowstone Ranch – with father John Dutton played by Kevin Costner. […]

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NAB partners with blockchain company to facilitate reporting on Agri Green Loans

Rob and Melinee Leather from Leather Cattle Company at Banana in Central Queensland. Supplied: NAB THE National Australia Bank has announced a partnership with agri-tech start-up Geora, using blockchain technology to report on its Agri Green Loan program. Using the technology, farmers like Queensland’s Leather Cattle Company are able to support the reporting covenants of NAB’s Agri Green […]

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