NSHMP growing by leaps and bounds
More sheep producers have access to carcass data to inform their animal health management strategy than ever before following another growth year for the National Sheep Health Monitoring Project (NSHMP).
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Author: Small Farms
AT RISK PRODUCERS URGED TO VACCINATE FOLLOWING SECOND CONFIRMED CASE OF ANTHRAX
NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Local Land Services are encouraging farmers in the centre of the state to vaccinate their livestock following confirmation of the second case of anthrax for 2019.
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Harvest clean to keep mouse numbers lean
Minimising grain on the ground after harvest will assist in maintaining current low populations of mice across Australia’s grain growing regions.
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MSA program delivers record high farm gate returns
Australia’s world-leading eating quality grading program, Meat Standards Australia (MSA) delivered an additional $198m to producers in the form of price differential for MSA v Non-MSA young cattle in 2018-19, which translates to a direct in the pocket benefit of $84/head for non-feedlot cattle producers, according to the latest data contained in the MSA Annual Outcomes Report.
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Federal Court ruling on backpacker tax cautiously welcomed by AUSVEG
AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable industry, has urged workers to review and confirm their residency status following the Federal Court’s decision that the backpacker tax cannot be applied to citizens of eight countries who are Australian residents.
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