Islander work scheme bears no fruit
8:03 AM AEDT | A PLAN to bring Pacific Islanders to work on Australian fruit farms has stalled, as red tape entangles a scheme initially hailed as a ''win-win'' for labour-starved growers and struggling island nations.  | Tomorrow's sheep industry will ... | Environmental water to protect ... | VIDEO: First-cross ewe lambs to $162 ...
Gunns favourite to manage Great Southern
7:25 AM AEDT | TIMBER company Gunns is poised to further increase control of Australian forests, emerging as favourite to take over the running of Great Southern's management investment scheme plantations.  | Bligh funds test project using ...Visit Queensland Country Life | GrainCorp seals $757m deal for ... | VIDEO: Trent Loos' US Update: The ...
Don't trade emissions to save Libs future, Turnbull told
7:54 AM AEDT | OPPOSITION Leader Malcolm Turnbull has been warned to stop championing an emissions trading scheme to avoid a damaging rift in the Liberal Party.  | Farmer plants 100,000 trees: ... | Road to Copenhagen: Farmers can ... | VIDEO: First-cross ewe lambs to $162 ...

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First-cross ewe lambs to $162 at Yarrawonga
7:06 AM AEDT | BUYERS bidded strongly on first-cross ewe lambs at Thursday's annual Yarrawonga sheep sale, driving prices to $162 a head. And while crowd attendance was considerably down compared to last month’s market, Trent Head, Elders, Yarrawonga, said ewe lambs presented well on the day, despite the extreme conditions the region had experienced over the past week, and returned solid results for vendors.

STATE NEWS

Relief on the way after one last scorcher
7:17 AM AEDT | Relief is on the way for New South Wales, but residents will have to bare another scorching day as extreme heat funnels over the state ahead of a change.
Stop, chook and listen
7:49 AM AEDT | COLLECTING fresh eggs, uprooting carrots and turning compost are experiences most kids in Sydney only see on television. But it could become a normal part of inner-city life if the City of Sydney goes ahead with a plan to turn one of our parks into a fully functioning farm.
Hot and bothered as state scorches
THE worst fire conditions ever seen in November are expected today as the mercury rises to about ...

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WORLD NEWS

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Ag not in ETS, but definitely not out
19 Nov 09 | Senator Wong is not a woman who does backflips, even in the privacy of her own home. Agriculture might not be “in” the ETS, but by no means is it “out”, either.
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