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Purple corn set for taste test
SCIENTISTS are developing purple sweetcorn varieties with the horticulture industry to help growers respond to increasingly health-conscious consumers.Being delivered by the University of Queensland, and…
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Accountants put numbers on farms
AUSTRALIAN rural accountants are moving beyond just doing “the books” and are now advising farmers on how technology can help run their businesses, says online…
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Rainfall wets hope
RECENT heavy rainfall through parts of the southern cropping region could impact on the viability of grain that growers are planning to retain for sowing…
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Concern over speeding drivers
MORE than 1000 people a day were detected travelling above the speed limit on NSW roads over the holiday period, provisional police data has shown. Operation…
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Grazing value in stubble
STUBBLES from this year’s winter crops could provide a worthwhile grazing opportunity, especially in those parts of the southern cropping region hit by recent heavy…
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‘Dummy queens’ woo busy bees
A NET filled with pheromone-soaked “dummy queens” attached to a helium-filled weather-balloon is the latest tool being used by pollination researchers in their efforts to…
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Mildura unites for new year
SUNRAYSIA’S New Year’s Eve festivities were well attended and mostly peaceful, according to organisers and local police. About 5000 people rang in 2018 with family, friends…
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Small steps to health
WITH a new year usually comes the resolution “new year, new me”, with a range of exercise and health related resolutions being made all over…
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Time for a check-up
ANDREW Broad is grateful he followed his wife’s advice after discovering a small mole he had removed was a melanoma.The Federal Member for Mallee has…
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Could Mildura host next bridge display?
SYDNEY’S display is iconic, Wentworth tried it for the first time this year – but could Mildura be the next location to host a bridge…
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Pumps put on show
THE impressive Psyche Pumps wowed more than a few visitors yesterday for its first running day of the year.Irrewillipe’s Helen Theodore and her husband, who…
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Missing boy home safe after frantic search: ‘We feared the worst
A RED Cliffs family is relieved to have their eldest son back home after his disappearance on Saturday night sparked a large search involving police,…
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