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Fuelling energy growth

FORBES could become the centre of a new $60 million a year industry growing mallee trees to provide biomass to make fuel pellets that replace some of the coal used ... The Land - 3 a.m. Saturday 13th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Canola fills need for feed

A CENTRAL West farmer expects more people will see canola in a new light because of the benefits he’s seen in growing dual-purpose varieties on his Wellington farm, “Spicers Run”. The Land - 3 a.m. Saturday 13th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Sugar project verging on collapse

ABOUT 80 jobs are at risk in northern NSW's sugar belt as a $220 million clean-power project nears collapse due to problems surrounding the Rudd government's 20 per cent renewable ... The Land - 9:48 a.m. Friday 12th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Upper Hunter property sold before the bidding started

THE Upper Hunter autumn selling season has got away to a strong start with the sale pre-auction of “Shannondore”, Bunnan by Scone agency, MacCallum Inglis. The Land - 9:33 a.m. Friday 12th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Earthquake rocks NSW Hunter region

An earthquake off the NSW Mid North coast has rocked the Hunter region early this morning, Geoscience Australia says. The Land - 7:05 a.m. Friday 12th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Murder charge after Lake Bathurst stabbing

A MAN has been charged with murder after a woman was stabbed to death in southern NSW, police said. The Land - 6:36 a.m. Friday 12th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Mutton tops 300c/kg again

As rain gauges fill across the State, the supply of ewes and wethers arriving on the market has tightened even further. The Land - 3 a.m. Friday 12th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Beef genetics to Colombia

BEEF cattle isn’t the first thing to come to mind when one mentions a farmer from Colombia, but Ricardo Gaitan McAllister made the trip to the NSW Beef Spectacular and ... The Land - 3 a.m. Friday 12th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Another BSE detection in Canada

A 17th case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in Canada this week, just days after the Australian Government beefed up its quarantine requirements for imports from countries ... The Land - 3:20 p.m. Thursday 11th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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Fresh approach as meat processor sells

NEW England meat processor, Country Fresh Australia, has ended 12 months of speculation by announcing the sale of both its domestic and international infrastructure. The Land - 8:52 a.m. Thursday 11th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Woollen socks a must in NSW seasonal chill

WOOLLEN socks weather has finally arrived in Sydney, thanks to a burst of autumnal winds that fed along the New South Wales yesterday. The Land - 6:04 a.m. Thursday 11th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Think, revive and thrive: a vision for NSW

THE Opposition Leader, Barry O'Farrell, has pledged to put economic growth at the centre of a Coalition government plan to get NSW moving again. The Land - 5:59 a.m. Thursday 11th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Call for AWI board to re-evaluate business model

BOOLIGAL woolgrower, Graham Morphett, Yamba Station, has called for the NSW Farmers Association to re-evaluate Australian Wool Innovation’s (AWI) business model after last week’s resignation of chief executive, Brenda McGahan ... The Land - 3 a.m. Thursday 11th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Isolated children's parents gather in Balranald

YOUTH Allowance, the closure of Dalwood and the Palm Avenue Centre and other education concerns will top the agenda for next week’s Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association of NSW (ICPA) conference ... The Land - 3 a.m. Thursday 11th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Price family sells prime Riverina farm

THE family of businessman Rodney Price has sold Toronga Station at Hay in the NSW Riverina for about $9 million. The Land - 10:10 a.m. Wednesday 10th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

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