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| A guide for lucerne hay producers across Australia. This manual includes practical management information to produce high quality and profitable lucerne hay. |
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| Provides grain prices for site specific locations. |
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| Information on growing lucerne and the industry. |
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| Provides comprehensive grain marketing information including contract pricing and marketing options. |
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| ABC Landline provides the latest information on agricultural markets around Australia. |
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| The Australian Blueberry Growers Association (Incorporated) was formed to represent the industry and has continued in that capacity to this day. A magazine of significance is regularly produced. |
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| The Adelaide Produce Markets is South Australia's centre for the distribution and marketing of fresh fruit and vegetables. |
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| The ADFA is the peak body in the dried fruits industry and is an agri-political organisation that represents the interests of its grower members and provides services and initiatives of commercial benefit |
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| Agrifood Awareness Australia Limited (AFAA) is an industry initiative, established to increase public awareness of, and encourage informed debate and decision-making about gene technology. |
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| Provides information on the Agsafe personnel accreditation and training course and the re-accreditation course. |
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| The Australian Horticultural Exporters’ Association Inc. (AHEA), is the National Peak Industry Body of Exporters, committed to the development of the export of Australian Horticultural products, namely fresh fruit and vegetables, edible nuts, cut flowers, native flowers, foliage and nursery produce. |
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| ASX Grain Futures and Options provide you with a way to manage your price risk as well as facilitate price discovery in track markets for Australian wheat, feed barley, sorghum and canola. |
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| The Australian almond industry is undergoing rapid expansion, becoming one of the fastest growing horticulture industries in Australia.
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| AUSVEG is the peak national industry body representing the interests of Australian vegetable and potato growers. |
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| AWB publishes a variety of grain prices across multiple commodities, including: wheat, barley, canola and sorghum.
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| AWRI's purpose is to contribute substantially in a measurable way to the ongoing success of the Australian wine industry.
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| Provides balanced and factual information on biotechnology to the Australian community, including through our Biotechnology Online school resource. |
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| As Queensland’s only central wholesale produce market, it’s the State’s most important centre for the marketing and distribution of fresh fruit and vegetables. |
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| The Plant Disease Diagnostic Service is available to both commercial and home gardeners. |
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| Chemclear collects unwanted rural chemicals by providing a safe and easy collection and disposal service for all chemical users within Australia. |
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| This is the home page of the CRC for Plant-Based Management of Dryland Salinity. Here you can find information in the form of news, publications, research and much more... |
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| The CRCV is an Australia-wide joint venture of 12 core organisations and many supporting organisations, carrying out research and development in a collaborative way and delivering innovative technologies to Australia's viticultural industries. |
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| CSIRO research on food production and farming systems. |
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| This site aims to explain the science of gene technology, and describe what Australian scientists are doing. It also covers some aspects of the public debate on gene technology. |
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| CSIRO has extensive capabilities in researching, understanding and tackling various insect pests of plants, plant diseases and weeds. |
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| Provides information on genetic resource management and gentically modified organisms. |
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| The program offers grants for individuals and groups seeking funding for food processing projects. |
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| Guidelines for On-farm food safety for fresh produce. |
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| The Horticulture Fact Sheet provides information on industry production and export statistics in addition to Commonwealth Government programs and activities that are working to ensure the industry's continued profitability. |
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| What you can do on your property to prevent plant pest and disease outbreaks. |
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| Horticulture and grains - pests and diseases watch list. |
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| Exotic weed threats to primary industries. |
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| The spreadsheet calculates the cost of baling crops for hay or silage and of taking crops through to harvest helping producers make decisions on salvaging crops during drought. |
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| Facts sheets on potatoes available on the Australian Government Agriculture Portal. |
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| Provides information on different types of erosion and how to monitor erosion and manage erosion. |
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| Information on protecting your soil from compaction. |
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| Provides information on herd and flock rebuilding, grain, graze or cropping, trading stock or agistment and key considerations for recovery.
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| The Victorian Government has formed the Drought Taskforce and made available a number of resources to help the community get through this drought. This website contains a variety of information from DPI and other agencies. |
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| The information in this kit is based on widespread practical experience from Victorian farmers, supported by research and science, and has demonstrated that lucerne can be grown successfully in many environments. Includes information on establishment, weed management and grazing techniques. |
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| Provides information including detection, biology and control of various crop and pasture pests. |
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| Provides growers with extensive information on the resistance of wheat, barley and oat varieties to foliar and soil borne diseases. |
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| Facts sheets on organic farming available on the Australian Government Agriculture Portal. |
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| Provides information on the symptoms, cycles and management of rusts in barley. |
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| Provides information including identification, symptoms and control of cereal root diseases. |
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| Provides background information on wheat varieites |
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| Factsheet providing background information on choosing the most suitable barley varieties to sow. |
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| Provides information on symptoms, disease cycle and management of scald of barley. |
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| drumMUSTER is the national program for the collection and recycling of empty, cleaned, non returnable crop production and on-farm animal health chemical containers. |
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| Gives access to the latest information on glyphosate resistance, its prevention and management. |
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| Fact sheets providing information on crop management, disease and rust control. |
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| GRDC provides growers with access to a precision agriculture manual to guide them through the design process. The manual lists standards for electromagnetic induction mapping in the grains industry. It provides a range of resources for growers including an economics calculator, economics of zone management spreadsheet, Accucore fact sheet, plus examples of EM fundamental data sets and survey objectives. |
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| Designed to give growers greater confidence in identifying the important cereal growth stages and how they relate to the principles of disease management and canopy management |
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| The Grains Research & Development Corporation is one of the world's leading grains research organisations, responsible for planning, investing and overseeing research and development, delivering improvements in production, sustainability and profitability across the Australian grains industry. |
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| An Australian Government statutory authority, the Corporation supports the development of the Australian grape and wine industry by planning and funding collective research and development (R&D) programs and then facilitating the dissemination, adoption and commercialization of the results throughout the industry. |
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| Horticulture Australia Limited (HAL) is a national research, development and marketing organisation that works in partnership with the horticulture sector to invest in programs that provide benefit to Australian horticulture industries |
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| Calculate the cost of owning machinery for you farm. |
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| The Melbourne Markets is the central wholesale trading and distribution centre for Victoria’s fresh produce industry. The Melbourne Market Authority is responsible for managing the site and its operations which include the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market and the National Flower Centre plus an extensive range of associated warehousing and distribution facilities. |
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| Effective long term control of pasture weeds can be obtained from an integrated approach incorporating a range of management tools. This factsheet outlines the three main steps of a successful weed management program. |
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| Here you will find some useful information that may help you manage your animals and pastures through the dry times.
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| MSDSonline offers a full suite of MSDS management products and services to help you access, manage and deploy a compliant material safety data sheet library... no matter how big or small. |
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| Providing likely responses to nitrogen in intensive pasture systems. |
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| The "Network of Concerned Farmers" is an Australia-wide network of conventional and organic farmers who are concerned about the economic, environmental and social impacts of genetically modified crops. |
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| PaDIL offers high-quality colour diagnostic images and information on pests and diseases. |
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| Various links and information for farmers experiencing drought conditions including: exceptional circumstances; irrigation/water management; drought management publications; feed and seed register; and other relevant publications. |
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| Online grain pricing tool. |
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| Provides information on records of plant diseases, quarantine notes and short disease notes. |
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| Sydney Markets Limited operates Australia's largest markets, and is recognised as a world leader in fresh produce and community market management. It operates wholesale and community markets - and offers an extensive range of services that add value for shareholders, tenants, their suppliers and customers. |
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| Helps identify the major sources of emission and explore the impact of changed management options on your property. |
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| The Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture was founded in 1995 to introduce, develop and promote Precision Agriculture in Australia as a method of environmentally and economically sustainable management and thereby maintain Australia's internationally competitive rural industries and sustain their resource base. |
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| Provides extensive information on preventative management, integrated weed management and various control methods. |
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| Find information about identifying and managing weeds, and grants available to help control weeds. |
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| Wheat curl Mite is a vector of wheat streak mosaic virus. This website has been established to help growers better understand this pest. |
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| This tool allows you to calculate how much pasture has been utilised on your milking area this financial year. |
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| The ScoreCard is a method of describing what is a highly diversified industry with many market segments. |
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| These guidelines establish a standard for washdown and provide a guide to prescribing its application where codes of practice or other environmental management plans are not in place. |
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| Native pastures underpin the long-term productivity, profitability and sustainability of grazing activities on many Tasmanian properties, particularly fine wool grazing properties. They are also a significant vegetation community for conserving native plants and animals, and maintaining stable and healthy soils. |
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| Provides seed testing and certification services; and purity and germination tests with a range of grasses, grains and small seeds. |
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| Stone fruits, in particular cherries and apricots, have expanded rapidly in recent years, as have nurseries and floriculture activity and the planting of olives. Wine grape production is predominantly in the north and north east of the State, with increasing production in the south. Most fruit production is based in southern Tasmania, although significant areas are to be found in the Tamar and Mersey Valleys. |
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| Includes publications, information on industries, sustainable production, research stations, marketing and planning advice and vegetable industry taskforce. |
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| Provides information on Phytophthora, wheat streak mosaic virus and potato virus testing. |
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| Provides information on plant pests, their biology and management and diagnostic services provided by DPIW. |
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| Includes information on IPM management of mites, weevils, borers and silvereyes. Tasmania is free from important vine pests. |
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| Information about organic farming in Tasmania plus useful links and contacts. |
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| Includes information on planting pastures, comparisons of short rotation and perennial ryegrass and courses for farmers. |
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| Information about Compound 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate) and the 1080 Code of Practice. |
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| Annual vintage reports for Tasmania's wine industry produced by the Department of Primary Industries and Water. |
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| The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) in Canberra registers agricultural and veterinary chemicals. |
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| Provides a summary of the restrictions applying to a number of agricultural chemical products and the relevant spraying permits. |
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| Restrictions that apply to a number of agricultural chemical products in Tasmania. |
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| There is some risk that residues in agricultural and veterinary chemicals may be found in agricultural products. |
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| Businesses that support wine industry competitiveness by supplying targeted services.
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| The Tasmanian Food Industry ScoreCard is a method of describing what is a highly diversified industry with many market segments. |
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| Temperature is a key driver of metabolic processes in plants. |
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| Information on legumes, oilseeds and forage crops in Tasmania. |
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| Can you taste the soil differences in Tasmanian wine? |
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