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THE popular NSW Nationals steak sandwich fundraiser will return at this year’s AgQuip agricultural field day near Gunnedah. Member for Tamworth Kevin Anderson said the pollies will be picking up the tongs for a good cause. “AgQuip is the highlight of the NSW agricultural calendar, and a major boost to the Gunnedah community who benefit [...]
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NSW Farmers’ is urging the Australian Government to commit to a plan to drive productivity through the agricultural sector and get the economy back on track ahead of a national economic reform roundtable today. NSW Farmers’ President Xavier Martin said scrapping the super tax on unrealised gains, boosting mobile coverage and developing laws to protect [...]
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MEMBER for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan has backed calls from the NSW Irrigators’ Council and NSW Farmers’ who are urging the NSW Government to modernise the state’s century-old domestic and stock water rules. The calls for change come after a NSW Government What We Heard report on domestic and stock water use. Current regulations on [...]
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NSW Farmers’ cattle committee chair Tony Hegarty says the appointment of a new biosecurity commissioner is vital to ensure work on important issues such as cattle tick continue. On Friday Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty announced the appointment of Dr Katherine Clift as the state’s new Independent Biosecurity Commissioner. As part of the announcement, Ms Moriarty [...]
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YOUNG farmers and an Aussie cricket star are among the faces to headline a NSW Farmers’ forum to be held as part of AgQuip next week. NSW Farmers’ will return to Gunnedah for AgQuip Field Days on August 19-21, with the peak farm body’s shed to be full of familiar favourites on-site, including refreshments from [...]
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THE NSW Nationals has secured a Parliamentary inquiry into waste-to-energy incinerators, following concerns almost one-million tonnes of extra waste could be sent to the regions each year to help deal with an overflow in Sydney. The motion was moved in the Upper House by NSW Nationals’ Scott Barrett with fellow Nationals’ Nichole Overall appointed as [...]
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FARMERS have issued a fresh call to fix regional roads as new mapping reveals the extent of damage to country roads. NSW Farmers’ Business Economics and Trade Committee member Andrew Martel said the release of the Australian Road Assessment Program’s New South Wales map this week should come as a wake-up call to all governments [...]
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NSW Farmers has welcomed a boost in funding to provide discounted eID tags to sheep and goat farmers across the state. NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty on Tuesday announced an additional $4 million in funding for the eID tag discount program for NSW producers, to provide a 76-cent-per-tag subsidy for eligible sheep and goat eID [...]
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IN a world-first, a breakthrough foot-and-mouth disease vaccine has been developed in Australia. The vaccine, developed by international biotechnology leader, Tiba BioTech, with funding from the NSW Government and Meat & Livestock Australia, is fast to produce and will see Australia become one of the few nations with the capacity to produce its own vaccine. [...]
