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'No big change to AWI's position on mulesing': Merriman

21/11/2008 | The new chairman of Australian Wool Innovation, Wal Merriman, has reaffirmed that there has been no fundamental change to AWI's position on mulesing as a result of the board election two days ago. |

Comments (3) | The wool tribe has spoken, but ... | AWI and government support for ...

Victorians get ready for wild and wet weekend

10:08 AM AEDT | Victorians have been warned to prepare their homes and secure loose items in anticipation of storms and possible floods this weekend. | Widespread rain to continue in ...

Wool prices rebound 9pc in two weeks

21/11/2008 | Wool prices have rebounded by 9pc during the past two weeks. This week, the EMI added 2.9pc on top of last week's surge, lifting it to 788¢/kg - a 65¢/kg rebound after the October-November slump. | AWI and government support for ... | Challengers shoot down ...

Widespread rain to continue in Qld, parts of NSW, too

Turnbull backs the lifting of ban on GM crops

'Wool producers must end mulesing by 2010': RSPCA

Lamb prices lift as supply concerns mount

Canberra landmark wine: this sweet drop comes once in a century

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VIDEO: Big wet hits with a vengeance

20/11/2008 | Floods have hit farmers in the South East corner, but the big wet has also set up parts of rural Queensland for the season ahead.

SLIDESHOW: Housing shortage hits rural industry

VIDEO: Relay crops pass water baton

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Going cherry crazy

4:00 AM AEDT | AN ESTIMATED 25,000 people are expected to go cherry crazy at the 59th National Cherry Festival in Young, with the event’s stature attracting visitors from far and wide.

Horticulture fights service cuts

4:00 AM AEDT | NORTH Coast horticulture leaders will seek a meeting with NSW Minister for Primary Industry, Ian Macdonald, about what they claim is the decimation of the State’s horticulture research industry.

Soil carbon undervalued

Hurlstone hit by land grab

Dairy's $1b pay day

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Breeding for eating

LAMBS can be bred with more muscle and growth, without sacrificing eating quality – in fact, it ...

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