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3:51 PM AEST | The South Australian Farmers' Federation has thrown its backing behind AWB's push to do away with its dual-class shareholding structure.  | Welcomed support for AWB reform
3:44 PM AEST | AWB Chairman Brendan Stewart welcomes the support of previous Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and former National Party Leader John Anderson for AWB reform.
28/08/2008 | Russia has 40 million hectares of fertile farmland that has lain fallow for 15 years, since the dismantling of the Soviet regime. Now it wants to use them.
27/08/2008 | A group representing farmers in northern NSW says irrigators near the Murray River mouth and Lower Lakes should be declared unsustainable and forced to shut down.  | CommentsComments (1)
21/08/2008 | TWO South Australian farmers who helped formed AWB's constitution in the late 1990s have thrown their support behind the company's proposed changes.
NVT trials set crop direction
21/08/2008 | BY PAULA THOMPSON HOSTING National Variety Trials on their 4000-hectare Yeelanna property gives Steve and Peter Glover access to first-hand, on-site information from National Variety Trials on new varieties and access to a network of cropping specialists, helping to put them at the cutting edge of crop development.
SA support crucial for AWB change
21/08/2008 | AFTER two months of intense wrangling, it is finally D-Day for AWB’s proposed constitutional reform. And on the eve of the historic vote, two South Australian farmers who helped formed AWB's constitution in the late 1990s have thrown their support behind the company's proposed changes.
Variety trials set crop direction
21/08/2008 | HOSTING National Variety Trials on their 4000-hectare Yeelanna property gives Steve and Peter Glover access to first-hand, on-site information from National Variety Trials on new varieties and access to a network of cropping specialists, helping to put them at the cutting edge of crop development.
19/08/2008 | THERE is a real risk that the Australian canola industry's multi-million export trade could be jeopardised by thoughtless growers using unapproved chemicals, especially in fighting insects in growing crops, according to ABB Grain executive manager group operations John Warda .
ABB to run national pools in barley, canola and wheat
15/08/2008 | ABB Grain has announced it will run national pools for the coming harvest in barley, canola and wheat, but the latter first depends on approval from Wheat Exports Australia.
Saltbush success at Arno Bay
13/08/2008 | SALTBUSH has increased production and provided extra grazing during low rainfall periods on Gavin Rehn's Arno Bay farm.
9/08/2008 | CROPS in most areas of South Australia made "quite good growth" during the first half of July, but colder, frosty conditions later in the month saw growth slow considerably, according to the latest crop report from Primary Industries and Resources SA.
Volatile prices certainty in grain markets
8/08/2008 | BIG Northern Hemisphere crops may put pressure on Australian grain prices, according to ABB managing director Michael Iwaniw – but he still sees many positive market signals.  | Grain prices set to come back
Spray change saves $7/ha
7/08/2008 | SHIFTING from using an aeroplane to a spreader to apply fertiliser saved Greg Durrant $7 a hectare last season.
Change of spray method cuts costs
6/08/2008 | SHIFTING from using an aeroplane to a spreader to apply fertiliser saved Greg Durrant $7 a hectare last season.
Grain prices set to come back
4/08/2008 | Grain growers should not bank on the historic high prices for Australian grain continuing, according to ABB managing director Michael Iwaniw.  | CommentsComments (4) | Older farmers told to listen | Plant science ‘research hotel’ ...
24/07/2008 | AWB needs to make further corporate and cultural changes if it is to successfully compete in the deregulated marketplace, says South Australian AWB International director James Rackham.
Not what it used to be on YP
17/07/2008 | AFTER more than 140 years of family cropping history on Yorke Peninsula, the Twelftree family has embraced modern farming techniques to save money and moisture.  | CommentsComments (1)
Vic GM canola shows promise
10/07/2008 | SOUTH Australian croppers are looking on with interest to see how genetically modified canola planted in Victoria and New South Wales is performing at this early stage in the season.
Succession secures farm future
10/07/2008 | SUCCESSION planning has been used to provide a secure future for the Cook family farm at Koolywurtie on the Yorke Peninsula.
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27/08/2008 | IF farmers are wondering what the new look Senate will mean for them, they should just take a look at politics in NSW and the behind-closed-doors relationship between Labor and the Greens for a taste of what might be in store Federally.
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