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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1974

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Two-day Beef Cattle Symposium in Coffs

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 7 November 1974 · page 3

The 1974 North Coast Beef Cattle Symposium will be held in Coffs Harbour. The two-day symposium will be held at the Coffs Harbour Ex-Services Club on November 26 and 27…

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Farms for Poplar Growing

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 7 November 1974 · page 1

A Sydney-based company Colinas Pty. Ltd. is planning to grow poplar trees for the softwood…

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Stock Exchange Talk at Cattle Symposium

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 12 November 1974 · page 4

“The dangers and advantages of stock exchange investing,” will be the subject of an address by the vice-chairman of the Sydney stock exchange, Mr. Charles Curran, at the Coffs Harbour beef cattle symposium dinner…

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Herdsmen’s Notes Dry spell troubles cattle

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 14 November 1974 · page 4

Floods, followed by a dry spell have taken their foil on dairy in the Coffs! Harbour district. The troubles are not over yet, as with the…

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Dorrigo Potato Crops Rejuvenated by Recent Rain

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 5 December 1974 · page 5

The recent rain has rejuvenated potato crops on the Dorrigo Plateau and good yields are expected. District Agronomist Mr. R. A. Laffan said the rain had produced ideal growing conditions for pasture and summer…

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Herdsmen’s notes Dairymen learn about breeding

The Bananacoast Opinion · Tuesday 10 December 1974 · page 5

The visit of MMB specialist Mr. A. Shields raised many points of interest to dairymen in the Coffs Harbour area. Mr. Shields emphasised that artificial…

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Herdsmen’s Notes Dairy Farmers Must Maintain Production

The Bananacoast Opinion · Thursday 19 December 1974 · page 7

Despite the gloomy economic position, dairy farmers cannot afford to let production take a slump at this point of the year. Any slump now will be hard to pick up…

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Chinese Interest in Dairying

Sawtell Guardian · Thursday 19 December 1974 · page 3

The dairy industry section at the recent Australlan exhibition in Peking, aroused considerable…

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