Growers urged get rid of self sown wheat
âThe way things are going we could well be heading for another severe outbreak of stem rust in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1974
133 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 7
DALGETY Wool Report
The third day of Sydney series No. 1 Wool auctions was held on Wednesday of last week when Dalgetyâs…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Costs increase, wool price falls
Declining prices and rapid cost rises pose a grim picture for the wool industry, according to Mr Bruce Mackay, manager of the operations, research and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farmers are great complainers, says professor
Professor of Politics at Macquarie University, Dr. Don Aitkin is regarded by some Sydney newspapers as an authority on rural matters. This article of farmers and the Government was written by Dr. Aitkin for the National Times…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Farmer Is Businessman, Accountant, and His Own Hired Hand by Marmon Driver
At a time when many others are seeking shorter hours, easier conditions and freedom from restraints the man on the land is being called upon for greater efficiency with less help…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Shut-down of Export Markets Affecting Domestic Cattle Prices
The shut-down of Australia's beef export markets in Great Britain and Japan, and the fact that U.S. meat prices had become unattractive to Australian exporters, partly because of revaluation of the Australian dollar,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Strong Overseas Support for Wool Price Policy
French and Italian wool processors in discussions last month, gave very strong support to a firm floor price based on 300 cents per kilo clean for 21 micron wool, being continued by the Australian Wool Corporation through…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Aircraft sows wheat crop in wet soil
Prolonged beau rain and a shortage of labour and machinery parts have forced some…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The farm is the main supplier of contaminated wheat
Just as we were becoming accustomed to the penetrating smell of malathion at wheat silos during the harvest nature is again in revolt…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country town wool seminar
Special wool seminars are to be held in various NSW centres, including Forbes, to explain and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Australian stud cattle in demand overseas
The success of the Australian Murray Grey beef breed has been likened to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Farm Water Subsidy Scheme Popular
The Farm Water Storages and Bores Subsidies Scheme has proved successful in encouraging encouraging N.S.W. landholders…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chemicals Cause wheat problems
The Department of Agriculture has an active program of research to find efficient and safe…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Measuring Wool by Sound
Instruments that rapidly and accurately measure the diameter (tineness) of wool by using sound…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →W.A. farmers in trouble
Between 2000 and 3000 Western Australian farmers may be forced to sell out…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Farmers of the future
The farmer of today who has his eyes on tomorrow must know many things in addition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Crops Coming Along Nicely — Agronomist
Two western agronomists have isued reports in which they describe crops from Dubbo to Wellington as good, and those between Narromine an Coolabah as satisfactory…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Horned Cattle Bruises
âWe now have proof that the degree of bruising in beef produced for the domestic and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There could be a good market for wheat this year
All over the countryside there are healthy young wheat crops thrusting their green blades hopefully upwards. In the concrete canyons of Melbourne and Sydney there are experts working out how big the crop will be and how much money it will bring into Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Special Education for Farmer of the Future
To make a success from farming has always been a challenge. There have always been uncertainties of climate, changing market situations, and a host of pests and diseases with…
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