Wheat issues high on list U.F.W.A. State conference
A proposal that each new grain storage be paid for by the growers it serves is one of many resolutions on the agenda for the United Farmers and Woolgrowers…
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Farming & the land, 1977
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Outlook for the farmer
Wheat exporting and importing nations are continuing their efforts in the International Wheat Council (I.W.C.) and at the Multilateral lateral Trade negotiations in Geneva, to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Outback Contact Wheat and Wet Weather
The recent spell of wet weather has caused a fair degree of concern to men wanting to go into irrigated wheat this year…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Wellington wheat crop for PAPA
Provided the elements are kind over; next four months, the Wellington Apexians can look forward to reaping several thousand dollars from a wheat crop…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →$1,250 for wool harvest units
Prizes totalling $1,250 have been donated by the Australian Wool Corporation under its Australian wool harvesting programme for systems exhibited at the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Wool prices may strengthen Special report by the Member for Gwydir and Minister for Health, Mr R. I. Hunt
Some price strengthening is expected in 1977-78 due mainly to continued inflation in wool processing countries coupled with an expectation of continued relatively…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Small farms field day
Farmlet development has drawn wide attention in the Mudgee-Gulgong-Dubbo area. More than 4,000 small blocks have been approved…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Country residents and the weekend farmer
SIR â There are two sets of rules and standard in some country centres. If you are a permanent resident you can do anything you like. The police are inclined to be tolerant and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rapeseed emerging as economic crop
Rapeseed is being investigated by some farmers to see whether it can be a viable complement to existing crops, and if reasonable domestic and export markets…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Spinal injuries on the farm can be avoided
Farm accidents account for a big portion of spinal injuries which occure in Australia each year and many would have been avoided of the person injured had…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Accent on youthful outlook and high efficiency for the modern farmer
âThe farmer of the future will have to learn continually about new developmentsâ. This view was expressed by the President of the Agricultural Bureau, Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farm muscle has gone now
The time in history when a farmer or a group of farmers could use considerable influence in the political arena to gain ends has gone, Mr D. P. Eckersley of the Australian Farmersâ Federation told the conference…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Revolutionary wool process for scouring
CSIRO scientists have unveiled a new processing system which represents news for the processing, industry, pollution-control bodies and the wool…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Bigger oilseed crops likely next summer Outlook for the farmer
Output of Australian oilseeds has expanded more than thirtyfold during the past two decades, but much of the growth has occurred in…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Wheat seminar at Trangie
The recently-formed Macquarie Valley Irrigated Wheat Growers Association has arranged a seminar on irrigated wheat to be held on Wednesday, August…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Farm fencing feature
Using a special driver, a Waratah all-steel aid assembly can be quickly erected…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Farm fencing is expensive
Whichever way you look at it, farm fencing is expensive. However, fence replacement and maintenance costs can be reduced if recommended low cost…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Farm fencing feature Ten tips for better fences
In the âgood old daysâ, fence posts were put in the ground eight or nine feet apart, because it was difficult to find a good rail much longer. when wire came…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Beat the lucerne aphid with these crops for grazing
Lucerne has been traditionally considered the prime summer forage but, with the threat of the lucerne aphids to lucerne production, increased emphasis will have…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Pratten Re-elected Sheep Breeders President
At the recently held annual general meeting of the Bourke Merino Sheep-breedersâ Association, Mr. Dudley Pratten was re-Iected President…
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