Strife within the AMIEU over sheep exports
Extremists within the Federal branch of the Australian Meat Industry Employees Union, and Victorian and Queensland State branches, will try and…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Dubbo & the Western Plains · Farming & the land
Farming & the land, 1978
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Rain Cuts Wool Intake
Rain has cut brokers wool receivals by as much as one-third at the Yennora wool village in Sydney. A senior wool valuer of the Farmers…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grazcos Jumbo Wool Report
Japanese and Eastern European buyers were the principal operators at the last sale, with moderate support from local mills…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Elders G.m. Wool Sales
At Series 2 Wool Sale held on 5th September, 1978, Elders G.M. realised the following prices on account of local graziers:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Wool Judge for Bourke show
The Wool Judge for this years Show is being provided by Elders G.M. in the form of Ian Sharp. Ian at 26 years old is one of the young…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Legume forage crops
Cowpeas are an annual summer growing legume, and a very useful forage crop and…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Farmers return to irrigated sunflowers
Future prospects for sunflowers look good, and yields have increased dramatically…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Crops save $10,000 pa
Not a likely place, at first thought, to find summer cropping yet that is an aspect of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Windemere Dam needed by farmers
Farmers along the Cudgegong River have never been more adamant that the early completion of the Windemere Dam project is vital to the viability of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Versatile 500 - the row crop specialist
The ever increasing need for greater productivity and better, overall farm efficiency has resulted in a strong demand for the Versatile model 500', said…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Summer crop leadership
The Australian Company Ralph McKay is at the forefront of research to…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Soybean Farming
There is more to growing soybeans than sowing, praying and harvesting. In inland irrigation areas, major…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Service for farmers
The Gulgong-based firm of Ren Perry and Company offers a comprehensive farming…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Bearbung farmer proves Mung Beans profitable
Be willing to learn from your mistakes and the mung beans you grow will make you money â this is the view of Albert Cooke Jnr of âWoodsideâ Bearbung…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Top District Sunflower Crop at First Planting
His first try at growing sunflowers and Bruce Campbell of âGoorianawa Stationâ got the best crop in the Baradine district…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Grazcos Jumbo Wool Report
In last weeks sales a slight market weakness required corporation intervention primarily on the high yielding better style medium merino wools on offer for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire of Bourke Wool Promised to Youth Club Centre
During the recent Appeal for funds to construct a Bourke Youth and Community Centre, some promises of wool by district graziers were made and have not yet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Community Youth Support Scheme Committee Farmed
Minutes of a Public Meeting convened by the Shire President held In the Council Chambers, Bourke at 8.15 p.m. on 13th September, 1978, for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sheep skin damage costs $12m. a year
Australia might ride on the sheepâs back, but apparently we still have a little to learn…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Cattle Respond to Capsules Trangie trials boost growth performances
Compounds in capsules with a sustained release in cattle were used in an irrigated pastures-grazing trial at Trangie Agricultural Research Station…
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