It's all moo: Sydney Wagner, 2, checks out the Jersey calves on his father Erich’s property at Jancourt East in western Victoria. Erich has added 244 Jerseys to his Holstein herd. Read more. Picture: Mark Griffin

It's all moo: Sydney Wagner, 2, checks out the Jersey calves on his father Erich’s property at Jancourt East in western Victoria. Erich has added 244 Jerseys to his Holstein herd. Read more. Picture: Mark Griffin

Rudd a snake: Latham

Former Labor leader Mark Latham has labelled Kevin Rudd a snake.

FORMER Labor leader Mark Latham has launched a vitriolic attack on Kevin Rudd, accusing the former PM of leaking cabinet details.

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Gillard delivers broadband sweetener

Julia Gillard has promised to expand the National Broadband Network.

AN extra 300,000 homes across the Australia will be hooked up to high-speed broadband after Labor adopted key recommendations from an inquiry into its National Broadband Network.

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AACo proposes Darwin abattoir

Australian Agricultural Company is proposing a $50 million abattoir on the outskirts of Darwin.

AUSTRALIA'S biggest landowner wants to build an abattoir on the outskirts of Darwin.

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Tackle climate change now: doctors

The Australian Medical Association has called on the Federal Government to tackle climate change now.

PUBLIC health problems will increase unless global governments take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Australia's peak medical body says.

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Fox hunt

Pictures: Hunters on horses gathered for an old-fashioned fox hunt at Wingeel at the weekend.

Tall timber

Pictures: Mathoura Timbercutters and Berrigan Saints did battle on Saturday in a top-of-the-table clash.

Slick Vics

Pictures: Victoria smashed South Australia in the grand final of the Australian Country Football Championships.

Green acres

Pictures: Lots of feed and a restored homestead are just two features of this immaculate dairy farm at Cobram.

Every family needs a farmer

Future at risk: Australian farmers set benchmarks for high-quality food production, writes John Cobb

AUSTRALIA is already one of the most urbanised nations in the world and now, more than ever, every family needs a farmer, writes JOHN COBB

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Wait for hay-price lift

Hay waits to shine

WHEN will hay prices improve?

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NSW grain debt lingers

No one has been held accountable for $152 million in losses of the NSW Grains Board

AFTER two high-powered public inquiries and court hearings, no one has been held accountable for $152 million in losses of the NSW Grains Board.

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Qld milk to make mozarella

Mozzarella cheese being made by hand

NATIONAL Foods milk in far north Queensland will be made into mozzarella cheese locally.

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Waterways bream with catches

Find out where the fish are biting from Steve Cooper

ANGLERS heading to East Gippsland for the run of big spawning bream over the next few weeks look set for some productive fishing.

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Running Golden Creek Olives

Lyn and Andrew Jamieson enjoy running Golden Creek Olives

AFTER 30 years in the big-city pressure cooker, Lyn and Andrew Jamieson are learning how to enjoy life in a singularly enjoyable way.

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Putin gets on his bike

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin gets on his bike

WHAT is it with presidents and their devil-may-care attitude to safety?

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