Counting costs: The Van Den Berg brothers were hit hard by the Victorian floods earlier this year, but they still count themselves among the lucky ones. Find out more.

Counting costs: The Van Den Berg brothers were hit hard by the Victorian floods earlier this year, but they still count themselves among the lucky ones. Find out more.

Check call in the wind

Wind turbines

A VICTORIAN council wants the Health Department to investigate claims about wind farms.

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Tassie's 'budget with heart': Giddings

Lara Giddings

TASMANIAN Premier and Treasurer Lara Giddings says she has produced a responsible budget with heart after resisting to wield the axe.

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Animal welfare projects funded in Tassie

Eggs

PHASING out of sow stalls, boosting non-cage egg production and cash for irrigation projects are part of the Tasmanian State Budget.

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WA surplus to hit low point in 2012/13

WA budget

THE WA Government projects a steep plunge in its surplus for 2012/13 as spending on infrastructure and services outstrips revenue growth.

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Aussies win Loro Piana Challenge

Loro Piana Challenge Cup

A TUMBARUMBA woolgrower set a new record for the finest wool bale ever produced in Australia to win the Loro Piana Challenge Cup.

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Qld floods the focus of pregancy study

babies

HUNDREDS of Queensland women involved in last year's floods are taking part in an international study into the effects of prenatal stress on babies.

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Milk price dips as production rises

Milk prices

NATIONAL milk production is the highest it has been for a decade, but profitability continues to test the faith of dairy farmers.

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Animal welfare to work in abattoirs

Animal welfare to work in abattoirs

AN ANIMAL welfare officer must be employed at every NSW abattoir under new welfare standards announced by the State Government.

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Wodonga, May 17: Prices dip

sale report

CATTLE prices were cheaper but not as much as expected at Wodonga today.

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Bottle recycling project 'feeble': greenies

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THE National Bin Network will barely make a dint in the 2.5 billion bottles going into Victorian landfills each year, environmentalists say.

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Shot fired into Leeton house

Shot fired into Leeton house.

POLICE have set up a crime scene at a Leeton home after a shot was fired into it early this morning.

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Teachers prepare to walk off job

School

UPDATE: THE NSW Teachers Federation says a stop work meeting planned for tomorrow morning will go ahead.

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Golden win

Pictures: Golden Square was too good for Kyneton at the weekend.

Netball wrap

Pictures: See all the best images from this week's country netball.

Robotic dairy

Pictures: The revolutionary robotic rotary dairy is now a reality.

Around the sticks

Pictures: All the action from the weekend's country football matches.

Rural doctors slam budget

More funding needed for rural doctors

RURAL doctors say they've been hit with a disappointing Federal Budget.

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Canola to miss record

THE nation's canola growers are expected to plant 20 per cent more crop this year but fall short of last season's record harvest.

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Cattlemen claim live export compensation

Live exports

THE live export industry is in secret compensation talks with the Federal Government.

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Grass-fed cattle prove best

Best beef, Tasmania

THE grass is definitely greener in Tasmania's North-West, where neighbouring farmers are producing some of the best beef in the country.

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Supermarkets in loyalty battle

The two big supermarket chains are locked in a new battle for customers.

THE grocery price wars have escalated even further as supermarkets enter a loyalty card battle.

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Councils to fight fire fee

The fire levy issue is hotting up, as councils demand a say.

COUNTRY councils are calling for more input into changes to the Fire Services Levy.

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Vintage harvest for wine

Great year for grape harvest

THIS year's wine grape harvest across southeast Australia is apparently one of the best in two decades.

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AFL recruits tarnishing country footy

Barry Hall

ASIDE from a few obvious indiscretions, Barry Hall - from all reports - seems like a good enough bloke.

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Milk price certainty needed

Milk price opinion piece

THE dairy industry needs some certainty - and some good news, writes SIMONE SMITH

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Action needed on China land grab

Lake Argyle

SURELY the news that a Chinese company is set to snare a huge parcel of Australian land will force the Federal Government to act.

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Our live export shame

Live exports

LIVE exports are damaging the long-term interests of Australia, writes CHRIS DEROSE

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Water, research vital to production dream

Water and research needed for production boost

AGRICULTURE Minister Peter Walsh has announced an ambitious target for Victoria's food and fibre producers today.

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