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Wait for hay demand to lift

Hay sellers are waiting for demand to lift

A CONSISTENT flow of hay trucks into southwest Victoria and the southern Wimmera is an encouraging sign for the market.

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Fill the HAC void

Following the demise of HAC, horticulturalists need effective representation in Canberra

HORTICULTURE Australia Council failed because it did not listen growers, but now the industry must move forward, writes IAN McALISTER

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Beef issue put on ice

Tony Burke's move to order an import risk assessment on imported beef is a clever one

AGRICULTURE Minister Tony Burke's move to order an import risk assessment on imported beef is a clever one.

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Rain can cloud your thinking

Agricultural consultant Mike Stephens joins The Weekly Times in a weekly column on issues in agriculture, viewed through the eyes of fictitious characters

"I RECKON it's going to be 1983 all over again, great, general early-autumn rain".

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Elephant fish biting in Western Port

Elephant fish are on the bite in Western Port

ELEPHANT fish are on the bite in Western Port, with anglers fishing from jetties and boats.

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The night the fireys came

Just a minute - Chris Rule

IT WAS a dark and stormy night!

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Pulse industry conference

Australia will host the International Pulses Trade and Industry Confederation's annual conference in May

AUSTRALIA will host the International Pulses Trade and Industry Confederation's annual conference in May.

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