<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><ttl>60</ttl><title>The WeeklyTimeNow Columnists</title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/rss/columnists.xml</link><description></description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:32:57 +1000</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Calling Women in Dairy]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/15/164511_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/15/164511_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[FUTURE leadership by women in the dairy industry will be focus of a forum in Melbourne this month.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wait and see on apples]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/12/164441_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/12/164441_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[BIOSECURITY Australia has invoked a &quot;stop the clock&quot; measure on its import risk analysis of fresh apples from the US northwest.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wayne shines light on pulses]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/12/164561_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/12/164561_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[PULSE Australia senior pulse crop development manager, Wayne Hawthorne, has been awarded this year's Seed of Light award for communicating research outcomes.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's skyway robbery ]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/12/164325_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/12/164325_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE airport is stressful enough without an act of officious skyway robbery at the check-in counter.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World wool congress cancelled]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/11/164521_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/11/164521_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[IN CASE you missed it, the other big wool news item last week was the cancellation of the World Sheep and Wool Congress scheduled for Sydney on April 6-9.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take plants out on a rainy day]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/11/164231_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/11/164231_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[ON A rainy overcast day, take indoor plants out into the rain to give them a wash down and freshen up, away from intense sunshine and drying winds.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kiwis claim shearing gong]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/164721_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/164721_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[AUSTRALIA has lost the latest Trans Tasman Golden Shears test match to New Zealand.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to back toxic water inquiry]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/165031_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/165031_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[HEALTH care reform has been the big topic in political circles this week.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women find a place in history]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/164191_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/164191_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[IT'S autumn. The peak of the heat seems to have gone, the tomatoes are still ripening and it's women's history month.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Cundall: thyme]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/164241_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/164241_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[AMONG the most drought-resistant of all garden plants is the common thyme, a superb herb with beautiful lilac flowers.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vincent: garam masala ]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/164321_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/10/164321_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[ONE of the mainstays of Asian cooking, particularly dishes from India, is garam masala, a wonderfully aromatic blend of spices.]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rival chains tighten grip]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/09/162061_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/09/162061_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE past fortnight has given us an update on the effects of competition on the two big supermarket retailers.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seed of Light gong for Powles]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/08/162541_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/08/162541_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[A HERBICIDE-resistance scientist has been awarded the Grains Research and Development Corporation's western region Seed of Light award.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons to be learned]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/05/162421_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/05/162421_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE Opposition claimed its first scalp this week when Environment Minister Peter Garrett was demoted following the roofing insulation scandal.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather fickle as February turns]]></title><link>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/05/161985_opinion-columnists.html</link><guid>http://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/article/2010/03/05/161985_opinion-columnists.html</guid><description><![CDATA[THE last few February days are now mild enough to leave the door open.]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:00:00 +1000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>