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LABOR'S federal budget has had little impact on voters, according to focus group polling that shows the government's signature policies are poorly understood.

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Farm loans a 'trap' for Ludwig
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Mixed reaction to dump
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Case IH expansion
2:00 AM | CASE IH has expanded its parts division with a new, comprehensive offering of Arag spraying products and components that are now available through all their Australian dealers.  | Balance debt and equity: NAB | Procast revamps popular Astron
17 May 13 | AGCO Australia has merged with the GSI Group - a global supplier of grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying solutions.   | Balance debt and equity: NAB | Procast revamps popular Astron
Balance debt and equity: NAB
16 May 13 | NAB head of agribusiness for Northern Australia, David Brett, says an outright purchase of equipment may not always be the best way for a farmer to use available capital.  | Trukpak ideal for additives | New retro-fit steering system
Trukpak ideal for additives
13 May 13 | SILVAN Australia has introduced a new product in its Selecta range that gives the ability to transfer, supply and deliver additives like Ad Blue that are being increasingly used as an aid in reducing emissions from diesel powered equipment.  | Vehicle regulation overhaul | Offsetting chemicals with a...
11 May 13 | LEICA Geosystems has released a retro-fit electric steering system, Leica SteerDirect ES, that fits all major brands and models of tractors.  | Offsetting chemicals with a... | Procast revamps popular Astron
Procast revamps popular Astron
09 May 13 | PROCAST Pump Industries has resurrected the Astron range of self-priming, high pressure fire fighting pumps with a revamped model that is now available on the Australian market.  | Honda engine powers new generator | Vehicle regulation overhaul
Offsetting chemicals with a grizzly
07 May 13 | IT didn't take Trayning farmer Trevor Fowler long to search for a new strategy this year after confirming a suspicion he has harbored for a couple of years.  | CommentsComments (7)
Vehicle regulation overhaul
03 May 13 | THE federal government is proposing to mandate safety-enhancing brake technologies in light vehicles made or imported into Australia.  | CommentsComments (3) | Clark Equipment appointed... | John Deere expands final Tier 4...
Honda engine powers new generator
25 Apr 13 | POWERLITE has developed a prototype petrol-powered solar backup generator that is due to be released onto the Australian market in the third quarter of this year.  | John Deere expands final Tier 4... | Keech lifts production targets
John Deere expands final Tier 4 engine range
22 Apr 13 | JOHN Deere Power Systems in the US has introduced the PowerTech PWL 4.5L engine, which will meet Final Tier 4/Stage IV emissions regulations without a diesel particulate filter (DPF).
Clark Equipment appointed McCormick distributor
21 Apr 13 | CLARK Equipment has taken over the national distribution of McCormick Tractors.  | Flexi-Coil expands Qld dealer... | Australia's part in a farming icon
Keech lifts production targets
18 Apr 13 | KEECH Australia is set to bolster its position in the agricultural market this year with a dramatic increase in production targets following a $3 million upgrade to its No 2 Foundry in Bendigo, Victoria.  | Two Simba Great Plains models... | Flexi-Coil expands Qld dealer...
Kubota's 40 years of excavators
07 Apr 13 | KUBOTA this year is celebrating its 40th year of excavator production, a history that began in Hirakata, Japan, in 1974 with the Kubota KH-1 mini excavator.  | Two Simba Great Plains models... | Flexi-Coil expands Qld dealer...
Australia's part in a farming icon
06 Apr 13 | MASSEY Ferguson is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the introduction of the MH-20, the world’s first ever self-propelled combine harvester, a revolutionary machine an Australian named Tom Carroll helped develop.  | Farming's new generation | Massey Ferguson's European...
Flexi-Coil expands Qld dealer network
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10 years of Claas
01 Apr 13 | THE French group, Renault, and the German family-run group, Claas, have formed a strategic alliance in the agricultural machinery sector.  | Rebar bender adds versatility | Farming's new generation
28 Mar 13 | MASSEY Ferguson says it is the first and only manufacturer in the industry to protect its new combines with an exclusive weatherproof cover during winter shipment.
Rebar bender adds versatility
27 Mar 13 | COMPACT equipment manufacturer Bobcat has added a rebar bender to its attachment lineup.  | A grainy site in Georgia | Kubota shows off revolutionary...
Kubota shows off revolutionary half track
26 Mar 13 | AUSTRALIAN dairy farmers and vegetable grower often experience limitations in the use of their wheel tractors due to very wet or undulating ground conditions.  | Claas ready to front up | Flex GPS auto steering is all...
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Cropping

Pulses welcome southern rain

PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the 2013 planting season into full swing, but also to lessen the risk of plantback issues.
PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the...
The Land

How Australia cottoned on

IN THE early 1960s the papers were breathlessly calling cotton “white gold”, but there really was an element of goldrush in the building of the cotton industry.
IN THE early 1960s the papers were breathlessly calling cotton “white gold”, but there really was an...

Forecast record crop casts pall on prices

THE USDA is forecasting a record global wheat crop this year, with a rise in plantings across the globe, but this bearish news had not brought back wheat prices in the past week.
THE USDA is forecasting a record global wheat crop this year, with a rise in plantings across the globe,...

Machinery

Case IH expansion

CASE IH has expanded its parts division with a new, comprehensive offering of Arag spraying products and components that are now available through all their Australian dealers.
CASE IH has expanded its parts division with a new, comprehensive offering of Arag spraying products and...

Agco merges with GSI

AGCO Australia has merged with the GSI Group - a global supplier of grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying solutions.

Wool

Wool's 30c bounce

THE Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) has jumped 30 cents this week, pushing above 1000c a kilogram for the first time in four weeks.
THE Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) has jumped 30 cents this week, pushing above 1000c a kilogram for the...

Wool's upward trend

THE wool market kicked 26 cents a kilogram last week and industry experts are tipping this upward trend could continue.
THE wool market kicked 26 cents a kilogram last week and industry experts are tipping this upward trend...

Livestock

No grazing in parks: Burke

CONTROVERSY has erupted over the federal government’s refusal to open up former cattle stations - now national parks - in northern Queensland, for emergency grazing.
CONTROVERSY has erupted over the federal government’s refusal to open up former cattle stations - now...

Grain fed numbers up

THE latest ALFA/MLA feedlot survey showed a 1 per cent rise in cattle numbers on feed over the quarter.
THE latest ALFA/MLA feedlot survey showed a 1 per cent rise in cattle numbers on feed over the quarter.

Assistance for BJD-affected producers

CATTLE producers impacted by the recent Bovine Johne's Disease (BJD) outbreak in Queensland can apply for financial support from the end of this month.
CATTLE producers impacted by the recent Bovine Johne's Disease (BJD) outbreak in Queensland can apply for...

Agribusiness

John Deere will weather squall

JOHN Deere's shares traded down as the company reduced its current-year sales growth target - and bad weather is the excuse.
JOHN Deere's shares traded down as the company reduced its current-year sales growth target - and bad...

GrainCorp warns on regulation

GRAINCORP chief Alison ­Watkins has warned against imposing regulatory restrictions on agricultural companies.
GRAINCORP chief Alison ­Watkins has warned against imposing regulatory restrictions on agricultural companies.

Horticulture

Ausveg launches hotline

AUSVEG has launched a 1800 Agronomist hotline for vegetable growers, an industry-driven initiative which will be introduced on a national basis to provide technical information...

Imports impact growers

THE volume of cheap imported produce flowing onto the Australian market continues to rise with processed fruit and vegetables contributing the majority of food imports between 2010 and 2012, comprising a figure of around 15 per cent.
THE volume of cheap imported produce flowing onto the Australian market continues to rise with processed...
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