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Concerns about heavy metals in local groundwater

New monitoring results on groundwater contamination problems on the New South Wales Central Coast continue to show higher than acceptable levels of a range of heavy metals.

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Collaboration the key to growth at SEGRA

What would you do if you wanted to get from Laverton, WA to Winton in Queensland, in a car, in a hurry?

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New chicken slaughterhouse ruffles feathers

A million dollar chicken slaughterhouse is ruffling feathers on the New South Wales Central Coast, with widespread concern about the environmental and biosecurity risks.

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Red Lea Chickens staff left in tears, waiting on money after company enters...

More than 500 workers in Sydney have their jobs terminated after the collapse of the Red Lea chicken company, leaving staff without pay and "eating two-minute noodles for dinner", one former manager says.

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Beef Australia 2018: What lies ahead for the industry as 'locavores' and...

The sizzle of a steak on a barbecue may soon sound a little different as Australia's $16.8 billion beef industry prepares to adapt to demands from 'locavores' and technological change.

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Quiz: How much do you really know about the Australian beef industry?

Do you know how long to rest a steak? Who predicted lab meat in 1931? And do you really know what a heifer is? Dig in to our beef quiz.

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Education key to getting more women into agriculture says former...

Drawing on her own experience growing up in rural Queensland's Ilfracombe, Dame Quentin Bryce says the role of women in agriculture has come a long way.

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Beef Australia 2018: Industry uses virtual reality to address consumer...

The growing demand for transparency and ethically, socially and environmentally sustainable food is one of the hot topics at Beef Australia 2018.

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Beef Australia 2018: Hats on show at Australia's biggest beef industry event

A look under the brims at Australia's biggest beef industry event, Beef Australia 2018, reveals there are many things to consider when choosing a hat.

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Orange peel fodder a zesty addition to keep cattle alive during drought

A farmer near Gunnedah is feeding his cattle orange peel, donated by a juice factory, in a bid to keep them alive as the drought wears on.

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Cattle genome patent to be permitted following Federal Court ruling, after...

A patent application has been granted which Meat and Livestock Australia fears will have a chilling effect on genomic research in Australia's cattle industries.

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Hoofless piglet saved from slaughter just in time for Year of the Pig

Betty, the piglet born with just two hind hooves, is saved from slaughter just in time for the Lunar Year of the Pig.

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Foot-and-mouth disease that threatens Australia's entire livestock industry...

A disease that could potentially wipe out Australia's multi-billion-dollar livestock industry has been detected at Australian airports.

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Climate, politics and animal activists: We asked the northern beef industry...

ABC Rural asks a group of industry leaders at this year's NT Cattlemen's Association conference to share their views on challenges and opportunities in 2019.

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Tania Daykin's one-woman campaign to rehome older egg-laying hens

A one-woman campaign to rehome egg-laying chickens at the end of their lay cycle gains momentum.

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