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Tauranga vet Mariska Chalmers aids Tonga animals with SPAW charity
The New Zealand Herald
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August 19, 2025
“She told me there were medicines to make them better, and that’s what a vet does.” Chalmers said from a “very young age” she began rescuing all sorts of animals, including earthworms and birds that fell out of nests. She also volunteered at the...
Opposition visits with “hurting” farmers
The Camperdown Chronicle
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The trio met with Corangamite Shire Council Cooriemungle Ward councillor Jamie Vogels on Tuesday and called on the Federal Government to reinstate interest-free drought loans for Victorian farmers to help producers manage through and recover from...
Exhibitors chosen for Taste the Flavours of NSW at Fine Food Australia expo
The National Tribune
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August 7, 2025
Following an expression of interest process, the NSW Government has provided subsidies of $4,500 each to 18 unique food and beverage manufacturers from Greater Sydney and Regional NSW, including producers of sauces, spirits, chocolates and spices,...
Food System Sustainability And Organic Farming
Daily Independent
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August 7, 2025
0 New Worldwatch Institute report examines the growth of global organic agricultural practices and their impact on food security and the environment Despite a slight decline between 2009 and 2010, since 1999 the global land area farmed organically...
D3Energy breaks ground on 6MW floating solar farm in Ohio
PV Tech
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August 7, 2025
D3Energy dubbed the installation as “the largest FPV in Ohio and one of the largest in the country,” and the project is being developed in partnership with Monroeville. Under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA), the village will buy...
New DNA analysis helps understand ecological role of Australia's invasive chital deer
Xinhua News Agency
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SYDNEY, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- An Australian researcher has used advanced DNA analysis of deer feces to uncover new insights into the diet of invasive chital deer harming northern Australia's agricultural landscapes. Originally introduced in 1886 with...
How Forced Labor Built Western Australia
JSTOR Daily
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August 7, 2025
The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. Much like the United States, Western Australia has a mythic origin story of settlers braving harsh conditions to create a new, free land. But, as archaeologist Sean Winter writes,...
2025 IFAJ/Alltech award recipients announced
WATT Poultry - Illinois
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August 17, 2025
Since 2006, the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) and Alltech, a global leader in agriculture and animal nutrition, have partnered to recognize outstanding emerging talent through the Young Leaders in Agricultural...
Soumya Swaminathan lauds PM Modi’s resolve to ensure farmers welfare
The News Mill
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August 7, 2025
Soumya Swaminathan, Chair of the MS Swaminathan Rsearch Foundation and former Deputy Director-General (DDG) at the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday lauded the commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure farmer welfare and his...
Australian views on Palestinian state appear to shift, ahead of Israeli cabinet's Gaza meeting
SBS
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Key Points Some 45 per cent of survey respondents supported a Palestinian state in Australia, with 23 per cent opposed. It marks an increase in support since May 2024. Israel's security cabinet is expected to meet to finalise a decision on the...
Australian views on Palestinian state appear to shift, ahead of Israeli cabinet's Gaza meeting
SBS
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Key Points Some 45 per cent of survey respondents supported a Palestinian state in Australia, with 23 per cent opposed. It marks an increase in support since May 2024. Israel's security cabinet is expected to meet to finalise a decision on the...
‘America is a scam:’ TikTok video on cost of medicines in the US stuns Australians
Sky News Australia
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August 7, 2025
A doctor has revealed the costs of different medications in Australia, the US and Scotland - leaving social media users flabbergasted at the US healthcare system. @drmichaelsays on Tiktok said the cost of a salbuthamol inhaler - commonly referred...
These Models All Stayed In Production For At Least Two Decades
CarBuzz
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August 19, 2025
The automotive industry is cutthroat, so innovation and evolution are paramount. Sink or swim, but never tread. Treading means you're stagnant, and once their strength goes out, there's nothing more painful to watch than an automaker slowly...
Universities: Powering Australia’s Productivity Revival
The National Tribune
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August 7, 2025
By Professor G.Q. Max Lu AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, University of Wollongong Australia’s productivity growth has stalled for many years and with it, the prospect for long-term prosperity. While much of the national conversation focuses on...
Australian Cider Awards open today
The Shout
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July 31, 2025
Cider Australia has officially opened entries to the 2025 Australian Cider Awards, the country’s most prestigious cider competition. This year’s awards will the expert judging panel blind taste hundreds of ciders, specialty ciders and apple & pear...
'A few issues': Farmer reveals the weather hiccup that's impacted avocadoes this season
Nine
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August 7, 2025
Minmore Fruits in Kumbia, Queensland, is a family-run business. The team behind some of Australia's best avocadoes and stone fruits is Tony Dugdell and his wife, Mia, as well as Matthew and his wife, Lauren. It all began when their parents...
Australian Ag Minister Julie Collins visits Indonesian feedlot
Beef Central
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August 1, 2025
The Australian Livestock Exporters Council (ALEC) this week welcomed Australia’s Federal Agriculture Minister Julie Collins on a tour of Indonesia where she visited live cattle supply chains handling Australian cattle and engaged with members of...
Meet the Australian artist bringing new life to a grain silo in rural North Dakota
Euronews
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August 7, 2025
It’s not every day you see an artist dangling 75 feet in the air, calmly brushing a giant concrete wall like he’s painting a picket fence. But that’s exactly where you’ll find Guido van Helten – perched high above the ground in a boom lift,...
Soumya Swaminathan hails PM's resolve to ensure farmers' welfare
Awaz The Voice
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August 7, 2025
Former Deputy Director General at the WHO and daughter of MS Swaminathan, Dr Soumya Swaminathan (file) New Delhi Soumya Swaminathan, Chair of the MS Swaminathan Rsearch Foundation and former Deputy Director-General (DDG) at the World Health...
Trump ‘leading’ the way in scrapping net zero after axing Biden-approved wind farm
Sky News Australia
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August 7, 2025
Institute of Public Affairs Research Fellow Mia Schlicht discusses Donald Trump scrapping one of America’s largest wind farms approved by former president Joe Biden. “I think it’s a fantastic decision by Trump, I mean Trump is waking up to the...