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Show organisers pleased with attendance numbers

October 26, 2008 10:36:00

Organisers are hailing this year's Royal Hobart show a success, with more than 46,000 people flocking to the event.[MORE]

Tags: animals, awards-and-prizes, people, agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, livestock, rural-tourism, north-hobart-7000

Bumper crowd expected at Royal Hobart Show

October 23, 2008 05:50:00

Southern Tasmanians are enjoying a public holiday today, for 'People's Day' at the Royal Hobart Show.[MORE]

Tags: people, agricultural-machinery, livestock, north-hobart-7000

Rise in Longford Show equestrian entries

October 18, 2008 11:39:00

A decision to hold equestrian and showjumping events at last year's Longford Show is being credited for a sharp increase in entries at this year's event.[MORE]

Tags: people, agricultural-machinery, longford-7301

Company fined for worker's lost hand

October 10, 2008 18:44:00

A company has been fined over a farm manager losing a hand in a workplace accident.[MORE]

Tags: workplace-accidents, courts-and-trials, agricultural-machinery, work, sa, mount-gambier-5290

Police air farm theft worries

October 6, 2008 10:03:00

Victorian police are concerned about a continuing high rate of farm equipment thefts.[MORE]

Tags: crime, agricultural-machinery, ballarat-3350, bendigo-3550, horsham-3400, mildura-3500, sale-3850, wodonga-3690

Hope for strong field days turnout

September 23, 2008 13:25:00

Organisers of the Henty Field Days are hoping for a good attendance this week, despite ongoing drought conditions.[MORE]

Tags: drought, agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, henty-2658, wagga-wagga-2650, wodonga-3690

Interest rate cut seen as secondary to water needs

September 4, 2008 09:31:00

Farm machinery dealers in north-west Victoria are not expecting this week's interest rate cut to boost business.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-machinery, water, mildura-3500

Farmers warned of tractor dangers

July 21, 2008 10:45:00

Tasmanian farmers are being urged to read-up on tractor safety after a spate of accidents.[MORE]

Tags: occupational-health-and-safety, agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, safety, tas, ellendale-7140, hobart-7000, launceston-7250

Efforts underway to fix sugar mill mechanical woes

July 10, 2008 07:47:00

Engineers are working around the clock to overcome mechanical failure at the Babinda Sugar Mill.[MORE]

Tags: sugar, agricultural-machinery, crop-harvesting, babinda-4861, cairns-4870

Ag businesses hope to strike Argentina trade deal

June 26, 2008 14:09:00

A group of western Victorian agriculture businesses are hoping a trip to South America next month will open up some new opportunities.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, local-government, agricultural-machinery, donald-3480, horsham-3400

Steam engine, whaling pots under hammer

May 25, 2008 09:50:00

A century-old steam engine that sold for nearly $20,000 was one of hundreds of Australian antiques that went under the hammer at a Snowy Mountains sale yesterday.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, rural, agricultural-machinery, nsw, queanbeyan-2620

Field days return to Swan Hill

May 6, 2008 07:25:00

Swan Hill's annual field days will make a welcome return today.[MORE]

Tags: agribusiness, rice, agricultural-machinery, irrigation, livestock, mildura-3500, swan-hill-3585

Cohuna sheds blaze proves costly

February 21, 2008 08:36:00

Authorities say a fire that destroyed two sheds in northern Victoria yesterday caused about $150,000 worth of damage.[MORE]

Tags: industrial-fires, agricultural-machinery, bendigo-3550, cohuna-3568, mildura-3500

Man charged with defrauding farmers

February 19, 2008 23:06:00

A New South Wales man has been charged over a fraud against farmers in several states.[MORE]

Tags: law-crime-and-justice, fraud-and-corporate-crime, agricultural-machinery, nsw, qld, sa, vic

Govt boost for rural, mining equipment firm

February 7, 2008 11:23:00

A Parkes manufacturing company in central western New South Wales is to receive State Government funding to help it expand.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, manufacturing, states-and-territories, agricultural-machinery, orange-2800, parkes-2870

Site work 'resumed' after Ryan Farm takeover

February 4, 2008 14:38:00

The new operator of a Wimmera farm machinery business says work at the site has resumed.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, bendigo-3550, horsham-3400

Western NSW flood bill tops $100 million

January 8, 2008 11:36:00

The damage bill from recent flooding in western New South Wales is now close to $110 million.[MORE]

Tags: floods, agricultural-machinery, farm-labour, carrathool-2711, coonamble-2829, dubbo-2830, enngonia-2840, tamworth-2340

Farmers warned of grain harvest fire risk

November 14, 2007 08:21:00

Farmers involved in the grain harvest are being urged to make sure their firefighting gear is ready and that they know how to use it.[MORE]

Tags: bushfire, grain, agricultural-machinery, crop-harvesting, boundary-bend-3599, horsham-3400, mildura-3500

Drought the main topic of Paskeville gathering

September 25, 2007 13:29:00

Agricultural industry traders say the drought means they can expect a drop in business at the Paskeville field days, currently being held on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: drought, rural, agricultural-prices, agricultural-machinery, sa, adelaide-5000, mount-gambier-5290, paskeville-5552, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341, whyalla-5600

Thousands take to Riverland Field Days

September 24, 2007 12:39:00

An estimated 15,000 people passed through the gates at last week's Riverland Field Days in Loxton in south-eastern South Australia.[MORE]

Tags: agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, loxton-5333

Drought blamed for farm machinery sale slump

September 12, 2007 08:13:00

Sales of farm machinery have slumped dramatically in the past few weeks, as the drought takes hold for another year.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-machinery, farm-labour, mount-gambier-5290, port-augusta-5700, port-lincoln-5606, port-pirie-5540, renmark-5341

Agquip field days to bring traffic turmoil

August 21, 2007 13:28:00

The 35th annual Agquip field days at Gunnedah, in north-west New South Wales, starts today, with reminders the traffic is likely to be fierce.[MORE]

Tags: rural, agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, gunnedah-2380

Rare farm machinery auctioned near Armidale

April 23, 2007 11:27:00

Hundreds of people from as far away as north Queensland and Melbourne have attended an auction of vintage and antique farm machinery south of Armidale on the weekend.[MORE]

Tags: agricultural-machinery, 20th-century, armidale-2350

Scavengers scour the Snowy Mountains

April 11, 2007 09:39:00

Unscrupulous souvenir hunters are moving in on some of the farming history in the New South Wales Snowy Mountains. [MORE]

Tags: multiculturalism, agricultural-machinery, regional, vandalism, 20th-century, burglary, antisocial-behaviour, canberra-2600, bega-2550

No-till farming trial proves successful

April 10, 2007 14:30:00

A nine-year trial in south-west New South Wales has proven no-till farming means fewer weeds, lower labour costs and better soil moisture.[MORE]

Tags: grain, agricultural-machinery, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, wagga-wagga-2650, mildura-3500