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Goods vehicle operator licensing is changing

Sun, 20 May 2012 01:08:44 -0700
IF you use a goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes to carry your own goods as part of a trade or business, from 1st July 2012 you will be required to obtain an operator’s licence.
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Grains industry RD and E push

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:07:19 -0700
THE Australian grains industry aims to lift its Total Factor Productivity (TFP) through a long term strategy that involves changing the culture of Research Development and Extension (RD and E) in Australia.
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Cochran withholding support of 2012 Farm Bill

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:28:05 -0700
WASHINGTON — Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) says he is disappointed with the 2012 Farm Bill approved by the Senate Agriculture Committee and is withholding his support for the measure due to inadequate coverage for important crops produced in Mississippi.
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Pickers see red at jobs going to visitors

Thu, 10 May 2012 07:00:00 -0700
HUNDREDS of strawberry pickers and packers on the Sunshine Coast are outraged they have been dumped in favour of cheaper workers sourced from overseas.
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Lincolnshire businesses shaping rural policy on Government rural roadshow

Wed, 09 May 2012 16:11:39 -0700
Lincolnshire’s businesses are being given the opportunity to help shape rural policy today as Defra minister, Lord Taylor of Holbeach is in the region to hear about the issues they face.
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