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Murray-Darling Basin Authority recommends reducing water buybacks in the north
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The Federal Government has announced a new taskforce to carry out water recovery without further damaging northern Murray-Darling Basin communities.
Topics: water-management, irrigation, agricultural-policy, federal---state-issues, federal-parliament, agricultural-crops, parliament-house-2600, toowoomba-4350, st-george-4487, adelaide-5000, renmark-5341, mildura-3500, shepparton-3630, griffith-2680
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Californian irrigators bracing for more water reforms
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Increased competition for water bearing down on Californian growers
Topics: water-management, griffith-2680
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Chile's prune expansion has Australian growers concerned
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Chile's plans to increase its prune production by an extra 10,000 tonnes has the Australian industry worried.
Topics: fruit, agricultural-prices, griffith-2680
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Topics: rice, griffith-2680
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Can a thirsty rice crop be drip fed instead of flooded?
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Australian rice growers are being encouraged to explore more water efficient irrigation methods.
Topics: rice, griffith-2680
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Who was Pasquale Barbaro?
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Pasquale Barbaro survived an attempt on his life in Sydney's inner-west last year, but is now dead after another targeted shooting. Just who was he and why did people want him dead?
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, sydney-2000, griffith-2680, melbourne-3000
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Potential for healthy grape demand from wineries next year
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Some of the country's grape growers get an idea of how much wineries will be prepared to pay in 2017.
Topics: viticulture, griffith-2680
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Turia Pitt in running for NSW Australian of the Year
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New South Wales ironwoman and bushfire burns survivor Turia Pitt is announced as a NSW finalist for the 2017 Australian of the Year.
Topics: awards-and-prizes, wollongong-2500, newcastle-2300, griffith-2680
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Stephanie Scott's mother speaks Video
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Stephanie Scott's mother speaks outside court after Vincent Stanford was sentenced to life in prison for the murder and sexual assault of the school teacher.
Topics: crime, murder-and-manslaughter, griffith-2680
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Vincent Stanford jailed for life Video
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Justice Robert Hulme in Griffith hands down a life sentence for Vincent Stanford who murdered Stephanie Scott in April of last year.
Topics: crime, murder-and-manslaughter, griffith-2680
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Vincent Stanford arriving in court for sentencing hearing image
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Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, griffith-2680
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Vincent Stanford gets life in jail for Stephanie Scott's murder
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Vincent Stanford is sentenced to life in prison for the murder and sexual assault of NSW schoolteacher Stephanie Scott, with the judge telling him he had shown no hint of remorse for his disturbing acts.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, sexual-offences, leeton-2705, griffith-2680
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'She spent her wedding day in a morgue': Stephanie Scott's mum tells her killer
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The mother of Stephanie Scott fights back tears as she reads a speech she had prepared for her daughter's wedding at a sentencing hearing for convicted killer Vincent Stanford.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, sexual-offences, leeton-2705, griffith-2680
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Vincent Stanford arriving in court for sentencing hearing image
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Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, griffith-2680
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Stripping wheat image
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Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-crops, agricultural-machinery, agricultural-prices, crop-harvesting, wheat, griffith-2680
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NSW town of Forbes expects major flood as rivers rise
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The town of Forbes in New South Wales' central west braces for the impact of a major flood similar to that which hit the town 26 years ago, while Griffith in the Riverina faces a mass of floodwaters across flatlands.
Topics: floods, weather, accidents, ungarie-2669, orange-2800, forbes-2871, condobolin-2877, wagga-wagga-2650, cootamundra-2590, griffith-2680
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Recycyled timber housing Griffith eatery image
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Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, food-and-beverage, food-processing, food-and-cooking, human-interest, griffith-2680
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Relics from food production in the Riverina now used in new restaurant
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A restaurant constructed from recycled farm buildings and equipment is tempting taste buds in Griffith's main street.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, lifestyle-and-leisure, food-and-cooking, food-processing, food-and-beverage, human-interest, rice, griffith-2680, wagga-wagga-2650, benerembah-2680, carrathool-2711
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Charcoal grill from timber machinery image
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Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-machinery, food-and-cooking, food-processing, lifestyle-and-leisure, food-and-beverage, timber, human-interest, griffith-2680
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Time to test the Murray-Darling Basin Plan
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Irrigators are calling for authorities to exacerbate floodwater levels in the Murray-Darling to test the Basin Plan.
Topics: irrigation, murray-darling-basin, floods, agricultural-policy, shepparton-3630, griffith-2680, temora-2666, wentworth-2648, renmark-5341
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Drones used to zero in on pests in vineyards and orchards
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Aerial attack by drone is another way farmers are combatting pests in horticulture.
Topics: agribusiness, agricultural-crops, agricultural-machinery, food-processing, science-and-technology, viticulture, griffith-2680, wagga-wagga-2650
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Australia's solar power production set to triple
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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency announces a $92 million investment in 12 new solar power plants it says will triple Australia's large-scale solar power production.
Topics: solar-energy, alternative-energy, environment, federal---state-issues, electricity-energy-and-utilities, community-development, regional, regional-development, toowoomba-4350, qld, wa, nsw, collinsville-4804, kidston-4871, longreach-4730, oakey-4401, dalby-4405, dubbo-2830, griffith-2680, parkes-2870, manildra-2865, glen-innes-2370, whitsundays-4802, cervantes-6511
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New Murray cod growing system proves a real game changer
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An improved model for producing Murray cod is allowing producers to be more water efficient, leave a smaller environmental footprint and yield great returns.
Topics: fishing-aquaculture, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, griffith-2680
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Biosecurity plans for bee hive movements
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Biosecurity experts say increased movement of bee hive will bring challenges, but the right systems should safeguard the industry.
Topics: rural, beekeeping, agricultural-crops, mildura-3500, robinvale-3549, griffith-2680
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Agriculture Victoria's Daniel Martin on dealing with thousands of new bee hives coming into the state Audio
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Biosecurity experts say managing a predicted increase in bee hive numbers arriving at almond plantations will bring challenges, but the right systems should safeguard the industry. The Australian almond industry wants to find an additional 70,000 bee hives over the next five years, on top of the current 195,000 that are brought in every August to pollinate its expanding orchards.
Topics: rural, beekeeping, agricultural-crops, mildura-3500, robinvale-3549, griffith-2680
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