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Is empowering hunters the best way to manage game animals?
Game Animal Council chief executive Corina Jordan rejects claims hunters cannot be trusted to keep numbers down.
Feds want regional delivery of national game strategy
They are calling for an MPI-led national strategy, with farmers, hunters and conservationists all with a seat at the table.
Calls for federated system to fix fragmented environmental data
A federated data system led by the Environmental Protection Agency would let different datasets be pulled together geospatially as needed.
Economist says ruling out minor parties gives them oxygen
Cameron Bagrie says the land tax idea is ‘nuts’, but the party's competition policy captures a link the major parties have missed.
Delivering solar that saves, earns and survives outages
Farmlands FLEX is giving farmers battery-backed solar that keeps the shed running through a power cut, while trimming one of the fastest-rising costs on farm.
Using ag drones as another tool in the toolkit
Beyond spraying, drones now spread granular fertiliser, muster livestock, map paddocks and check water troughs.
Vets renew push to ban fireworks
They will renew the push to ban public firework sales after the government rejected the change, despite a petition of more than 93,000 signatures.
What’s next as Hastings McCain’s plant bid withdrawn
A feasibility study into a smaller processing site continues, with early results promising.
‘Really optimistic’: Hort sector strong as 900 attend conference
The sector remains on track to double its farm gate value by 2035, with export revenue forecast to reach $9.7 billion.
The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe
Long-time SGU podcast host Dr Steven Novella joined Andy in studio for an extended special episode.