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Poultry health and disease
NSW Agriculture — Poultry can be affected by a variety of diseases and parasites. The two most serious diseases that must be kept out of poultry flocks are Newcastle disease and avian influenza. Although these two devastating diseases are not present in commercial ...More…
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Greenhouse horticulture
NSW Agriculture — The code became law on the 14th May 2007. Find out more about how the code affects you. Freshwise is a multi-lingual training resource to help growers develop food safety plans. The Australian Hydroponics & Greenhouse Industry conference will be ...More…
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Farm budgets and costs
NSW Agriculture — The type of budget provided in this section is the gross margin budget. These Farm Enterprise budgets provide a guide to the relative profitability of similar enterprises and an indication of the different management practices used. The aim of ...More…
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Sheep yards & equipment
NSW Agriculture — Efficient sheep yard design and modern shearing shed design (video) Selecting a sheep handler Shearing shed design - lighting and ventilation Shearing shed design - sheep storage and movement Shearing shed design - the board Shearing shed design ...More…
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Horticulture
NSW Agriculture — Sustainable horticulture Apples, pears and other pome fruit Flowers and ornamentals Olives and olive oil Greenhouse horticulture Postharvest management of horticultural crops Farm business and trade - horticultural crops Animal Health and Food ...More…
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Insect pests
NSW Agriculture — Provides stakeholders with information on the various national and state animal biosecurity programs. Biosecurity newsletter Field crops and pastures Red imported fire ants West Indian drywood termite Wingless grasshopper NSW Invasive Species ...More…
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Water & Irrigation
NSW Agriculture — Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Information and tools to assist managers to estimate the costs associated with their irrigation systems. Selecting an irrigation system, pressurised and surface irrigations ...More…
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Beef cattle husbandry
NSW Agriculture — Responsible, sustainable beef production: Issues facing today's beef producer Requirements for hormonal growth promotant purchasers in NSW Training and working dogs - for quiet confident control of stock Handling Bos indicus cattle Striking the ...More…
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Beef cattle feeding and nutrition
NSW Agriculture — For information related specifically to drought feeding see the following section of the Drought website: Confinement feeding of cattle in drought: protecting the environment Using oats as an alternative grain in opportunity feedlot ...More…
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Field crops, pastures & rangelands
NSW Agriculture — SMARTtrain AQF3 Chemical Application - Initial (course) 15 Jun 2009 Salvaging crops for fodder, grain or grazing - costs and income calculator A calculator to help producers make decisions on salvaging crops. The Excel spreadsheet calculates the ...More…
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Dairy News
NSW Agriculture — Guidelines to assist farmers who are planning a new dairy development and/or a major re-development of an existing operation. A Management Guide covering animal welfare, financial considerations, feeding & water requirements and drought ...More…