<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>NSW DPI agriculture news</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture</link><description>Current news releases from NSW DPI relating to agriculture.</description><item><title>Wagga scientist contributes to outstanding plant genetics research paper</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/plant-genetics-research-paper</link><description>Industry &amp; Investment scientist at Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Harsh Raman, has co-authored a research paper recently rated by The Crop Science Society of America as one of the four most outstanding of the year.
</description><pubDate>25 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>Technical Advisor appointed for the Namoi Catchment Water Study [PDF]</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/309196/Technical-Advisor-appointed-for-the-Namoi-Catchment-Water-Study.pdf</link><pubDate>24 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>Relentless drought tightens its grip [PDF]</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/308615/Relentless-drought-tightens-its-grip.pdf</link><pubDate>23 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>Five old oranges rolling around car boot lead to $200 fine</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/five-old-oranges</link><description>Five old, dried up, oranges rolling around in the boot of a car have led to a $200 on the spot fine for a Griffith man when he was stopped at a fruit fly road block at Sandigo on 17 October.
</description><pubDate>19 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>Olive oil to extend its use-by date</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/olive-oil-use-by-date</link><description>In a world-first, Industry &amp; Investment (I&amp;I) NSW scientists are exploring how long olive oil can be confidently stored and still taste great.
</description><pubDate>17 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>Conservation farming travels to Trangie</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/conservation-farming-travels-to-trangie</link><description>Trangie Agricultural Research Centre (TARC) is on track to host the 2010 NSW Conservation Agriculture Field Day on Thursday, February 18.</description><pubDate>09 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>A bug's life: Wagga Wagga study into beneficial broadacre insects</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/a-bugs-life</link><description>A three year national project to assess potential benefits of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in broadacre farming is due to start next January.</description><pubDate>05 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>Winter crop prospects continue to decline</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/winter-crop-prospects</link><description>The latest NSW Grains Report shows prospects for this years winter crop harvest have continued to spiral downwards, Minister for Primary Industries, Ian Macdonald, said today.</description><pubDate>04 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>Free grapevine guide smokes</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/aboutus/news/recent-news/agriculture-news-releases/free-grapevine-guide-smokes</link><description>Smoky flavours - good and bad, understanding heat stress and enhancing the accuracy of winegrape yield forecasts feature in the new Grapevine Management Guide 2009 -10.</description><pubDate>02 Nov 2009</pubDate></item><item><title>First locust swarms threaten summer crops [PDF]</title><link>http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/305703/First-locust-swarms-threaten-summer-crops.pdf</link><pubDate>30 Oct 2009</pubDate></item></channel></rss>