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Agriculture Today - March 2006

Agriculture Today (often referred to as 'Ag Today') is a NSW Department of Primary Industries newspaper. It carries news and features on research, advisory and management issues in agriculture and natural resources in NSW. It also contains information on services, courses, upcoming events, and products.

Eleven editions are published each year, available as an insert in The Land newspaper on the last Thursday of each month (except January).

This month's features cover vegetables and intensive cropping; sheep industry developments; and sowing winter crops.

March's main stories

$100m fungicide bill concern 
Blueberries replaces bananas 
Promising signs for summer crop 
Maximising profit from the forage base 
Focus on your markets 
Active response on lettuce aphid 
Glen passes random audit: 'no worries' 
Hedging macadamias - timing is important 
Bilingual officers help ethnic growers 
Knowing which pesticides are 'soft' on natural enemies 
Project assesses nitrate in vegetables 
Electricity to improve meat quality 
Autumn break a key to the winter crop outlook 
Cropping to fill the feed gap 
Search on for beneficials 

Click here to view previous editions of Agriculture Today.

Features in the next edition, April 2006, to publish in The Land on March 30, will include natural resources (riparian zone management), water and irrigation management, and agroforestry.

March edition front page

Regular columns

Agriculture on the Move - Ian Macdonald
Promising signs for summer crop
Beef Cuts - Bill Hoffman
Focus on your markets

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    Ron Aggs
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    Fax: (02) 4570 4650
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    Rhonda Johnston
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