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Bovine tuberculosis controls specific to cattle in Wales could soon apply to camelids, goats and deer.

Labor has released its agriculture policy for the federal election, but there's nothing in it that hasn't already been promised.

The decline in U.S. cattle herd numbers continues. Though that's good news for market prices for ranchers, it could lead to a change in consumer habits that could ultimately rob beef of some marketshare, says Purdue University Extension livestock economist Chris Hurt in a recent report.

WOOSTER, Ohio — While the county fair may be the highlight of most 4-H and FFA projects, how well they do depends on knowledge, time and preparation.

DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman faces further scrutiny after it emerged that her husband helps run the company in charge of the £350m computer system at the Rural Payments Agency.

Australian Wool Innovation chairman Wal Merriman has faced torrid questioning from a Senate Estimates committee. Source: ABC Rural

Krista Lottinville and Samantha Werner have their sights set on agriculture. As participants at the first annual Women Changing the Face of Agriculture career extravaganza sponsored by Illinois AgriWomen in Bloomington, Illinois, last month, their enthusiasm was contagious. Source: AgricultureOnline

Turning a hobby into a cash-making venture sounds like everyone’s dream, but a young Carroll County man did it and went to college at the same time. Source: Farm and Dairy

DEFRA secretary Caroline Spelman faces further scrutiny after it emerged that her husband helps run the company in charge of the £350m computer system at the Rural Payments Agency. Source: Farmers Weekly Interactive

The wine glut has forced Australia's wine grape growers to rip out about 10,000 hectares of vines over the last couple of years. Source: ABC Rural

When farmers first had a chance to enroll in ACRE last year, most ag economists and farm management specialists were cautious about telling producers to rush in to their Farm Service Agency to sign up for the Average Crop Revenue Election program. Source: AgricultureOnline

WOOSTER, Ohio — He had said it would be the end, and from the way it looks, it might just be. Mike Hogan, director of Ohio State University Extension in Carroll County, said in April his county would need to pass a .57 mill, five-year tax levy if it was to continue Extension services and 4-H. Unofficial election results show that it failed, with 57 percent of votes against the levy, and 43 percent in favor. Source: Farm and Dairy

A complaint against the Welsh badger culling trial, lodged in the European parliament by the Badger Trust, has been rejected.

The Federal Government says it will boost the number of allied health workers, including physiotherapists, dieticians, and optometrists, in rural and remote areas of Australia. Source: ABC Rural

Poll finds farm succession, young farmer programs growing in importance