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Country Today - April 7th


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Now that the dust has settled on the latest Trump tariffs, let's take a look at not only what it means for our largest agricultural export to the US, beef, but also what it means for the American consumer.

Still talking tariffs, and the Opposition Leader Peter Dutton's claim that he will will take on US President Donald Trump might make him sound tough, but it's unlikely to have any real impact if he does become Prime Minister. 

Move over wagyu beef. Another cattle breed is coming up trumps in tenderness and flavour. It's Speckle Park

To Avonbank, the rare earths and minerals mining project proposed to be developed on the outskirts of Horsham. WIM Resource still requires an assessment by the Earth Resources Regulator

For fruit growers and home gardeners, the very hungry codling moth caterpillar can destroy pretty much entire crops. So in the battle to beat the marauding moths, 2500 wasps have been imported from Chile to see if they can work as a pest control. 

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