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According to the Bureau of Meteorology, Australia is now experiencing an El Niño climate phenomenon.

The World Meteorological Organisation, the UN's weather agency, issued a similar warning in July after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the US government issued its own pronouncement that El Niño was underway in June. A "surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns" was predicted for the entire world.

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It's not uncommon to see headlines highlighting how little children understand about how their food is produced, with research indicating that many children believe their food comes from a supermarket or their own refrigerator.

While many children never visit farms, technology now allows farms to be transported to children - at least in a technological sense.

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The federal government has initiated urgent talks with Malaysia after suspending Australian live cattle exports from several facilities due to concerns about an outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD).

Malaysia, like Indonesia, has halted cattle exports from four Australian facilities while authorities conduct additional testing.

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The Federal Government confirmed this week that eight more Australian cattle tested positive for lumpy skin disease after arriving in Indonesia, where the disease is widespread.

The development, which comes despite extensive recent testing of 1000 cattle in Australia that found no trace of the disease, is set to halt further trade of Australian cattle to Indonesia until Australia's LSD status is resolved.

Scams are not new, but they are becoming far more sophisticated and have grown exponentially in recent years. They sound like the work of science fiction novelists. From impersonating loved ones and known business contacts to infiltrating existing text message threads to exploit trust.

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Bee hives will be destroyed on the mid-north coast of New South Wales after the damaging varroa mite was discovered for the first time in Kempsey.

It's that time of year again for the largest Agri-business event in Australia: AgQuip!

AgQuip is regarded as Australia's most important agricultural event and one of the world's most significant agricultural events.

The event, which features over 3,000 products and services aimed at farming professionals, is an excellent opportunity for businesses to promote their brand, generate sales, and connect with customers.

According to a new report, Australia's growing feral deer population costs the country more than $90 million per year.

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Another El Nino event has been confirmed by the World Meteorological Organisation. As climate change continues to exacerbate our weather, the effects on natural climate phenomena such as El Nino become more significant.

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Six times in the last six weeks, fire ants have breached containment zones in south-east Queensland, prompting the expansion of biosecurity controls at the New South Wales border.

The imported red fire ants, considered one of the world's worst invasive species, were discovered last week at a site near Tallebudgera, about 5.5 kilometres from the NSW border. The discovery was the pest's most southern detection in Queensland.

Local Land Services is warning livestock owners in northwestern NSW to be on the lookout for toxic rock fern in their grazing paddocks.

Rock fern is a hardy plant that survives dry conditions and readily reshoots after rain. It is most toxic when new fronds are reshooting or growing, which happens in the autumn and winter.

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Farmers say it's becoming increasingly difficult to find large animal veterinarians, despite calls for increased training and targeted skilled migration.

Shane Kilby, a Dubbo cattle producer, plans to bring the issue to the NSW Farmers Annual Conference next week.

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