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            <title>Help pets stay safe during floods</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Pet owners are reminded there are easy ways to safeguard the welfare of their animals in flood-affected townships across Queensland.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>10 February, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Keep watch for flood-related animal diseases</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Producers are advised to keep an eye out for animal diseases in parts of Queensland affected by severe flooding.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>08 February, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>New publication highlights lessons from research into profitable grazing</title>
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            <pubDate>03 February, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>State finalists announced for 2012 Rural Women's Award</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Six high-achieving Queensland women will be competing for the prestigious 2012 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women's award.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>02 February, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Aquaculture oysters not free for the taking</title>
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            <pubDate>31 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Discovering the world of weeds</title>
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            <pubDate>31 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Tropical rock lobster closed season lifted </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fishers can catch their feed of tropical rock lobsters, with the closed season being lifted on midnight 31 January 2012.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>31 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Barramundi closure lifted in Gulf and along east coast</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The barramundi season opens 1 February for fishers from the Gulf of Carpentaria and along Queensland's east coast.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>31 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Avocado growers stop the rot</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A BETTER understanding of phosphonate fungicide use in avocado can improve crop yields and the business bottom line for northern producers.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>24 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Positive signs for Gladstone fish health</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Latest results from fish sampling in Gladstone in December have shown encouraging signs of improvement in fish health.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>23 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Barber's pole worm workshop </title>
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            <pubDate>20 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Funding boost for the region's foodies</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Between Bowen mangoes, Rocky beef and sugarcane fields as far as the eye can see, Central Queensland is home to some of the finest food in the world.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>18 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Horse owners given opportunity to voice Hendra virus concerns</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Queensland and Biosecurity New South Wales have developed a Hendra virus survey aimed at understanding the practices of horse owners.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>16 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Don't forget to register your livestock brands and earmarks</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Queensland livestock owners are reminded to renew their brand, earmark and tattoo registration details with Biosecurity Queensland by January 31.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>16 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Stay on target this spray season</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Queensland is encouraging all spray operators to be responsible in their chemical use as the summer spray season is well underway. ]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>16 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Burnett Inland applauds $120,000 grant</title>
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            <pubDate>13 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[<SPAN lang=en-au>Biosecurity Queensland field officers and an odour detection dog are surveying the Townsville area after a recent detection of Asian honeybees at the Port of Townsville.</SPAN>]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>12 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Protecting Central Queensland's $50 million grape industry</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Queensland is reminding everyone to be aware of movement restrictions when sending grape plant material interstate or within Queensland. ]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>10 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Bucks for brains on offer to cattle and sheep producers</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Queensland cattle and sheep producers are being asked to continue their support in proving Australia is free from mad cow disease (BSE) and scrapie.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>10 January, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Don't net a fine: use the right fishing gear</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While holidays and weekends are a great time to cast a net for some bait and prawns, recreational fishers are reminded to check their nets to ensure they comply with the rules.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>09 January, 2012</pubDate>
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