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            <title>Myrtle rust spreads to Wet Tropics</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Biosecurity Queensland's state-wide program that is monitoring the spread of myrtle rust, a serious fungal disease of plants, has confirmed further significant detections in the ecologically sensitive Wet Tropics in North Queensland.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>14 May, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Survey shows fishing still close to the hearts of Queenslanders</title>
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            <pubDate>09 May, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>UQ students taste Queensland&acute;s food science future</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[60 Food Science and Technology students from the University of Queensland visited the Health and Food Sciences Precinct at Coopers Plains today, in an effort to form stronger linkages between what's learnt in the classroom and the marvels of working in the food science industry. ]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>01 May, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>New nematode-resistant wheat breeding lines </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Australian wheat-breeding companies now have access to several new nematode resistant and tolerant wheat lines, which could enhance the approach to managing these pests in cereal crops.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>30 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Gladstone fish health monitoring expanded</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fisheries Queensland has expanded its investigation into fish health issues in Gladstone with an enhanced sampling program that is examining fish health across seasons and locations.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>26 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Pasture and weed workshop at Peachester</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Graziers keen to learn about assessing the health of their land are invited to a free pasture and weed workshop at Peachester next month.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>26 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Flower grower meeting at Kalkie</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Commercial flower and foliage growers in the Wide Bay and Burnett are invited to attend a free information session in Kalkie next month.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>26 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Big fine to protect fish sustainability</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A $10,000 fine has been handed down to a recreational fisher who pleaded guilty to possessing excessive quantities of fish.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>24 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Crab pot trials to help sustainability </title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fisheries Queensland observers are helping commercial mud crabbers trial a new device that aims to reduce bycatch of under-sized mud crabs and potentially increase catch rates of legal-sized mud crabs.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>23 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Queensland to manage new Weeds of National Significance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Australian Weeds Committee has declared an additional 12 Weeds of National Significance (WoNS) based on their economic, environmental and social impacts and potential to spread.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>20 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Innovative farmers join forces</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Farmers wanting to turn their bright idea into the next big thing are urged to "use collaboration to drive innovation". ]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>20 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Help keep track of Queensland's livestock</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[If you own livestock, you need to register your property with Biosecurity Queensland.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>18 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Sharing fishway expertise with Asian partners</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day. Teach a person how to fish and you feed them for a lifetime.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>18 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Aerial survey to help stamp out coastal menace</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Field officers are poised to start swooping on coastal areas from Fraser Island to South Stradbroke Island in an effort to eradicate a pest plant.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>16 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Beware of ticks and tick fever</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Cattle producers are reminded that now is the time to watch out for tick fever and other tick-related health issues in livestock.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>09 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Soil health seminars for vege growers in Bowen and Ayr</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An impressive array of soil and vegetable experts will share their knowledge with growers, agronomists and other service providers at seminars in Ayr and Bowen this month.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>04 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Pair fined for mistreating three horses</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two people from a property near Kingaroy have pleaded guilty in court to treating three horses so poorly one of the animals had to be euthanised.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>02 April, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Respect your mates while fishing this Easter</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[While it's an ideal time to hit the water over the holidays, those casting a line are reminded to respect their mates and fellow fishers.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>28 March, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Hop along to hook some big dam catches this Easter</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[This Easter, head inland to a stocked impoundment for some 'dam' good fishing action.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>28 March, 2012</pubDate>
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            <title>Seafood a hot favourite this Easter</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Queenslanders are expected to shell out on a smorgasbord of seafood this Easter, with the fishing industry reeling in many popular seafood species.]]></description>
            
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            <pubDate>27 March, 2012</pubDate>
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