A new foundation is aiming to help prevent families from leaving rural and remote areas - for the sake of their kids' education.

The Spirit of the Bush foundation will look at educating parents about boarding schools in the 21st century, as well as their options.

Rural reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with founder Amanda Ferrari about how unlocking the secrets of great boarding schools can help country communities survive and thrive.

 

A new foundation is aiming to help prevent families from leaving rural and remote areas - for the sake of their kids' education.
The Spirit of the Bush foundation will look at educating parents about boarding schools in the 21st century, as well as their options.
Rural reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with founder Amanda Ferrari about how unlocking the secrets of great boarding schools can help country communities survive and thrive.
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New charity to help keep families in the bush

In today's National Rural News:  

** Relief in Queensland as a sick migratory bird found at Noosa tests negative to bird flu. 

** CropLife fears Australia will scare off chemical companies, under proposed cost-recovery changes to the pesticides and animal medicines agency.

** Sellers of fertilizer cope with enormous losses, as cheap urea floods in.

Plus the latest from the markets and more. 

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In today's National Rural News: &nbsp;
** Relief in Queensland as a sick migratory bird found at Noosa tests negative to bird flu.&nbsp;
** CropLife fears Australia will scare off chemical companies, under proposed cost-recovery changes to the pesticides and animal medicines agency.
** Sellers of fertilizer cope with enormous losses, as cheap urea floods in.
Plus the latest from the markets and more.&nbsp;
Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

National Rural News Wed July 15

Are we scaring off ag chemical and animal medicine compnaies? 

Unlike many OECD countries, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority is not funded from general tax revenue - and has to come up with its own cost-recovery from industry.

They've come up with a proposal - with submissions due in September - but CropLife Australia CEO Matthew Cossey says it'll cause chemical companies to take their new products to bigger nations first - potentially leaving smaller markets like Australia years behind.

Are we scaring off ag chemical and animal medicine compnaies?&nbsp;
Unlike many OECD countries, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority is not funded from general tax revenue - and has to come up with its own cost-recovery from industry.
They've come up with a proposal - with submissions due in September - but CropLife Australia CEO Matthew Cossey says it'll cause chemical companies to take their new products to bigger nations first - potentially leaving smaller markets like Australia years behind.

Is Ausralia scaring off ag chemical companies

In today's National Rural News:  

** $1.5 Billion is handed to investors and irrigators after water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin. 

** Farmers and truckies say Australian agricultural exports are at risk from the poor state of Victorian country roads.

** Urea for fertilizer could soon be made from old tyres - with plans to start processing in Queensland from 2029.

Plus the latest from the markets and more. 

Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

In today's National Rural News: &nbsp;
** $1.5 Billion is handed to investors and irrigators after water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin.&nbsp;
** Farmers and truckies say Australian agricultural exports are at risk from the poor state of Victorian country roads.
** Urea for fertilizer could soon be made from old tyres - with plans to start processing in Queensland from 2029.
Plus the latest from the markets and more.&nbsp;
Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

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