The bill includes Maloney's Crop Risk Options Plan (CROP) Act that defends the specialty agriculture economy of the region as well as an amendment to help families and communities with flooding in the black dirt region. (wamc.org)
The site is best known for its archive of several thousand written tablets that «revolutionized knowledge regarding the ancient history and political economy of the region,» the report says. (sciencedaily.com)
The government's white paper on developing northern Australia released last year, earmarked the region as a future powerhouse producer, with huge potential to expand its agricultural output — beef, sugar and wheat, among other primary industries — to cater for the growing economies of the region. (afr.com)