|
|
|
30 Jan 2004 | Bull market for cattle breeders
JDH Palestimo Manso, an imported American grey Brahman, may be Australia's spunkiest bull. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2004 | Beattie faces bitter harvest
Queensland's Labor Government is facing a sour reaction from voters in the state's sugar heartland. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2004 | Tassie farm leader to chair world spud group
Tasmanian Farmers' and Graziers' Association executive officer John Rich has been appointed as chairman of the World Potato Congress Awards Committee. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2004 | Sugar may miss out to save trade deal
US Republican senator Jennifer Dunn, a strong advocate of the Australia-US free trade agreement, has recommended cutting sugar out to save the deal. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2004 | Don't get into a bird flu flap: Truss
Australia's Agriculture Minister Warren Truss warned yesterday that fear of the avian flu crisis now sweeping Asia could have a greater economic effect than the disease itself. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2004 | Bird flu wings closer
A three-year-old Bali boy is being treated for an illness believed to be avian flu, and Thailand has confirmed its second human death from the disease. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2004 | Tassie cherries hit US market
Tasmanian cherries have passed US bioterrorism and quarantine inspections and will be available in the US for the first time on a commercial basis. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2004 | Sugar policy playing part in Qld election
Both the major political parties have emphasised sugar policy in the lead-up to the Queensland state election. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2004 | Lawyer to drive WA dairy push
Jenni Mattila, the Sydney lawyer who helped set up Harvey Water, has been recruited by WAFarmers' dairy section to assist in the push for a WA dairy single desk. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2004 | Unofficial or not - Cloncurry is hot
Cloncurry's claim to be Australia's hottest town has come under a cloud. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jan 2004 | Poultry products seized in bird flu alert
Authorities are ramping up measures to keep deadly avian flu out of Australia, with quarantine officials on high alert for poultry products being smuggled out of Asian countries. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jan 2004 | Free trade talks stall over restrictions
The free trade agreement talks have stalled over the US's insistence that import restrictions on Australian beef and dairy products be maintained for at least 20 years. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jan 2004 | Grain shares surge
Record harvests, increasing overseas demand and the end of the drought in some parts of Australia have seen a surge in ASX-listed grain companies' shares. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jan 2004 | Pork imports threat
Australian Pork Ltd says an unprecedented surge in imports from Canada and Denmark over the past three months is threatening the livelihoods of local producers. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jan 2004 | Market pressure on grapes
Growers and exporters say table grapes will struggle this season due to the rising $AUD and late maturing crops. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jan 2004 | Cattle prices skyrocketing
Cattle prices are soaring, and more rises are expected, as producers benefit from recent heavy rains across Queensland and increased Japanese demand. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jan 2004 | Banks examine rural closures
The Australian Bankers' Association will form a working party to examine banks' closure in rural locations, following a critical report by a parliamentary committee. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jan 2004 | Alert at borders for fatal bird flu
Biosecurity officials are on high alert for the virulent H5N1 strain of avian influenza, which has been confirmed on Australia's doorstep - in Thailand and Indonesia, as well as several other Asian countries. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jan 2004 | Farmers fear trade freeze
Australian farmers may have to wait up to 10 years before gaining access to US markets under a last-ditch deal to save the proposed free trade agreement. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jan 2004 | Golden Circle's shock loss
Queensland fruit and vegetable processor Golden Circle is facing its first loss, in a shock downturn for Australia's largest grower-owned company. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | Qld co-op says Parmalat assures suppliers' cheques
Premium Milk, the major Queensland supplier to Parmalat Australia, says it's been assured its 400 dairy farmers will be paid for January. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | State schools anti-farmer, too green: Anderson
Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson has added to John Howard's attack on government schools early this week by stating that the curriculum is biased by a "deep green" anti-farming ideology. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | SOS call goes out on lupin disease
Tasmania's quarantine service has asked people with diseased ornamental lupins to contact its offices on 6233 2635 in Hobart. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | Go-it-alone pledge on sugar industry reform
The Queensland Government says it will press ahead with sugar industry reform regardless of whether the Federal Government will provide a $120 million aid package to farmers or not. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | Portland's record better than the rest
Live sheep exports from Portland in Victoria had the lowest mortality rates for all shipments last Winter from Australian ports. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | Feral plan a joke: AgForce
The Beattie Government's pledge to spend $6 million over three years to tackle feral animals and weeds in Queensland is a "joke", says AgForce. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | More farmers now support GMs: Kondinin survey
Opposition amongst Australian farmers to the introduction of genetically modified crops may be decreasing, according to a Kondinin Group survey. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | US farmers ramp up FTA attacks
The free trade deal, worth $4 billion to Australia, may be derailed as US farmers' groups ramp up their attacks on the proposal. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | Rural fuel subsidy to be scrapped
Rural motorists are set to lose their two-cents-a-litre petrol and diesel subsidy, with Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson to announce its scrapping today. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | Vic livestock clear of BSE
Victoria's livestock has been given a clean bill of health following last month's BSE scare in the US. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2004 | Tas protest as sheep ship sails away
The Al Shuwaikh, carrying 57,000 live Tasmanian sheep, sailed out of Devonport yesterday for Kuwait amid protests by animal welfare groups. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2004 | Dump waste on crown land: VFF
Victorian farmers are demanding that the State Government choose a toxic waste dump site from its 4.55 million hectares of crown land. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2004 | Shame plan over sour grape sales
Sunraysia table grape growers who send sour early grapes to market could be "named and shamed", the Australian Table Grape Association has warned. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2004 | Warrnambool tries again for share listing
Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory will ask again for shareholder approval to list on the Australian Stock Exchange. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2004 | Rain a pain and a farmer's delight
Heavy rainfall in north-west NSW has been both a curse and a blessing: it has caused significant flood damage but given hope to drought-stricken farmers. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jan 2004 | Report calls for practical fix to rural bank woes
A parliamentary report, "Money Matters in the Bush", has called for practical solutions to improve delivery of banking and financial services to rural, regional and remote Australia. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jan 2004 | AWB says wheat pool returns remain firm
AWB Ltd says estimated pool returns for the 2002 and 2003 National Pools remain firm despite market fluctuations and the $AUD's strength. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jan 2004 | Lamb roast for Australia Day
Comedian Austen Tayshus will turn his wit to the promotion of lamb for Meat and Livestock Australia's annual Australia Day campaign. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jan 2004 | Farmers to be compensated for burned fences
Victorian farmers whose fences and other assets are destroyed or damaged by out-of-control burn-offs on public land will now get compensation from the State Government. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jan 2004 | Vic Libs back roo processing
The Victorian Opposition said it would give the go-ahead to the commercial processing of culled kangaroos if it were elected to government in 2006. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jan 2004 | ATM fees furore in the bush
The Australian Consumers' Association says rural bank customers may soon be charged up to $12 each time they use a "foreign" ATM. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jan 2004 | US free-trade deal a 50-50 chance, says Howard
The Prime Minister rates the chances of Australia signing a free trade agreement with the US at only 50 per cent, due to differences over trade in farm products. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jan 2004 | Beattie's $150m pledge on clearing
The Beattie Government has pledged $150 million in compensation to farmers to stop clearing land in Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jan 2004 | All's sheepshape as OJD quarantine ends
Goulburn has long been identified as NSW's fine wool capital. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jan 2004 | Prices up as beef market digests US woes
Australian cattle producers are starting to reap some gains from the BSE scare in the US, Australia's main beef export rival. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Banks told to lift game on bush closures
Australia's banks have been warned on branch closures in rural and regional areas by a federal parliamentary committee looking into banking in the bush. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Wine grape production up 28pc
Wine grape production will increase 28 per cent to 1.81 million tonnes in 2003-2004, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | ATM changes could mean higher charges in bush
A federal committee has given qualified approval to proposed changes in ATM fees, but said these should not lead to higher charges in country areas than in cities. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Two weeks to seal FTA
A free trade agreement with the US must be concluded within two weeks or the chance to seal the $A4 billion-a-year deal will be lost, according to Trade Minister Mark Vaile. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Adelaide-Darwin railway on track for a long haul
After 100 years of waiting, the Adelaide-Darwin railway was launched yesterday after a last-minute hitch. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2004 | Australia still ponders GM spread
The Network of Concerned Farmers says Australia won't be left behind if it keeps stalling on GM crops. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2004 | Slow progress for Vic's Fast Rail
The Victorian Government has started construction on the first major part of its delayed Regional Fast Rail program - the Geelong line. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2004 | Flood threat as Qld drought gives way to Big Wet
Torrential rains have given many areas of western Queensland hope for an end to the drought, but some communities are experiencing severe flooding. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2004 | At last, a great train journey begins
At 10.20am today, there will be a ceremony to mark the first journey of the 3,000km-track Adelaide-to-Darwin train. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2004 | Mild weather blamed for banana glut
Australia seems to be too small for the amount of bananas produced, 90 per cent of which come from North Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2004 | Stonefruit prices juicy
Stonefruit prices are at a 15-year high: in November, shortages drove apricot prices at Melbourne Market to $19.60 a kilogram, nectarines and peaches as high as $10/kg and plums to $8.50/kg. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2004 | Calf-buying fever hits
"Mad calf disease" has hit the cattle world. It's a condition that doesn't hit the calves, however - but the buyers, causing nodding, winking and raising of limbs. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2004 | AWB to distribute $393m to farmers
AWB Ltd will distribute more than $393 million to wheat growers in the fourth distribution from the No. 1, 2002 AWB National Pool. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2004 | Dairy farmers reject US fears
Australian dairy farmers have rejected claims by the US National Milk Producers' Association that a free trade agreement with the US would drive a quarter of US farmers out of business and cost at least 150,000 jobs. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2004 | VFF takes on export protesters
The Victorian Farmers' Federation will seek a Federal Court injunction against animal welfare activists who try to sabotage live animal shipments. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2004 | Elders banks on strong harvest
Elders Rural Bank says it is cashed up after a strong harvest. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2004 | Graincorp lifts harvest forecast
GrainCorp said yesterday that it will surpass its forecast for the 2003-2004 harvest. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2004 | Visa lure for bush migrants
The Federal Government's new plan to entice skilled migrants to regional and rural Australia will involve three-year temporary residential visas for migrants aged under 45. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2004 | SA olive growers ready to reap reward – at last
South Australia's emerging olive industry is on the brink of its first major harvest, after years of tree planting. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2004 | WA country towns in bidding war for doctors
Rural shire councils in Western Australia are offering generous annual incentive packages in a bid to attract doctors to their towns. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jan 2004 | Officials off to Middle East on live sheep quest
Australian agriculture, trade and foreign affairs officials will head to the Middle East tomorrow, where three countries are being considered for a possible live animal quarantine centre. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jan 2004 | Holmes a Court resigns at AACo
Peter Holmes a Court has resigned as chief executive officer of Australian Agricultural Company. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jan 2004 | Wine exports slump
Australian wine exports declined 27 per cent in November 2003, from $213.1 million to $155.2 million. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jan 2004 | Govt plan aimed at filling skills gap in bush
The Federal Government will today unveil a new package of incentives to get skilled migrants to settle in regional and rural areas. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jan 2004 | Parmalat to hold Aussie assets
Parmalat Australia says the administrator of its stricken Italian parent has no plans at this stage to sell the Australian assets. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2004 | Japan's beef tariff targeted
Australia will continue to lobby for the removal of Japan's beef import tariffs, the so-called "snap-back" tariff, as Japanese demand rises for Australian beef in the wake of the US BSE scare. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2004 | Hundreds pledge help for WA bushfire victims
Offers of hay, grain, agistment, fencing and cash have been pouring for the Tenterden and Bridgetown bushfire victims in Western Australia. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2004 | No wool market cheer
Wool sales for 2004 commenced in Melbourne on Tuesday on a subdued note. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2004 | Live exporters face tougher standards
The Keniry report into the Cormo Express fiasco was released yesterday. Among its proposals are: ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2004 | Werribee vegetable growers saved from drought
Werribee's 150 vegetable farmers will have their farms "drought-proofed" from 2005, after facing financial ruin this summer due to water shortages. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2004 | Sheep trade in danger: review
Dr John Keniry, author of the review of last year's Cormo Express debacle, said yesterday that public opinion will turn against the live export trade and force its closure unless standards are improved. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2004 | Beef industry vows to feed Japan meat
Despite a shortage brought about by the drought, the Australian beef industry will tell visiting Japanese officials this week that it can meet increased demand in the wake of the US BSE scare. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2004 | AWB off free trade hit list
Monopoly wheat marketing authority AWB Ltd as been removed as a stumbling block to Australia's proposed free trade deal with the US. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2004 | Push for hay shed grants
Farmers should be provided with incentives to conserve fodder, including grants to build hay sheds and store fodder for the next drought, according to the Australian Fodder Industry Association. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2004 | Worthless Parmalat bonds leave $145m hole
The future looks shaky for Parmalat Pacific, the parent of Parmalat Australia, trading as Pauls Ltd. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Japan officials to meet Aust on BSE
Japanese officials will meet with Australian counterparts this week to discuss potential beef trade opportunities arising out of the discovery of BSE in the US. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Anderson puts price on FTA
Deputy Australian Prime Minister John Anderson has met with eight US Republican Congressmen to discuss the free trade agreement which both countries hope to seal later this month. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Sheep export self-regulation 'abused'
The review into last year's Cormo Express debacle has told the Agriculture Minister that self-regulation in the live export industry has been abused and the industry needs to be re-regulated. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Potato pest found in Vic
Potato cyst nematode has been found in Victoria, leading to a possible restriction on movement of potatoes from the Koo-wee-rup region. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Growers hunt for pickers
Victoria's fruit and vegetable harvest is in full swing again but growers are facing the perennial problem of finding suitable labour to pick their crops. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jan 2004 | AACo pays $50m to feed expansion
Australian Agricultural Company has acquired a Queensland property, the 50,613-hectare Carrum Station, and 58,000 cattle for $50 million. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jan 2004 | Farmers dig deep into drought funds
Farmers withdrew $358 million from farm management deposits in the September 2003 quarter, up 134 per cent on the September 2002 quarter. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jan 2004 | Beef empire hit as burger king bows out
The syndicate that won the battle to acquire Stanbroke Pastoral Company just four months ago is heading for a split. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jan 2004 | US told: bend on farm deal
Acting Prime Minister John Anderson will tell a US Congress delegation today that there can be no free trade deal without significant US concessions on agriculture. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jan 2004 | Bigger grant call for bush home buyers
The Champions of the Bush, a regional development group supported by businesses such as Bendigo Bank and Telstra, says first-home buyers in country areas should get larger Federal Government grants than people living in cities. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jan 2004 | Pauls‘ future uncertain following Parmalat‘s bankruptcy
Parmalat Finanziaria SpA, owner of Queensland-based Pauls Ltd, was declared bankrupt over the Christmas weekend and an administrator was appointed. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jan 2004 | Heatwave threatens grain crops
Heatwave conditions in northern and central New South Wales over the Christmas-New Year period have threatened summer crop prospects. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jan 2004 | City girls break Harrow blokes‘ drought
The Beaut Blokes weekends, organised by Harrow‘s publican Ange Newton so that the town‘s single men could meet eligible city girls, have been a huge success. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jan 2004 | Trade mission to promote Qld beef
The Queensland Government will carry out a number of trade missions this year to promote the safety and quality of the state‘s beef. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jan 2004 | AWI puts brakes on shearing shed on wheels
Field trials of the ShearExpress sequential shearing system have fallen short of meeting commercial targets. ...... FULL STORY
|
|
|
