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30 Jul 2004 | Taylors to cap all its wines
Clare Valley-based Taylors Wines will become the first major Australian wine producer to use screw caps for all its wines, ditching cork. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jul 2004 | Nationals ministers woo dairy farmers
Senior Nationals ministers want the Federal Government to change competition laws, which would allow dairy farmers to bargain collectively on a statewide basis with processors and retailers over milk prices. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jul 2004 | NSW locust hatching emergency
An agricultural emergency has been declared in NSW following the release of a map showing a large area of the state's Central West is covered with plague locust egg beds. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jul 2004 | Citrus faces two-year watch
Surveillance in Queensland's citrus industry will continue for the next two years following the recent citrus canker outbreak. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jul 2004 | NLIS gets nod of approval in NSW
Farmers at the annual conference of the NSW Farmers' Association last week voted to endorse the National Livestock Identification System. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | Aust shiraz the centre of worldwide winemaking attention
The Barossa Valley will hold a four-day gathering of shiraz experts at the end of this week. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | Growers say they miss out
Fruit and vegetable prices may keep on fluctuating on the consumer price index, but growers say they rarely see movements in the farm-gate prices they receive. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | Dairying remains a hard cash cow for many farmers
The impact of deregulation in the dairy industry may have been blunted by the drought, which cut incomes and output, but four years after the removal of government-mandated farm-gate prices it has achieved one thing: improved productivity. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | GrainCorp upbeat on forecasts
GrainCorp yesterday forecast an above-average harvest of Winter crops for 2004-2005 of 13 million tonnes; the forecast is based on average rainfall for the remainder of the year. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | Grain players in rail-link upgrade talks
AWB and GrainCorp are meeting with Pacific National this week to develop a plan to revamp their silo-to-port infrastructure. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Smart traps hope on wild dogs
The Victorian Department of Primary Industries is examining "smart" traps that can alert a dogger once a wild dog is caught. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Regional milk boost: Bonlac to pay Gippsland suppliers a higher price
Bonlac Foods will pay its Gippsland farmers a higher price to produce milk than their counterparts elsewhere. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Farm drought assistance simplified
The Federal Government agreed to support a less complex drought-aid process for farmers following a meeting of state agriculture ministers yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Farm trade victory looms
Australian farmers are one step closer to a $70 billion trade victory as negotiators inch towards the abolition of farm subsidies in Europe and the US. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Nairn tip for new BA team
Professor Malcolm Nairn, vice chancellor of WA's Murdoch University, is likely to become a member of the group of eminent scientists which will oversee the work of Biosecurity Australia. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | Farmers may start returning to normal
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expects the net value of farm production to fall 16 per cent over 2004-2005 to $5 billion.... ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | Parmalat wins Coles milk deal
Parmalat has been awarded Coles Myer's Queensland house-brand milk contract, unseating the current holder Dairy Farmers. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | CBH takes knife to WA terminals
Co-operative Bulk Handling has embarked on a plan to rationalise its grain receival network which will mean a reduction from 196 sites to 60 mega-sites over the next 10 years. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | Aussie wool to ride international clothes racks
Australian wool will be back on world clothes racks following a $20 million campaign to boost sales. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | Cane farmers picking cotton to bail out industry
Cane growers are testing a completely new crop as a potential means of developing a new income stream. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Heat on over drought aid reform
Federal and state agriculture ministers will meet tomorrow and consider measures to speed up the provision of drought assistance. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Change tipped for wine
Phil Ruthven, chairman of business analysis company IBIS, believes about one-fifth of Australia's $10 billion in wine assets will be moved to sale/leaseback agreements in the next five years. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Probe on AWB 'secret wheat business'
Grant Holland of Cowra put a motion to the NSW Farmers' Association at its annual conference last week: he challenged AWB International to detail the 77 different services its parent AWB Ltd supplies.... ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Lamb gets the chop
Australia's national dish, lamb, is in danger of pricing itself off the dinner table. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Queensland shivers in icy temperatures
Warwick and Stanthorpe shires have feuded for years over which can claim the title of "the coldest town in Queensland", but Warwick Mayor Ron Bellingham has now offered Stanthorpe a truce. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Reprieve for agricultural research
The NSW Government has announced a moratorium on the planned closure of four rural research stations, as well as promising an additional $25 million for agricultural research over the next two years. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Green scene a winner for farmers of the year
A sheep and goat farmer from Broken Hill and a cotton farmer from Boggabri have won the top prizes in the inaugural farmer of the year and young farmer of the year awards handed out by the NSW Farmers' Association and the NSW Government. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Meat prices set to fall in Spring
Consumers have had to pay record prices for lamb and historically high prices for beef over the past few months. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Labor plans protection for dairy farmers
Under Labor's new dairy industry policy, supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles would be subject to greater scrutiny so dairy farmers would be paid a fair price for milk. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | CSIRO bouncing back from wheat virus destruction
CSIRO believes it is recovering from the outbreak of wheat streak mosaic virus that forced the destruction of 40,000 plants last year. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Hogget dressed as lamb? Not in a pink fit
What passes as lamb in New Zealand is given the less flattering name of hogget in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Wineries' tax rebate to stay
New South Wales is set to follow Victoria in keeping a tax rebate for the wine industry, following intense lobbying by the industry. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Telstra's bush services a 'shemozzle'
Dick Estens, the farmer who headed a Federal Government inquiry into rural and regional telecommunications services, believes many bush services are still a "shemozzle". ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Most citrus gets all-clear
Most of Queensland's citrus fruit has been cleared to resume interstate trade. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Growers back ID card for workers
Queensland fruit and vegetable growers are backing Labor's plan to make all overseas workers carry photographic ID cards. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | Alliance fights for grain
The chicken meat, pork, dairy, egg and feedlot industries have formed a new alliance, Livestock Feed Grain Users' Group, to fight for future grain security. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | RSPCA joins wild dog fight
The Victorian Farmers' Federation has been joined by the RSPCA in its battle against wild dogs. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | Credit charge raises hackles
Farmers have slammed Telstra's decision to charge them for payments by credit card. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | Country townships thriving: survey
NSW country towns are thriving despite a tough employment climate and lack of resources, a NSW Farmers' Association survey of 60 small towns shows. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | Farmer McGauchie gets Telstra chairman job
Telstra has named Victorian farmer Donald McGauchie as its new chairman. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Rising sugar prices aid growers
A strong recovery in global sugar prices is expected to reduce the percentage of Australia's 6,500 cane growers to take up the Federal Government's offer to help them quit the industry. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Wool fibre research branches out
New research into the molecular events underlying wool development could improve production and profits, says CSIRO Livestock Industries. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Citrus crisis squeezes $3.6m from farm
Pacific Century, the company at the centre of Queensland's citrus canker crisis, said yesterday it has already lost $3.6 million worth of trees and crops. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Problem porcines pig out at their peril
The pig's reputation for pigging out will soon become its undoing, as scientists in Canberra are developing a perfect bait for feral pigs. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Aphids add to Qld growers' woes
A plague of aphids is wreaking havoc on Winter cereal crops throughout south-west Queensland's Maranoa region and Central Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Rain forecasts improve outlook for Vic farming
Victorian Treasury says that improved prospects for rain over the next few months have boosted the outlook for the state's agriculture. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Love a good stoush: farmers' group notches up 25 years
The National Farmers' Federation was formed 25 years ago in Canberra. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Unkind cut for meat buyers
South Australians are facing skyrocketing meat prices, with the lingering effects of the drought forcing up prices of beef and lamb over the past 12 months. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Port, sherry down the drain
The Australian wine industry plans to drop the terms "port" and "sherry" so a wine trade deal can be sealed with the European Union. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Citrus disease threat to gardens
The Queensland Government is considering quarantine bans on murraya or "mock orange". ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Quarantine rethink after farmers' fury
The Federal Government yesterday announced changes to Biosecurity Australia, following pressure from concerned pork, apple and banana producers. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Palaszczuk rejects bid by orchard owner to save trees
Another 50,000 trees will be destroyed on Evergreen Farms' quarantined orchard, despite the owners' efforts to cut a deal with the Queensland Government. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Tasmanian wins farmer award
A 29-year-old Tasmanian livestock agent, David Finlay, has won the 2004 National Young Farmer of the year title. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | FTA clears its first hurdle
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of legislation relating to the Australia-US free trade agreement. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Farmers ridicule MP over children
Farmers have ridiculed Victorian politicians' understanding of farm life, following a statement by MP Bob Smith that they're using children as "slave labour". ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | Nothing paltry about big bird show
Southern Tasmanian Poultry Club is holding its biggest ever poultry exhibition this weekend at the Royal Showground in Glenorchy. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | Wool rebounds at a healthy clip
The 15-year decline in the national wool clip will end in 2004-2005, according to Australian Wool Innovation. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | Citrus grower faced court on plant smuggling
The Filipino millionaire who owns Evergreen Farms, the Queensland property hit by citrus canker, was accused of illegally importing plant cuttings and seeds three years ago. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | UK cheers Aussie wine
Australian wines have out-muscled French wines in the top ten brands sold in Britain. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | Dairy rallies after big dry
Milk production is starting to pick up after the drought, with a flow-on to manufacturing, but exports are still struggling. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | New Bonlac option: payment plan aims to lift production
Bonlac Foods has introduced a new pricing option aimed at helping farmers lift production. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Burn-off casts pall over citrus pariah
About 2,500 citrus trees were torched yesterday near the central Queensland town of Emerald at the start of an operation to rid Australia of citrus canker. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Cloned Suzi falls to disease
Australia's first cloned dairy cow, Suzi, has died. She died last month of acute mastitis soon after calving. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Injection flattens farmer: needlestick danger
The "Weekly Times" Waratah Farmer of the Year, Steven Harrison, was helping a mate vaccinate his flock against Ovine Johne's Disease in February, when he accidentally injected himself in the wrist with the Gudair vaccine. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Don't dump on us, beekeepers say
Sunraysia beekeepers fear a boycott of their honey may follow if the Victorian Government decides to locate a toxic dump site at Nowingi. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Froth and bother
In NSW's north coastal hinterland, researchers are trying to create a cappuccino-friendly cow, as sometimes milk sabotages a good cappuccino when it won't form or maintain a perfect frothy top. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Entire citrus orchard may be razed
All 250,000 citrus trees on Evergreen Farm, the central Queensland orchard affected by citrus canker, may have to be destroyed. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Study confirms viability of chicken drug: BioDiem
An independent study by RMIT University has confirmed the commercial viability of BioDiem's drug to replace antibiotics used on chickens for disease control and to boost growth, according to the company. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Agri forum gets support
An agribusiness forum may be set up by the Department of Primary Industries in Victoria's north-west to plan future development of the region's $1.5 billion agriculture sector. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | $100m boost to drought aid
The Federal Government has announced $100 million in extra aid for farmers in Australia's worst-hit drought areas. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Growers fight back over deal on Iraq wheat debt
The decision by the Australian Government and the grains industry to retire Iraq's $135 million wheat debt is coming under fire in Western Australia. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Fruit fallout sours future
Queensland's Department of Primary Industries and Evergreen Farms - the property at the centre of the citrus canker crisis - have resolved their stand-off. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Stampede for beef
Farmers at the saleyards are smiling as they respond to a strong demand for beef and sell off the cattle they've battled to keep throughout the drought. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Rain does little for NSW
New South Wales is still Australia's most drought-afflicted state. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Victorian wine industry sips success
A comprehensive study of Australia's wine regions by the Bureau of Rural Sciences shows that Victoria has the most vineyards of any state and the largest number that open to the public. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Ararat trains back on line
More than 10 years after the line was closed, train services to Ararat and Beaufort returned at the weekend. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Vegetation compensation coffers open
Queensland landholders adversely affected by new vegetation management laws can now apply for compensation from the Government's $130 million financial assistance package. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Timber projects net huge tax refund
Agribusiness managed investment schemes generated over $600 million in sales over 2003-2004, according to two reports. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Changes to RAS competition
The Royal Melbourne Show led steer and heifer beef carcase competition has been redesigned to reflect current industry specifications and requirements. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Citrus trees cut to contain disease
More than 1,000 orange and mandarin trees on Evergreen Farms in the Emerald district will be destroyed as Queensland authorities fight to contain citrus canker. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | SA farmers in clover as lamb prices hit $170 heights
Lamb prices are hitting record levels around South Australia. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Citrus disease due to 'breach'
The threat to Queensland's citrus industry could have been avoided if quarantine rules were properly followed, says Premier Beattie. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Lack of rain may hurt farmers
The Westpac-National Farmers' Federation rural commodity index rose one per cent in June following a two per cent decline in the $AUD. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Beef industry slams US quota decision
The Australian Meat Industry Council has criticised the decision last week by the Federal Agriculture Minister to continue with US beef quota arrangements for the rest of the current trading year. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Cattle battle
Concerns about the environment may destroy a 170-year-old tradition of grazing cattle in Victoria's high country. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Visa boost to bush jobs
Rural communities struggling to fill job vacancies should benefit from a new Federal immigration program. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | MG strike action
Murray Goulburn is trying to deal with a one-day build-up of milk deliveries following a strike yesterday by workers at its processing plants. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | A ewe beaut result
When Hamilton farmer Don Collins checked on his lambing ewes two weeks ago, he found a bundle of bleating woolly ears and limbs which unravelled to reveal five newborn lambs. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | Diseased fruit cuts supply
More than 1,000 citrus trees on a Central Highlands orchard will be bulldozed and burned after authorities found citrus canker, which threatens Queensland's $100 million mandarin and orange industry. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | Growers praise ALP's mandatory code
Fruit and vegetable producers are positive about Labor's proposed mandatory code of conduct, which would protect them from unfair commercial contracts. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | Lamb prices soar but not in Tassie
Lamb prices are surging in Victoria due to the drought and the smallest national flock since 1946, but in Tasmania the increases have not been as dramatic as on the mainland. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Global conditions driving down barley prices: ABB
ABB Grain says tough international conditions are driving down prices for feed barley. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Too hot for agriculture
Australia's top climate change experts say average temperatures are likely to increase by at least one degree, which will severely damage agriculture, tourism and energy-intensive industries. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Report rubs salt in dry land's wounds
The National Dryland Salinity Program said yesterday that about 5.3 million hectares of land - equal to one-quarter of Victoria - may never recover from the effects of salinity. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | China deal a superfine opportunity for Primerino
Australian superfine wool producer Primerino is set to close a deal with China's largest largest wool processing company, HengYuanXiang (HYX) China Group. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Australia-Thailand sign free trade deal
Australia and Thailand signed a free trade agreement yesterday, with the pact to come into effect from January 1, 2005. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | Lamb off menu as drought hits prices
The drought has driven up the price of lamb to the extent that some restaurants are removing it from their menus and the Sunday roast is becoming a rare treat. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | NSW abattoir cuts 150 jobs
The small community of Harden in New South Wales' south-west has been shocked by the sudden closure of Harden Abattoir. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | Price rises brighten dairy outlook
The drought-stricken dairy industry has had some good news, with major milk processors lifting prices, pointing to a brighter outlook ahead. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | Govt position on retail grocery industry code 'very disappointing'
The National Farmers' Federation believes the Government's review of the Retail Grocery Code of Conduct only partly addresses issues faced by farmers, as well as reducing the role of the Industry Ombudsman. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | Stanbroke to sell three more stations
Peter Menegazzo is offloading three more stations from the Stanbroke pastoral empire and is aiming to reap more than $100 million. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Bill to end barley monopoly stalled
South Australia's Liberal and Democrats parties have vowed to block a bill to abolish SA's barley export monopoly. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Victoria will not let farms go to the dogs
The Victorian Government has backed down on a decision to cut the number of wild-dog trappers in the state's north-east. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Traceability becoming beef's 'price of entry'
Meat and Livestock Australia says traceability and source verification are quickly becoming the "price of entry" for competition in the international beef trade. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | 'Back door' US entry denials
One of the negotiators for the US-Australia free trade agreement has emphatically denied the deal will mean changes in how quarantine decisions are made in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | GrainCorp reaffirms forecast
GrainCorp has reaffirmed its forecast net profit after tax for the 2003-2004 financial year of $24-$26 million. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Rabbits shed light on gut issue for livestock
A study of wild rabbits, co-authored by a CSIRO scientist, has found that there's a network of interactions between the five major species of nematodes and tapeworms existing in the rabbit's gut. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Barry's shout a lifesaver
Barry Harris, a 70-year-old inventor from Melbourne's Dandenong Ranges, shouts at his tractor. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Cotton ready for second attempt in WA
A second attempt to establish a cotton industry at Ord River, this time based on the GM variety Bollgard, is ready to go, says WA Agriculture Department researcher Geoff Strickland. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Bacteria aids dryland salinity fight
CSIRO Plant Industry has developed a granular inoculant that helps wattles establish up to five times faster than normal. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Kiwi apple plan turns sour
A hearing into the potential threat posed by imports of New Zealand apples into Australia has turned into a slanging match. ...... FULL STORY
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