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31 Mar 2005 | AWB lifts price estimates for prime wheat
AWB said the outlook for 2005/06 wheat prices improved, with a lift in pool price estimates for the second time this month. ...... FULL STORY
31 Mar 2005 | Fonterra plans price premium for organic milk
Dairy processor Fonterra plans to increase the number of its organic milk suppliers, in a bid to satisfy overseas markets. ...... FULL STORY
31 Mar 2005 | Dairy Farmers begins asset sell-off
Dairy Farmers Co-operative said it would sell the land at Butter Producers Co-operative Federation Limited, a ghee producer owned jointly by Dairy Farmers and the Australian subsidiary of the financially troubled Parmalat dairy empire. ...... FULL STORY
31 Mar 2005 | Iraq suspends wheat purchases from Australia
Iraq suspended a contract to buy one million tonnes of Australian wheat following remarks by Australian official that suggested Iraq would be overcharged. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2005 | Grain and poultry farmers on Suncorp priority list
Suncorp said it wanted to lend more to farmers operating in the poultry sector, most of whom raised chickens in Victoria rather than the bank’s home base in Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2005 | Cotton yields reach record
Cotton farmers in northern New South Wales are looking at record yields this season, despite mostly dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2005 | Farmers getting richer, despite the drought
Farmers usually say that things are always crook in the bush, but these days they would be kidding. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2005 | SA farmers back conservation levy to aid the Murray
South Australian farmers backed calls by Environment Victoria for a levy on goods produced in the River Murray basin. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2005 | Pratt pushes property rights over conserved water
Businessman Richard Pratt called for a more business like approach to attracting private investment to water saving projects, including a clear and unequivocal property right to the water saved. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2005 | Parkes at centre of rail investment dream
Chris Corrigan's Patrick Corp is among backers of a proposed railway infrastructure investment for an inland line that would link Melbourne and Brisbane and serve the grain and livestock belt of western NSW. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2005 | Cattle tick deaths lead to quarantine in NSW north coast
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has quarantined a number of properties on the state’s north coast, with confirmation that 13 head of cattle have died of suspected tick fever. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2005 | Murray-Darling enters fifth year of drought
The four years to February 2005 were the driest on record in the Murray-Darling water catchment, which covers one million square kilometres. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2005 | Land clearing penalty toughened for recalcitrant cane farmer
A Queensland court ordered a cane farm to pay a fine five times higher than that ordered by a lower court for clearing 13.2ha of a National Park - land he was to hand over for an earlier clearing offence. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2005 | Tully banana growers cleared of disease
North Queensland banana growers are waiting for the Queensland government to declare the Tully region free of the exotic disease black sigatoka. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2005 | Farmers say conditions look brighter
Farmers, particularly Victorian dairy farmers, are a bit happier, but low prices are still keeping the spirits of most on the land subdued, Rabobank's latest rural confidence survey has found. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2005 | Riverland farmers look north for labour
Horticulturists in the Riverland district will fly in workers from Cape York in far north Queensland in a bid to alleviate labour shortages. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2005 | Farming a high skill, knowledge industry
Technological intensity is driving rises in labour productivity right across agriculture, with an overall rise in productivity of 60 per cent over the past 10 years, according to the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2005 | Second sugar subsidy may be paid soon
Canegrowers, the sugar industry lobby, said the second tranche of the sustainability grant may be paid soon. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2005 | Grain productivity growth double that of other farms
The grain industry has achieved the highest rise in productivity in agriculture, with a rise of three per cent a year for the past two decades, or close to double the rate of the average farming enterprise. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2005 | Skilled migrants welcomed in the bush
The federal government will make migration by skilled workers willing to fill vacancies in rural and remote areas easier. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2005 | EU accreditation worth the paperwork
Grass-fed steers raised for the European market, and stricter European accreditation for beef growers, may be worth the effort. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2005 | Dairy Farmers milks eight champion brands
Dairy Farmers will increase its marketing budget by at least 20 per cent over the next 18 months as part of a strategy to boost margins and drive sales of its eight "champion brands". ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2005 | Trio take aim at export bottlenecks
Sydney Airports chief Max Moore-Wilton, economist Henry Ergas and commodities bureaucrat Brian Fisher will review the bottlenecks facing exporters. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2005 | Wool production steady despite dry conditions
Australian shorn wool production for the next season is expected to remain steady at 475 million kilograms, according to the production forecasting committee of Australian Wool Innovation. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2005 | Feds deflect Nats over fibre cable for the bush
A report by the Nationals' think tank, the Page Research Centre, wants the government to build and own a fibre optic cable network, which it reckons will cost as little as $7 billion. ...... FULL STORY
18 Mar 2005 | Canker introduced four years ago
The origins of the citrus canker outbreak in the Emerald district of Queensland appear to relate to the importing on to the Evergreen Farms orchard of cuttings and seed from the US and Asia. ...... FULL STORY
18 Mar 2005 | Crisp start to apple and pear season
Apple and Pear Australia said the industry was making a strong recovery from the drought. ...... FULL STORY
18 Mar 2005 | Profits dive at Dairy Farmers co-op
Farmer members of the Dairy Farmers Co-op approved plans to split the cooperative into separate milk supply and processing co-ops, as the first step in a two-year plan to incorporate and pursue public listing. ...... FULL STORY
17 Mar 2005 | GrainCorp reduces harvest forecast
GrainCorp said the dry conditions in Victoria and southern NSW last year reduced the company’s expectations for grain receivals to 10 million tonnes in the year to September 2005. ...... FULL STORY
17 Mar 2005 | Kuwait agrees to quarantine facility for live sheep imports
The federal government reached a new agreement with Kuwait which would control the export of live animals, predominantly sheep, a trade worth more than $70 million to Australian farmers. ...... FULL STORY
17 Mar 2005 | Geographic names squabble drags on
Both sides have claimed victory in a trade fight pitting the United States and Australia against the European Union, centring on the right of foreign exporters to use geographic food names... ...... FULL STORY
16 Mar 2005 | Third outbreak of citrus canker in central Queensland
The Primary Industries Department said surveillance officers found evidence of citrus canker in the Selma Road orchard near Emerald in Queensland’s Central Highlands operated by the 2PH Group. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2005 | Queensland farmers pick environmentalist as new chief
The Queensland Farmers Federation said it hired Australian Democrats senator John Cherry as its new chief executive. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2005 | Livestock profits on the rise, but wheat profits set to fall
Beef producers with more than 300 cattle can expect their cash incomes will average $106,000 in 2005, according to government think tank ABARE. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2005 | Farms still a key driver of economic activity
Farms and the industries and businesses which rely on them account for 12 per cent of Australia's annual economic output, research by the Australian Farm Institute found. ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2005 | Interest rate subsidies tide farmers through drought
A new study by the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics shows that that the average farm in receipt of interest rate subsidies from the federal government incurred a loss of $84,000 in 2002... ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2005 | Few follow in father’s footsteps
There were more than 17,000 farmers between the ages of 18 and 35 in Australia in 1980. ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2005 | Sheep breeders sort out identity paperwork
Farmers will have to document the movement of sheep in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania for the first time, as part of the introduction of the National Livestock Identification System. ...... FULL STORY
11 Mar 2005 | AWB sees normal wheat season
AWB said it expected wheat production would recover to more average levels in 2005/06 if seasonal conditions are normal. ...... FULL STORY
11 Mar 2005 | Most profitable farmers buy out their neighbours
Average land values for broadacre wheat, sheep and beef farms increased by over 50 per cent in real terms over the last four years, as larger and more profitable farmers bought up smaller and less profitable neighbours. ...... FULL STORY
11 Mar 2005 | Rent reduced on ghost roads
The New South Wales government said it would reduce road rents paid by farmers and also reduce the cost of buying the roads from the government. ...... FULL STORY
11 Mar 2005 | AACo chases more cattle stations
Beef producer Australian Agricultural Company said it would raise $67 million in new shares, but did not state the reason. ...... FULL STORY
10 Mar 2005 | One per cent levy imposed on farm chemicals
Farm chemicals will cost more following a decision by the federal government to impose a levy of 0.9 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
10 Mar 2005 | Best farmers earn 14 per cent return
The farming sector’s top performers have been earning returns on their investment way ahead of either the money or share markets, thanks to a doubling in farm land prices during the past four years. ...... FULL STORY
10 Mar 2005 | Golden Circle back in the black
The Golden Circle's beetroot and pineapple co-operative returned to profit in the December 2004 half year, with a profit of $7.4 million. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2005 | Outlook not so strong for grain prices
Australian grain farmers are likely to enjoy higher prices in 2005/06, but in the medium term, prices are projected to fall in real terms, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has forecast. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2005 | Farmers fenced in by excessive rules
Farmers often complain about the cost of red tape, and now a new study by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics shows they may be right. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2005 | Planned cuts to farm subsidies a mirage
A new trade framework means a deal with the US and the Europe may well be a fraud, ABARE warns. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2005 | Farm service giants throw manure over fertiliser supply deals
Futuris Corporation, parent company of the Elders farm services network, yesterday accused fertiliser giant Incitec Pivot of misleading the market about developments in the fertiliser supply business... ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2005 | States sign up to National Water Initiative
The New South Wales government said it would sign up to the federal government’s National Water Initiative. ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2005 | Southern states make up for weak milk production
National milk production declined by about one per cent in the seven months to January 2005, though production levels varied dramatically by region. ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2005 | Tractor sales recovered in 2004
The Tractor Machinery Association said farmers spent more than $1.4 billion on tractors, combine harvesters and balers in 2004, with the biggest rise in turnover recorded in Queensland (up 40 per cent on 2003) and New South Wales (up 35 per cent). ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2005 | Beef producers seek to hold Japan export share
Federal agriculture minister Warren Truss said Australian beef producers should not expect US producers to steal much share of the beef market in Japan, once Japan allows US producers to sell beef once again. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2005 | Western wheat belt the pick of the crop
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics estimates that the top eight per cent of broadacre farmers earn an average of $289,000 a year. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2005 | Telstra sales bandwagon rolls in Queensland bush
Telstra chair Donald McGauchie and Minister Helen Coonan are back on the bush trail, selling the merits of selling Telstra. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2005 | Chicken growers unite for negotiations with processors
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will allow Victorian chicken growers to collectively bargain the terms and conditions of growing contracts with their processors. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2005 | Dairy Farmers lifts milk price
Dairy Farmers Milk Co-operative said it would increase the farm gate price by 3.5 cents a litre, to 32 cents a litre. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2005 | Banks rediscover the profit from lending to the bush
Banks are turning back to the farm as a source of new business. In the year to June 2004, lending to agribusiness by banks increased by 22 per cent to $38 billion. ...... FULL STORY
4 Mar 2005 | ABARE promotes options contracts for irrigators
Options contracts that transfer water rights from irrigators to the environment have the potential to deliver cost effective environmental outcomes, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics argued at the Outlook conference in Canberra. ...... FULL STORY
4 Mar 2005 | Farm gate milk prices flat in 2006
Dairy farmers can expect farm gate milk prices to remain flat, around an average 30.6 cents per litre in 2005/06, the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said in its latest industry outlook. ...... FULL STORY
4 Mar 2005 | Farmers blue over labour shortage
Farm organisations and regional governments want the federal government to allow farmers to employ workers from overseas on temporary permits. ...... FULL STORY
3 Mar 2005 | Wimmera Mallee pipeline secures funding
The Victorian government said it would sign up to the federal government’s National Water Initiative in order to secure federal funding for the Wimmera Mallee pipeline. ...... FULL STORY
3 Mar 2005 | Telstra told to maintain payphones
The federal government will require Teslstra to ensure that public payphone services remain “reasonably accessible” following privatisation, and also to maintain its network of Countrywide offices. ...... FULL STORY
3 Mar 2005 | Surging input prices drives up machinery prices
Farmers can expect to pay more for farm equipment, due to the surging price of steel. ...... FULL STORY
3 Mar 2005 | Fonterra lifts bid for National Foods
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra said it would raise its offer for Australian dairy processor. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2005 | Farm incomes to fall over the next year
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics predicts average farm incomes in the broadacre industries would fall to $61,500 next financial year, falling from $67,040 in 2004/05. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2005 | Wine grape harvest only average, but still in excess of demand
The Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation early results from this year’s harvest suggested there would be an average yield of tonnes of grapes per hectare this year. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2005 | NFF boss lead farm policy review
National Farmers Federation chair Peter Corish will lead a year-long government review of agriculture and food production in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2005 | AWB lifts pool price
AWB lifted its estimate of returns from sales of its benchmark wheat type for the crop year ending in March 2005. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2005 | Farm policy review promised
The federal government will undertake a wide-ranging review of the agricultural economy and government policy. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2005 | GM canola flowers in western districts
Bayer CropScience confirmed it was growing four experimental genetically modified crops near Horsham and Hamilton in the western districts of Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
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