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30 Sep 2005 | Cattle shortage closes Bindaree Beef
Lot feeders and re-stockers are fighting for quality lines of cattle, sending prices steadly higher. ...... FULL STORY
30 Sep 2005 | Irrigators must sell water rights to restore flows to the Murray
South Australia’s government said state and federal governments must start buying up water entitlements from irrigators along the Murray River, or plans to restore water flows in the river would fail. ...... FULL STORY
30 Sep 2005 | EFIC will guarantee wheat exports to Iraq
The federal government will finance future exports of Australian wheat to Iraq, the Iraqi Trade Bank said. ...... FULL STORY
29 Sep 2005 | Dangerous goods licence required to cart farm chemicals
Farmers transporting more than 500 litres of herbicide will have to gain a dangerous goods licence and $10 million of public liability insurance under a draft code drawn up by the National Transport Commission. ...... FULL STORY
29 Sep 2005 | Organic farm profits above average
Organic farmers have stronger farm economies, higher gross returns and net returns, and higher market land values, at least in the United States. ...... FULL STORY
28 Sep 2005 | Beef imports may resume from mad cow regions
The federal government may allow the resumption of imports of beef and beef products from countries known to be affected by mad cow disease. ...... FULL STORY
28 Sep 2005 | Wheat prices harden
AWB said it increased its estimate of pool returns for new season wheat by as much as $11 a tonne. ...... FULL STORY
27 Sep 2005 | Fuel thefts surge in western NSW
The rising price of fuel has caused a surge in the theft of fuel from farmers’ tanks. ...... FULL STORY
27 Sep 2005 | Riverland orchardists urged to merge
The South Australian government said the Riverland citrus industry was lagging behind "global best practice". ...... FULL STORY
27 Sep 2005 | Orange juice imports double in a year
The tonnage price for orange grown in the Sunraysia district of north-western Victoria dropped from about $400 last year to about $200 this year, and about $100 less than the cost of production. ...... FULL STORY
27 Sep 2005 | Fertiliser prices on the rise
Fertilisers are on the rise once again, due to rising world demand and rising transport costs. ...... FULL STORY
26 Sep 2005 | One quarter of Sunraysia orange crop goes to rot
Abuot a quarter of the annual orange crop of the Sunraysia region of north-western Victoria will be dumped. Sunraysia citrus growers have left about 25,000 tonnes of oranges to rot, or sold cheaply as cow food. ...... FULL STORY
26 Sep 2005 | September freeze hurts cereal crops
Frosts caused some farmers in Western Australia’s wheat belt to lose as much as 80 per cent of their cereal crops. ...... FULL STORY
26 Sep 2005 | PETA resumes campaign against mulesing
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals said it would renew its campaign against the Australian wool industry. ...... FULL STORY
26 Sep 2005 | Graziers face long wait for EG Green return
The administrator of debt-laden abattoir EG Green, which trades as Harvey Beef, said it may take until late October before it received final bids to take over the business. ...... FULL STORY
23 Sep 2005 | ABARE counts cost of native vegetation controls
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said it estimated the cost of foregone farm production through vegetation management regulations in NSW at $460 million. ...... FULL STORY
23 Sep 2005 | Melon growers reject R&D levy
Melon growers have voted against a proposal to introduce a statutory levy to fund promotion, research and development. ...... FULL STORY
23 Sep 2005 | More GM strains detected in canola crops
The Victorian Government's agriculture research arm, AgVic, detected Monsanto's Round-up-Ready herbicide resistance gene in two of its five Victory cultivars of canola. ...... FULL STORY
22 Sep 2005 | High-end farm sales battle for bids
The market for farm properties in New South Wales is seeking lower priced holdings sold quickly, while "big ticket" properties battle to attract bids at auction. ...... FULL STORY
22 Sep 2005 | Cattle prices rise as saleyards attract few stock
A shortage of cattle is driving up prices, with prices of 149 cents a kilogram paid in prime sales, equivalent to $1300 a head. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2005 | 250 sugar farmers accept exit payments
Industry association Canegrowers said they were concerned sugar cane farmers may only receive $320 million out of the total $444 million in subsidies promised by the federal government last year. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2005 | McCain cuts broccoli quota
Vegetable processor McCain has cut its Tasmanian broccoli quotas by 60 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2005 | Lamb producers make higher profits
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said prime lamb producers earned an average farm cash income in 2004/05 of $61,700, 18 per cent more than the year before. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2005 | Feds pledge price parity for broadband
The federal government is considering intervening in the provision of telecommunications services to regional areas to ensure there is parity between the prices paid for internet access and basic phone lines by rural and city users. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2005 | NFF seeks visas for guest workers
The National Farmers' Federation called on the government to introduce a new category of temporary work visas to boost the number of overseas workers in agriculture. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2005 | 75,000 farm jobs lost in three years
There are around 75,000 fewer farm jobs than three years ago, mainly due to the drought. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2005 | Farm profits forecast to decline
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said the value of farm production in 2005/06 would decline by two per cent from the year before. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2005 | Drought sends farm debt higher
Farm debt is much higher after several years of drought. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2005 | GM crop ban a competitive disadvantage
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said bans on genetically modified crops would cost grain growers $3 billion in lost income over the next 10 years. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2005 | Sugar farmers set to receive second subsidy
Sugar farmers will receive $73 million in sustainability grants from the federal government after finalising their regional reform plans for the industry. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2005 | AQIS defeat pork producers in court appeal
The federal government said pork producers should give up their legal battle against potentially disease-affected pig meat imports after the Federal Court upheld the integrity of quarantine procedures. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2005 | Traces of GM canola found in South Australia
Genetically modified canola has been detected in 12 conventional canola trial crops in South Australia. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2005 | Cubbie Station not for sale
Cubbie Station, Australia's largest cotton farm, denied reports it had been sold, and said it was not for sale, nor would it be the subject of a public company share float in the foreseeable future. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2005 | Bourke and Brewarrina qualify for extended drought relief
Farmers in the Bourke and Brewarrina Exceptional Circumstances area of NSW will receive an extra eight weeks of drought relief payments. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2005 | McGuigan promotes profit sharing payments at grape growers
McGuigan Wines is pushing a plan that would entail his 300 grape growers sharing more of the burden of a volatile market under a new payment model. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2005 | Imtrade and AAC partner to lower cost of farm chemicals
Perth-based supplier of agricultural chemicals Imtrade, the owner of the ChemAg brand, said it would offer discounted products to farmers that contract to grow wheat in partnership with another Perth company, Australian Agricultural Contracts Ltd. ...... FULL STORY
16 Sep 2005 | Balranald bushland turned over to National Park
The New South Wales government will buy the privately owned red gum forest, Yanga Station, near Balranald for $38 million. ...... FULL STORY
16 Sep 2005 | Farmwest plans restructure
Farmwest, Western Australia’s largest dairy service said it could not continue operating in its present form. ...... FULL STORY
16 Sep 2005 | Canola crop dives
The NSW canola crop is expected to be 69 per less than last year, mainly due to the lateness of the winter break and a shift by farmers from canola to wheat. ...... FULL STORY
16 Sep 2005 | Imported pineapples upset Queensland growers
Tropical Pines in Yeppoon in Queensland are urging consumers to boycott imported pineapples and continue to buy locally grown produce. ...... FULL STORY
16 Sep 2005 | Farm foresters seek alternative model
Thirteen farmers growing timber plantations in Corangamite in Western Victoria formed an unincorporated joint venture in a bid to earn higher returns from the sale of their timber to sawmills. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2005 | Aerial baiting resumes to control wild dogs
The NSW government will allow aerial baiting to control wild dogs in some regions. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2005 | Banana growers asked to vote on national levy
The Australian Banana Growers Council will conduct a ballot of 1900 growers on the proposal for a levy to fund national promotion, research and plant protection programs. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2005 | HomeGrown promotes logo
Australian HomeGrown, a not-for-profit organisation, is promoting a new logo to food producers as a mark that establishes produce is grown, farmed or fished by domestic suppliers. ...... FULL STORY
14 Sep 2005 | Average farm fuel bill rises $37,000
Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics figures show the average spent on fuel-related costs to crop farmers was $123,000 last financial year. ...... FULL STORY
14 Sep 2005 | GM canola growing beyond trial sites
Two canola trial sites in Western Australia have been contaminated with genetically-modified plants. ...... FULL STORY
14 Sep 2005 | NFF changes tune on Telstra
The National Farmers Federation urged the Senate to support the legislation to allow the full privatisation of Telstra. ...... FULL STORY
14 Sep 2005 | Queensland Rail suspends grain trains
Queensland Rail has not carried any grain since the end of August, due to a dispute between Queensland Rail and Export Grain Logistics, a joint venture of AWB and GrainCorp. ...... FULL STORY
13 Sep 2005 | Transport a bigger burden in horticulture
The Australian Bureau of Statistics said it estimated average marketing and transport costs of agricultural commodities at nine per cent of the gross value of all agricultural production in 2003/04. ...... FULL STORY
13 Sep 2005 | Crops returns increase, at the expense of livestock
The gross value of agricultural commodities produced in 2003/04 rose by $4.4 billion, or 13 per cent, to $36.9 billion, in an indication of easing drought conditions throughout much of Australia. ...... FULL STORY
13 Sep 2005 | Wool and wheat prices in decline
Wool and wheat prices are in decline. Wool prices have sunk to their lowest level for more than five years. ...... FULL STORY
12 Sep 2005 | Price of diesel a burden
Very high fuel prices are affecting farmers as they enter one of the busiest and most fuel-intensive periods of the year, harvesting winter grains and sowing summer crops. ...... FULL STORY
12 Sep 2005 | Cubbie the cornerstone of new agribusiness investor
Cubbie Station, the largest cotton farm in Australia, will become the centrepiece of a listed public company to be headquartered in St George and floated on the Australian Stock Exchange. ...... FULL STORY
12 Sep 2005 | Mountain cattlemen may defy grazing ban
Mountain cattlemen in Victoria are planning to defy a government ban on the grazing of cattle in the Alpine National Park. ...... FULL STORY
12 Sep 2005 | Some water rate increases exceed NSW cap
The NSW Farmers' Association said some local councils in New South Wales were increasing farmland rates by more than the cap of 20 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
9 Sep 2005 | Live sheep export trade back in business
Live sheep carriers are expected to call at major ports to pick up livestock every four to six weeks between now and Christmas, according to SAMEX livestock analysts Samex. ...... FULL STORY
9 Sep 2005 | Beef farmers endorse rise in levy
The beef industry marketing levy will increase from $3.50 to $5 per head of cattle sold from the beginning of next year, after producers voted to support the rise. ...... FULL STORY
9 Sep 2005 | Twynam sells gins but keeps cotton farms
Twynam Agricultural Group will seek to sell the gins and marketing arm of its subsidiary Colly Cotton. ...... FULL STORY
8 Sep 2005 | Queensland cotton belt faces low yielding season
Queensland's cotton belt needs a good soaking. With planting only a few weeks out, the majority of the state's cotton belt has very little water in storage. ...... FULL STORY
8 Sep 2005 | Iraq wheat exports resume
Australia has resumed wheat exports to Iraq, about five months after shiploads of grain destined for the war-torn nation were left stranded at sea over spurious contamination claims. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2005 | Winter rains expected to save winter crop
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics increased its estimate for winter crop production to 31 million tonnes, well up from a forecast of 26 million tonnes made in early June... ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2005 | Supply still lags demand in dairy market
Dairy Australia said farmers may receive fewer step-ups in milk prices this financial year, given the 10 per cent increase in prices paid by most processors in recent months. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2005 | Lamb supply insufficient to meet demand
Meat & Livestock Australia said dry conditions were hampering the breeding of more lambs. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2005 | Balco takes control of Elder’s hay factories
Balco Group will takeover two hay-processing plants in Western Australia and Victoria from South Australian hay processor Elders Hycube's. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2005 | Pig meat levy may double
PMP is run by the National Residue Survey wants to increase the levy paid on pig meat sales to 17.5 cents from 8.5 cents. ...... FULL STORY
6 Sep 2005 | Winter rains lift farm confidence
Ample winter rains across most of the country have lifted confidence among farmers. ...... FULL STORY
6 Sep 2005 | Elders buys EG Green debts from National
National Australia Bank has agreed to sell its $20 million loan to troubled meat processor EG Green and Sons, to Elders at face value. ...... FULL STORY
6 Sep 2005 | Landmark property on the market
One of WA's biggest and most high-profile wheat growers, Chris Moffet, has put his farm near Morawa on the market for $11.5 million. ...... FULL STORY
6 Sep 2005 | CBH eyes eastern grains market
The CBH Group will launch into new eastern states markets this harvest, to shore up a position as a major grain player in the future. ...... FULL STORY
6 Sep 2005 | Tasmanian farmers leave plots fallow
Tasmania potato growers rejected McCain Foods proposal to drop contract prices by seven per cent. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2005 | Grain growers debates pros and cons of selling out of GrainCorp
Grain growers appear divided over whether or not to sell all or part of the 21 per cent stake in GrainCorp owned by the Grain Growers Association. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2005 | Mining boom lures rural workers
Rural employers are having to push up wages in skilled areas such as handling heavy machinery in order to compete with the higher wages paid in the mining industry. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2005 | Lower roo quota insufficient to meet demand
Exports of kangaroo meat have bounced to an all-time high, but the drought has meant there are fewer kangaroos available to be shot to meet the demand. ...... FULL STORY
2 Sep 2005 | ABB opens barley pool to outside traders
ABB Grain agreed to three measures to improve transparency of ABB Grain's barley pool performance following pressure from the SA Grain Growers Association. ...... FULL STORY
2 Sep 2005 | Financial counsellors receive more federal funding
State-based management committees will take over the running of rural financial counselling from next year, replacing community groups currently providing counselling to farmers in financial difficulty. ...... FULL STORY
2 Sep 2005 | Drought persists in central Australia but eases on the coast
While substantial rain in June and July saw an improvement in seasonal conditions for many areas, other regions of Australia are still in drought. ...... FULL STORY
1 Sep 2005 | Beef farmers muscles out sheep and grain
Beef cattle farming, grape growing and stone fruit are the only categories of farming where the number of individual farms is increasing, a snapshot of the farm sector compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows. ...... FULL STORY
1 Sep 2005 | Harvey Beef reopens behind schedule
The abattoir of Harvey Beef in Western Australia delayed its reopening until this week, with a major backlog of cattle waiting to be killed in WA. ...... FULL STORY
1 Sep 2005 | Traces of GM canola emerge eight years after trials
Trace levels of genetically modified material have been found in samples of South Australian canola from ABB Grain. ...... FULL STORY
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