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30 Jun 2006 | Tax rebates rise for grape growers
Wine grape growers will be able to claim rebates of up to $500,000 a year, up from $290,000 on wine taxes and excise from July 1. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jun 2006 | Capital gains tax waived for small farms
Farmers and others in small business who have turnover of less than $2 million can sell or hand their business to a family member without paying capital gains tax, effective from July 1. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2006 | Five month extension for drought aid in western NSW
Farmers in six exceptional circumstances-declared areas of NSW will receive a five-month extension to their drought support. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2006 | Growing glasshouse tomatoes
Timbercorp said it would invest $25 million in a glasshouse project near Two Wells, north of Adelaide for the production of truss tomatoes. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2006 | Tatura Milk coop on the market
Dairy co-operative Tatura Milk Industries, based in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley, is looking for a buyer. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2006 | Wheat farmers favour multiple exporters
Single Vision, funded by the Grain Research and Development Corporation, said a survey of wheat farmers found there was increasing support to strip AWB of the veto it now enjoys over bulk wheat exports. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2006 | SAFF back in NFF fold
The South Australian Farmers' Federation will re-affiliate with the National Farmers Federation in a phased fashion over four to five years. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2006 | Frost leaves citrus growers short
Devastating frosts in South Australia’s Riverland have caused big losses in navel orange, mandarin and lemon crops. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2006 | Wheat sown and heading for record crop
Ninety per cent of winter wheat crops have been sown and have benefited from recent rains. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2006 | AWB negative rating to stay
Ratings agency Standard and Poors is maintaining a negative outlook on wheat exporter AWB. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2006 | Grains up, beef and wool down
ABARE says it expects agricultural export earnings to rise 3.7 per cent in 2006/2007 to about $29 billion. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jun 2006 | Canegrowers look for resistant varieties
Fifteen properties near Childers in SE Queensland have been placed in Quarantine following the discovery of smut disease. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jun 2006 | No second rebate for diesel fuel
Commercial vehicles using biodiesel fuel will not qualify for the 38 cents a litre rebate on diesel. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2006 | Iraq wheat sales threatened by shooting
Iraq is threatening to cut off wheat purchases from Australia unless the government pays compensation following the shooting by Australian soldiers of one of the body guards of Iraq’s Trade minister. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2006 | US beef back in Japan market
Australian beef exports to Japan face competition once again from US producers. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2006 | Doha round expected to fail
Direct support via subsidies and tariffs account for 30 per cent of farm income in the Western world and 50 per cent in Japan, Korea and Switzerland says a new study from the OECD. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2006 | Pests targeted by new research centre
The new Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) has been granted $29.5 million dollars to implement a 13 point strategy to reduce damage caused by exotic animal pests. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2006 | Dog baiting starts up again
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is to begin aerial baiting of wild dogs after a ten year break in the program. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2006 | Frosts freeze citrus exports
Severe frosts have delayed citrus harvests and led to fears that crop damage will run into losses of millions of dollars. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2006 | Murray irrigators get EC drought funding
Around 650 mixed irrigators in NSW’s Murray Valley region are now eligible for Exceptional Circumstances drought assistance until 24 January 2007. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2006 | Productivity Commission favours liberal water trading
A Productivity Commission report said the federal government's approach of using infrastructure works to save water for the environment is slower and less cost effective than a direct buy back of irrigation rights. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2006 | NLIS audit to trace phantom tags
Agriculture minister Peter McGauran ordered a national audit of the National Livestock Identification Scheme following criticisms last week from the Australian Beef Association. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2006 | Average winter crop expected despite dry conditions
Farmers are likely to produce an average harvest of wheat and other crops this year, despite forecasts of dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2006 | Record summer crop harvested
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expect record planting of barley and canola this winter, production tipped to be 8.5 million tonnes and 1.4 million tonnes respectively. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2006 | Illegal land clearing on Macquarie flood plain
The Department of Environment and Conservation discovered unauthorised clearing and flood-plain harvesting on four properties between the towns of Warren and Carinda between November last year and February... ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2006 | Farmers as thirsty as their crops in northern Victoria
Farmers in northern Victoria are running out of drinking water. Farmers in the Campaspe, Loddon and Mt Alexander shires have resorted to using dam water to flush toilets, do their washing and bathe... ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2006 | Wine grape growers advised to abandon 2007 vintage
Prices for wine grapes are expected to hit "rock bottom" next year, Wine Grape Growers Australia said. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2006 | Drought not over yet say farmers
Farmers in the Toowoomba district of South East Queensland say EC drought relief funding has been cut too soon because government used rainfall data that included the Gold Coast region. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2006 | Frost damage in Riverland
Recent freezing temperatures in the South Australian riverland may have caused extensive damage to the regions’ citrus crops. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2006 | Smut disease spreads, bill goes up
Sugar cane smut disease has spread to at least eight properties south of Bundaberg. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jun 2006 | Barwon irrigators breach water limits
Irrigators are flouting restrictions on how much water they can take from the Murray-Darling river system. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jun 2006 | Philippines seeks WTO help over banana ban
The Philippines government will ask the World Trade Organisation to help its fruit growers gain access to Australia. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jun 2006 | Tree croppers just misunderstood
Plantation timber companies want a better image among the public and farmers. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jun 2006 | Rising milk costs limit profit for Bonlac and Fonterra
Victorian dairy Bonlac Foods, a subsidiary of New Zealand’s Fonterra, experienced a steep rise in costs and revenue but only a small rise in profit. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jun 2006 | Cane growers may have to switch strains
Two more sugar cane farms in the Childers area were quarantined over the weekend due to detection of the smut fungus, joining two others placed in isolation last week. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2006 | Filipino bananas may ease local shortages
Biosecurity Australia will call for submissions to a draft plan to import bananas from the Phillipines to ease local shortages in the wake of Cyclone Larry. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2006 | Levy one option to revive seafood council
A levy on the revenues of fishers is one option to fund a replacement for the Australian Seafood Industry Council, which entered voluntary administration this week. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2006 | Inventory finance for growers
Provident Inventory Finance is expanding and offering finance to the agricultural and manufacturing industries. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2006 | Fonterra buys into NSW milk
Fonterra has signed a heads of agreement with Lismore based Norco Co-op to take over marketing and distribution rights from Brisbane based Parmalat, which has been ordered by a NSW court to sell. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2006 | Tree plantation company buys another cattle station
Great Southern Plantations has bought Wrotham Park cattle station, 300km west of Cairns, from AACo for $53.5 million. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2006 | New Zealand drops ban on Aussie bananas
A ban on Australian banana exports to New Zealand has been lifted, but exports are not expected to resume before the end of the year as shortages continue. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2006 | Tax office investigates agribusiness schemes
The agriculture minister, Peter McGauran, said he was concerned at the distorting affect on markets of agribusiness investments financed through tax-advantaged schemes. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2006 | Aussie cattle to go to Russia
Russia will import 3,500 head of Australian dairy and beef cattle under a deal worth $8.8 million signed yesterday by Elders. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2006 | Smut may be widespread
Smut disease may have infected a significant number of plants in South East Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2006 | Crombie takes over at NFF
Queensland cattle farmer David Crombie, the chairman of Meat & Livestock Australia and president of the Queensland Rugby Union has been elected as the new president of the National Farmers Federation. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2006 | Water allocations cut
Irrigators in the lower Murray will have their allocations cut to 80 per cent of notional entitlements from July 1. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2006 | Smut disease could be contained
The smut disease quarantine zone around a single sugar cane farm near Childers, north of Brisbane, will not be extended if the outbreak is contained. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2006 | Fruit fly warning
A fruit fly outbreak has been detected in a quince at Barnawartha, near Albury and a 15 km suspension zone has been created around Barnawartha, Chiltern, Cornishtown and Browns Plains, preventing the movement of fruit. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2006 | High pressure brings extreme cold
An extremely strong high pressure cell is currently located over South east Australia with readings close to the highest barometric pressure ever recorded in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2006 | Sugar rocked by disease
An outbreak of Smut disease on a sugar cane farm near Childers in South East Queensland has led to the farm being quarantined by inspectors. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2006 | Elders shifts wool processing machines to Asia
Elders may reopen its mothballed wool processing plant, but somewhere in Asia rather than at its current location in Parkes. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2006 | Water compo should not be taxed
Farmers who receive compensation to give up water rights should not be taxed says a submission to the federal government from the NSW Irrigators Council and the National Farmers Federation. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2006 | No rain and no winter cropping in the west
Western Australia has not recorded any rain since the beginning of June and the Department of Agriculture has advised northern wheatbelt farmers not to plant winter crops. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2006 | Grape growers get no help
Wine grape industry leaders failed on Friday to convince Agriculture minister Peter McGauran of the need for an industry assistance package. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2006 | Wine industry must help itself
Agriculture Minister Peter McGauran says wine grape growers and wine makers reaped the benefits of high prices during the boom years and now must work together to solve the industry’s problems. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2006 | Road rent concession extended
The NSW government extended the concessional rent deal on enclosed roads for a further three years. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2006 | Third dose of sugar sweetener on the table
DAFF opened applications for funding to assist the sugar industry “diversify its economic base and build more sustainable businesses”. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2006 | Wheat farmers to be hit hard by greenhouse effect
Wheat farmers can expect average yield declines of 15 per cent over the next 30 years as global warming affects Australia’s wheat growing regions. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2006 | Grape growers plan to stop picking grapes
Industry group Wine Grape Growers Australia wants to reduce the wine grape harvest by leaving vines unpicked for the next two years. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2006 | Five Ethanol plants planned for grain growing regions
Australian Ethanol will start work in Swan Hill tomorrow on the first of five plants the company will build between Adelaide and Mackay to convert grain into fuel. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2006 | Biosecurity report on chicken meat imports due
A draft report on whether uncooked chicken meat can come into Australia is imminent, Biosecurity Australia told a Senate Budget estimates hearing last week. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2006 | Wool trading platforms change hands
Elders and Landmark are negotiating to buy a stake in the electronic wool trading facility Wooltrade. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2006 | Wool growers vote on marketing levy
Wool growers will be asked to vote on putting more money into marketing. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2006 | Farmers reprieved on Brisbane dams
Queensland’s budget allocated $50 million for emergency purchases at the Traveston Dam site in the Noosa hinterland, north of Brisbane, while no money has been set aside for a dam in the Rathdowney area, south of Brisbane. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2006 | Wine crush falls four per cent
The Winemakers' Federation of Australia has released its 2006 vintage report which shows a 4.1 per cent fall in the intake of grapes to 1.85 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2006 | Vics fund Colbinabban pipeline
The Victorian government will invest $30 million on a pipeline to carry 20 gigalitres of water a year between Warange Western Channel at Colbinabban and Lake Eppalock. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2006 | Grape growers want payments to suspend harvest
Wine grape growers want the federal government to pay them $60 million in subsidies. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2006 | SA rural confidence rising
National Australia Bank said lending to rural-based South Australian businesses, other than farming enterprises, increased by 20 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jun 2006 | Queensland limits development on Cape York river systems
Graziers and local Aboriginal land councils say they will act together to defeat moves by the Queensland government to ban development on remote river systems. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jun 2006 | More limits proposed on cattle grazing
A draft grazing strategy for the 158,000 hectares of Riverine red gum forests from Mildura to Yarrawonga in Victoria recommends reducing or stopping grazing on public land along the Murray except where it could be environmentally beneficial. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jun 2006 | Snowy Hydro sale off
The New South Wales and Victorian governments said they would abandon plans to sell their stakes in Snowy Hydro after the federal government said it would not sell its minority stake. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jun 2006 | Eight-fold rise in water price forecast
The price of water to city users may need to rise to around $9.47 a kilolitre, up from a current price range of $1.11 to $1.36 a kilolitre at present, models published by CSIRO and Monash University show. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2006 | Fuel tax rebates subject to two year transition
Farmers and truckers secured a two-year reprieve on a change to the way they are paid fuel subsidies. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2006 | Biofuel demand rising
Production of biofuels in Australia is expected to reach 36 million litres this year, up from 23 million in 2005. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2006 | Farmers hope for the best from dry planting
The Grains Council of Australia said the only region with a bright outlook for the winter crop is South Australia. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2006 | Dry conditions reduce GrainCorp receivals
GrainCorp said grain receivals fell to 10.4 million tonnes in the March 2006 half from 10.7 million tonnes in the prior half year. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2006 | FarmWorks markets BankWest loans
FarmWorks, a provider of rural services and which claims to be third in the Western Australian market behind Elders and Landmark, will market loan products for BankWest under the brand FarmWorks Financial Services. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2006 | GrainCorp offers harvest finance
GrainCorp is making plans to offer wider services beyond grain handling and storage, and may mimic AWB’s push into a wide array of rural services. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2006 | Below average rainfall expected this winter
The Bureau of Meteorology warns that this winter could be another dry one for much of eastern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2006 | Dairy farmers learn lessons from last drought
Dairy Australia yesterday reported that farmer confidence had grown as properties continued to recover from the long drought. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2006 | Supermarket brands dominate milk sales
New figures compiled by Dairy Australia show supermarkets sold 62 per cent of the two billion litres of drinking milk consumed in Australia in 2004/05, up from 57 per cent the year before. ...... FULL STORY
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