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31 Jul 2006 | Water prices down in SA
Water prices for irrigators have fallen in South Australia over the last two years, the Central Irrigation Trust said. ...... FULL STORY
31 Jul 2006 | Food prices up
Food prices jumped 8.3 per cent in the year to June according to Rabobank. ...... FULL STORY
31 Jul 2006 | WA pastures under pressure
Pasture yield rates in the south west areas of Western Australia will be down by as much as 60 per cent this year according to CSIRO satellite research. ...... FULL STORY
31 Jul 2006 | Dry time in northern Victoria
The Ballarat region has recorded its lowest June rainfall for almost 100 years of just 12.8mm. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2006 | US beef returns to Japan
Japan has lifted its six month ban on US beef imports. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2006 | Difficult conditions to continue for cotton
Difficult conditions will continue in the cotton industry said Queensland Cotton. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2006 | Hot weather to affect cotton yields
The reluctance of China to issue extra import quotas has seen a marked drop in interest for Australian cotton says Namoi cotton. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2006 | Banana growers defy the ACCC
Despite Australian Competition and Consumer Commission guidelines stating that growers can not work together to set prices, Queensland banana growers are staggering production of post-cyclone crops... ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2006 | Sugar outlook good despite smut disease
Smut disease is expected to cut Queensland sugar production by 1 per cent this financial year according to the Queensland Department of Primary Industries. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2006 | Queensland cattle empire to change hands
Queensland cattle baron Peter Hughes is rumoured to be buying big beef producer Colonial Agricultural Company. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2006 | WTO failure costs us billions
Six key nations, including Australia, failed to agree on how to cut protection on agricultural and industrial goods, causing the failure of the WTO’s Doha round of talks. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2006 | Kiwis better at dairy
New Zealand rural service company PGG Wrightson is seeking licenses to operate in Australia and says that it wants to develop New Zealand style dairying in Australia, particularly Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2006 | Turnbull a sceptic on new dams
Parliamentary secretary for water Malcolm Turnbull said pumping water from northern New South Wales was a better idea to source water for Brisbane than building two new dams on rivers in farming valleys to the city's north... ...... FULL STORY
25 Jul 2006 | Milk prices and drought hit dairy
Australian milk production in the 11 months to the end of May was down 0.8 per cent as the industry deals with dry conditions in many regions. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jul 2006 | NLIS funding to cut tag prices
The cost of cattle ear tags is set to fall as $5.3 million in Australian Government funding begins to flow for rollout of the National Livestock Identification System (NLIS) in Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jul 2006 | Goat exports to continue to rise
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister Peter McGauran said today the volume and value of goat meat exports had tripled in seven years to 20,000 tonnes valued at $74 million in 2005. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jul 2006 | Dog owners must be prosecuted
Eighty per cent of dog attacks occur on family properties or on the properties of friends or neighbours who own the dogs – said the national president of the RSPCA. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jul 2006 | Conditions not right for ethanol
Brisbane based Global Ethanol Holdings has announced a share market float as it seeks to expand its operations in the USA. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jul 2006 | Biofuels and weather drive wheat prices up
US spring wheat futures hit a 10 year high of $5.35 bushel in Minneapolis and UK wheat futures were up 23 per cent this year to new two-year highs. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jul 2006 | Rain slows down smut detection
47 properties have had smut disease detected on them and have been quarantined out of 289 surveyed. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2006 | Guide to growing oat hay released
Australian growers and processors have a new comprehensive guide to growing quality oat hay. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2006 | NFF opposes managed investment schemes
Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) are failing to promote sound investment decisions in rural and regional areas and can undermine Australian agriculture as a competitive investment option for people in metropolitan areas... ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2006 | European wasp alert in Western Australia
The WA government has issued an alert for all farmers and residents to look out for European wasps after two queen bees escaped from a shipment of timber from Victoria being delivered to Dardanup near Bunbury. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2006 | EC drought support extended
Farmers in 23 Exceptional Circumstances (EC)-declared areas across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia will receive an extension to their EC support said the federal government yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2006 | Rain saves winter crops
Recent rainfalls across Victoria of 25–50mm have saved thousands of grain growers who were at an extreme low point before last weeks falls. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2006 | Consumers believe chicken is health hazard
66 per cent of Australians mistakenly believe hormones were used to boost chicken growth says the Australian Chicken Meat Federation. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2006 | Industry calls for end to sugar tax
The three cents per kilo sugar tax imposed by the federal government to fund industry restructuring is hurting Australian food and beverage makers. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2006 | Chiquita faces takeover bid
Banana grower Chiquita Brands South Pacific, faces a $109 million takeover bid from Tradefresh, a joint venture between Timbercorp and the family owned fresh produce marketer Costa group. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2006 | Battery chicken plan released
The Victorian government has released a battery chicken reform plan outlining a number of proposals to improve living conditions for the birds and is inviting comment. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2006 | Average rainfall expected for next two months
Near to average rainfall can be expected over most of Australia until the end of September, with the Southwest of WA predicted to record drier than average falls according to the Weather Bureau. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jul 2006 | Poor WA conditions may limit winter crop
The Bureau of Meteorology said parts of Victoria and New South Wales received between 25mm and 50mm of rain over the last week, helping farmers' spirits and leading to reviews of crop forecasts. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jul 2006 | No more sugar sweeteners
The federal agriculture minister, Peter McGauran, said cane farmers and downstream processors in the sugar industry cannot expect another bailout. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jul 2006 | Wine cheaper than bananas
In a sign of the bleak short-term outlook for wine-grape growers, Woolworths is now marketing some low-end bottled wine for less than $2 a bottle, or less than the price of a banana. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jul 2006 | Native forest feeds Gunns pulp mill for first years
Gunns Limited said most timber for its planned pulp mill at Bell Bay would come from north-eastern Tasmania, but said 500,000 tonnes a year would be transported from the north-west and south-east. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jul 2006 | Gunns makes only partial plans for plantation timber
Gunns said that it would theoretically be possible from 2017 to feed the planned pulp mill at Bell Bay with plantation wood, but Gunns planned to continue using a mix of plantations and native forests. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jul 2006 | 457 visas cost $15,000
Some labour hire firms are attracting workers from overseas, using the "457 visa", as long as they pay fees as high as $15,000. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jul 2006 | New brand bets on the wine market
Billionaire Bob Oatley, the founder of Rosemount wines is banking on a rebounding wine market and launching a major new brand onto the market. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jul 2006 | Rain comes to NSW
Most of New South Wales received at least 20mm of rain over the weekend but the winter crop harvest is still expected to be 14 per cent down after a dry autumn forced growers to plant late. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2006 | Hunter faces water restrictions
The Hunter Valley, a key agricultural region in NSW, is facing the possibility of water restrictions being reimposed as soon as October as lack of rain concerns farmers. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2006 | BJD found near Albany
Bovine Johne's Disease has been detected at a cattle property near Albany in Western Australia. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2006 | Farmers split on quarantine
The NSW Farmers Federation wants radical changes to the quarantine system to make it more conservative and beef up Biosecurity Australia to a statutory authority. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2006 | Banana shortage has bottomed out
Growers groups say the banana shortage has bottomed out and prices should begin to fall. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2006 | Farmers vote against new rail line
The NSW Farmers Federation wants the state government to rethink a new rail line in southern NSW because the route splits paddocks and makes farm management harder. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2006 | Bosses want unskilled guest workers
Employers want to increase the numbers of semi-skilled and unskilled foreign workers that are allowed to work in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2006 | AWB faces billion dollar claim for damages
Evidence presented to the Cole inquiry will be used in a class action lawsuit by US wheat growers claiming damages from AWB. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2006 | Aussie oranges in China this month
Australian orange exporters have cleared all Australian and Chinese quarantine and pest inspection requirements and may ship the first batches of Australian citrus as early as this month. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2006 | Dairy farmers take pay cut
Milk processors are paying lower prices to dairy farmers at the start of the new financial year. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2006 | Managed rural investments stalling
Agricultural investment house Adviser Edge yesterday revised down its preliminary estimates for sales of managed rural investments from $1.26 billion to $1.19 billion. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2006 | Dry times for wool
Wool production is expected to fall this year by 0.7 per cent to 465,000 tonnes as farmers struggle to rebuild flocks amid continuing drought, especially in NSW. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2006 | Fishfarming booming in SA
South Australian businessman Laurie Ziatas’ Aqafoods Ltd is spending about $50 million, buying up a significant proportion of the state’s fish farming sector. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2006 | Fishfarms need skilled workers
The fish farming industry needs government to assist with a shortage of skilled staff. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2006 | T&R buys meatworks, sacks meatworkers
T&R Pastoral has bought the Port Pirie abbatoir and sacked its eighty meatworkers. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2006 | Winter crop to offer low yield
Only the South Australian winter grain crop is showing signs of average yield with the rest of country’s grain crops in poor shape according to an agricultural consultant. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2006 | WA grain farmers feel drought stress
WA’s grain production expectations have been lowered to seven million tonnes and experts says the wheat industry in WA could lose as much as $1 billion. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2006 | Filipino bananas could be here this year
A third draft import risk assessment on bananas from the Phillipines will be delivered to government later this year, despite the Filipino government expecting it on the 30 June. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2006 | Wine exports up, prices down
Bulk red wine exports were up 54 per cent on last financial year as prices fell for the fifth year in a row. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2006 | New Zealand complains about apple ban
New Zealand has complained to the World Trade Organisation's sanitary and photo-sanitary measures committee about Australia’s ban on NZ apples. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2006 | River Murray drying up
The Murray Darling Basin Commission says the floodplain from Euston to Chowilla is in a desperate condition. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2006 | Wheat sale is on its way
The first non-AWB shipment of wheat to Iraq will leave Geelong today. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2006 | National pool available for future Iraq sales
Wheat Australia’s 350,000 tonne contract with the Iraqi Grains Board has been sourced from the AWB controlled national pool. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2006 | Small winery profits up thanks to WET
The profitability of small wineries with revenue under $1 million improved in the year to June 2005, but ten per cent ran at a loss. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2006 | South-west WA and central NSW suffer from long dry spell
Drought conditions have worsened in some parts of Australia after one of the driest Junes on record. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2006 | Worldwide demand growing quickly for organics
The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation said demand for organic products was outstripping supply around the globe. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2006 | 10 million hectares of farmland certified organic
Organic farming in Australia has grown strongly in recent years, with the country containing the largest amount of certified organic land in the world, at an estimated 10 million hectares, the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation said. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2006 | Competition coming from China and Brazil
Farmers in developing nations are expected to win market share from the big agricultural producers over the next 15 years. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2006 | No BSE in cattle in NSW
The NSW government has revealed that a cattle herd near Inverell in the state’s north has been quarantined and tested for BJD. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2006 | $80 Hunter Shiraz
Hunter Valley winery Tyrell’s has produced its most expensive wine in it’s 158 year history. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2006 | Queensland allows trade of NSW beef cattle
The Queensland government said it would allow transport of beef cattle from NSW bovine johne’s disease control zones. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2006 | Riverland economy pinched by low grape prices
Low prices for wine grapes are hurting many more businesses in the Riverland district and beyond. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2006 | Vine pruning a matter of mechanics
Grape growers can save labour costs by pruning with machinery, according to viticulture machinery company Pellenc Australia. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2006 | Feds may limit managed investment schemes
Agriculture minister Peter McGauran said the expansion of tax-advantaged primary producers, that used to engage only in timber plantations, into new segments, “was of enormous concern”. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jul 2006 | Kiwi apple imports possible by end of 2006
Biosecurity Australia has told Pipfruit New Zealand it wants to have an import regime in place by the end of the year. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jul 2006 | Sugar industry urged to build reserves against market downturn
The price of sugar has risen from about $A180 to more than $500 a tonne, the highest in 25 years, based on forward sales, but analysts say increased production from Brazil and India will depress prices in the second half of 2007. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jul 2006 | Trade talks fail to cut subsidies
World Trade Organisation talks aimed at setting up a "user manual" for an eventual global accord have unravelled as governments failed to make any new concessions. ...... FULL STORY
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