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30 Mar 2007 | AWB supports divisions of roles
The AWB has supported a proposal to transfer its research, development and advocacy roles to a non-commercial trading organisation within the next 18 months, after a poll found that 80 per cent of growers wanted to keep the single desk... ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2007 | Experts warn of climate chaos
According the confidential draft report of the world’s leading scientists, Australia will be hit more frequent and intense heatwaves, bushfires, floods, drought and landslides as global warming causes the temperature rise this century. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2007 | Record beef sale
This week beef producers will sell a record number of store cattle as the season continues to stay dry and feed costs climb. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2007 | Apple and pear growers need to join forces
A new study has found that Australian apple and pear growers need to work together to counter the threat from New Zealand and South African suppliers, which will also help growers to capture market opportunities and reduce production costs. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2007 | Bounty out on dogs
The Victorian Government has announced a $1 million bounty scheme today to control foxes and wild dogs in the regions that have been ravaged by fires. ...... FULL STORY
28 Mar 2007 | Skintraction the end to mulesing
Cobbitt Technologies has developed an intradermal chemical which can produce a localised patch of bare skin on sheep. ...... FULL STORY
28 Mar 2007 | Beware of winter crop diseases
The forecast for a wetter that average year could bring disease troubles for grain farmers. ...... FULL STORY
28 Mar 2007 | Confidence springs back with autumn rain
Recent rain and the possibility of a return to normal seasonal conditions have caused confidence in rural Australia to rise. ...... FULL STORY
28 Mar 2007 | Toads hiking to Sydney
Scientists have warned that cane toads are evolving quickly and could be in Sydney within the next few years. ...... FULL STORY
27 Mar 2007 | Northern Territory assistance approved
Although rain has fallen for the first time in years in parts of central Australia graziers in the area are now eligible for drought assistance. ...... FULL STORY
27 Mar 2007 | AWB report due this week
The veto power that was removed from the AWB last year may be re-instated after calls by two Queensland National party senators, Ron Boswell and Barnaby Joyce. ...... FULL STORY
27 Mar 2007 | Wool production down
Wool prices fell by 2 per cent in the past week as the Australian dollar rose above US80c. ...... FULL STORY
26 Mar 2007 | Rural broadband plans progressing
An announcement is expected soon to unveil the winner of a government tender for provision of broadband services to rural and regional areas. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2007 | Save farmers by returning crates
Dairy Farmers said yesterday that about 1 million of its blue milk crates were lost, misused or damaged every year and it is costing dairy farmers dearly. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2007 | City shelter for farm babies
Rhonda Hall, an Arcadia resident, has turned her backyard into a mini-farm to care for ailing sheep, goats and deer. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2007 | AWB payment delay angers farmers
Australian wheat growers are $500 million out of pocket after AWB failed to sell 10 per cent of last season’s crop. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2007 | Bumper grain season threatened by labour shortage
In Western Australia the drought and mining boom have caused the loss of thousands of jobs on farms which will threaten the agriculture recovery when rains fall this season. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2007 | New campaign to fight drought induced depression
As the drought in Australia continues, depression is becoming an increasing problem for rural and regional communities. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2007 | Farmers optimistic about milk price rise
Dairy farmers are hoping that next year will bring higher milk prices. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2007 | Nickel levels spark new Esperance health fears
Contamination fears in Esperance now include nickel. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2007 | Wheat plan revived
The Grains Council of Australia’s (GCA) controversial Marshall Place plan has been lodged as a submission to the federal government’s inquiry into the single desk. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2007 | Another knock for farmers
Yesterday’s surge in the Australian dollar could result in agricultural exports falling by almost $200 million. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2007 | Growers advised to test soil
Grain growers have been advised to take a paddock by paddock approach to soil testing for fertiliser this season. ...... FULL STORY
20 Mar 2007 | Rain in SA signals drought’s end
Farmers in northern South Australia are rejoicing after rainfall yesterday refreshed hopes that the drought may be close to an end. ...... FULL STORY
20 Mar 2007 | Stock prices increase
After rain across NSW and Queensland, sheep prices have nearly tripled in the past two months and cattle prices are expected to continue to rise. ...... FULL STORY
20 Mar 2007 | Grower’s want single desk altered
The chairman of the federal government’s wheat consultative committee John Ralph said that the majority of wheat growers want the single desk system for wheat export changed. ...... FULL STORY
20 Mar 2007 | Wheat prices down as rain falls
Forecasts of a 24 million tonne wheat crop are expected to push grain prices lower. ...... FULL STORY
19 Mar 2007 | More farmers need help
In recent months financial support for farmers has jumped 52 per cent as the crippling effects of the drought continue. ...... FULL STORY
19 Mar 2007 | Scientist predicts rains
A scientist, who believes massive pulses in the sun’s magnetic field are helping to drive the Earth’s climate systems, has predicted drought-breaking rains across eastern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
19 Mar 2007 | WA wants special visas for farmers displaced by Mugabe
The WA Farmers Federation is calling on the government to create a special refugee visa for Zimbabwean farmers displaced by Robert Mugabe’s vicious regime. ...... FULL STORY
16 Mar 2007 | Toad proof fence may save WA
A team of experts believe they may have found a solution to keep the toads out of Western Australia. ...... FULL STORY
16 Mar 2007 | Education program to boost agricultural interest
The federal government is considering a national rollout of an education program to boost interest in agriculture at universities as the sector continues to suffer from skills shortages. ...... FULL STORY
16 Mar 2007 | More cuts for SA’s Murray water
South Australia’s flows from the Murray River will be cut even further as the river system continues to experience dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
16 Mar 2007 | New crops launched by plant breeders
Plant breeders in Australia and New Zealand are preparing to launch four new crops bred for South Australia’s high rainfall zones. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2007 | NSW drought area lessens
According to monthly government figures, the area of New South Wales in drought has fallen from 95.3 per cent to 91.3 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2007 | Mulesing deadline caused worry
Wool industry leaders are insisting that alternatives to mulesing will be available by the 2010 deadline but others say there is no hope of acceptable options in that timeframe. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2007 | New frog found in WA
A new species of frog has been discovered by scientists documenting biodiversity ahead of the arrival of the cane toad in Western Australia’s Kimberly region. ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2007 | Teacher shortage in regional WA
West Australia’s teacher shortage has worsened with Port Hedland High School using fly-in fly-out teachers. ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2007 | Drought ends family’s historic apple orchards
The Chapman family has grown apples at Silvan in the Yarra Valley since 1892, but due to prolonged drought and commercial pressures on farming close to the urban fringe, they have decided to destroy their apple orchards. ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2007 | Cotton crop may hit 23 year low
Australia’s cotton crop may drop to a 23 year low, due to the drought. ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2007 | Wool prices on the rise
Wool prices are increasing again. The Eastern Market Indicator rose 3.6 per cent, or $0.34 a kilo, last week to $9.43 a kilo. ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2007 | Excess turns to shortage
Yarra Valley winemakers are having to deal with a shortage of pinot noir and chardonnay grapes this vintage, after the region suffered through drought, frosts and hail. ...... FULL STORY
13 Mar 2007 | Petrol still a major concern
The number of wholesale, retail and manufacturing firms affected by the drought fell 7 percentage points to 26 per cent in past months according to the latest Dun & Bradshaw Business Expectations Survey. ...... FULL STORY
13 Mar 2007 | Drought worries waning for non-farming sectors
The latest Dun & Bradshaw Business Expectations Survey of around 1,200 business owners and senior executives shows the impact of the drought on non-farming sectors is beginning to ease. ...... FULL STORY
13 Mar 2007 | Warning on lack of agricultural research
Declining government support for agricultural research is threatening the long-term future of Australian agriculture, according to a report by the Australian Farm Institute. ...... FULL STORY
13 Mar 2007 | Dry spell hits kangaroos
Kangaroo populations across central Australia have been hit by the drought, with numbers at their lowest level in more than 28 years. ...... FULL STORY
13 Mar 2007 | Lead blamed for mass poisoning of birds
The West Australian Department of Environment and Conservation last week revealed that lead poisoning killed a small number of birds autopsied following the deaths of more than 4,000 birds in Esperance in December last year. ...... FULL STORY
12 Mar 2007 | Colour options for vegies
Purple, red and yellow carrots, golden and candy striped beetroot, and yellow melon will soon be available. ...... FULL STORY
12 Mar 2007 | No relief from Sydney rain
Rain showers over Sydney this week are not expected to give any drought relief. ...... FULL STORY
12 Mar 2007 | RBA: effects of drought not as bad
The Reserve Bank of Australia devoted a section of it recent statement on monetary policy to the drought and its economic implication in an historical context. ...... FULL STORY
12 Mar 2007 | Centrelink under pressure to keep up with claims
Centrelink has received a record number of drought assistance applications, with up to 1,000 new claims being received each week. ...... FULL STORY
12 Mar 2007 | Concert to lift bush spirits
20,000 free tickets for the Spirit of the Bush concert have been snapped up by country Victorians. ...... FULL STORY
12 Mar 2007 | Farmers paid to conserve land
Agricultural Minister Peter McGauran has confirmed the federal cabinet has signed off on the proposal to pay producers for environmental farming and all that remains to be done is putting a price tag on the scheme. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2007 | CWA drought assistance money runs dry
The Country Women’s Association has run out of drought assistance money for farming families. The CWA said that funding from the government and the Woolworths fundraising drive has been exhausted. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2007 | Police open fire after cowboys fail
Six cows bound for a Brisbane abattoir fell off the back of the truck causing chaos to motorway traffic on the M1 in Sydney yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2007 | Milk production drops
Milk production in Australia dropped 11 per cent in January, the fourth consecutive monthly fall. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2007 | Farmers in the red due to worst drought on record
Rural incomes are in the red for the first time in fifty years as farmers struggle to make a living from the drought affected land. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2007 | The big dry unexplainable
Scientists have identified Australia’s biggest climate problem as a lack of knowledge about why rainfall has dried up in New South Wales. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2007 | Confused cow chomps up chooks
An Indian man has discovered his cow eating up several chickens a night. ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2007 | Wheat experiment saved from storm
A CSIRO wheat research program narrowly escaped damage during the powerful thunderstorm that hit Canberra last week. ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2007 | QLD Cotton in takeover talks
Queensland Cotton Holdings (QCH) has received a $4.75 a share takeover bid from Olam International. ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2007 | Good for nothing rain
Rainfall of up to 44 millimetres, or nearly two inches, that fell in Brisbane's catchment area has failed to raise the level of the city’s major dams, which are now at a record low. ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2007 | Grain production on the rebound
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) is expecting grain production to bounce back this year. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2007 | Financial forecast for farmers
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) has found that drought has pushed farmers into their worst financial year on record. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2007 | Privatisation of water
Yesterday an international water conference was told that privatisation of water supply and retailing in Australia, as in telecommunications and energy, would be a solution to current water shortages by guaranteeing adequate investment. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2007 | Commodities export earnings predicted to rise
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) predicts that commodity export earnings will rise 7 per cent to a record $148 billion in 2007/08. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2007 | Dairy farm incomes predicted to plummet
Yesterday the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) forecast that due to the drought dairy farm incomes would fall 80 per cent nationally this financial year. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2007 | Top year for lamb and beef
In its latest commodities report the Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics (ABARE) has forecast higher returns for lamb and beef producers over the next year. ...... FULL STORY
6 Mar 2007 | Vaile swimming against the tide on water...
Nationals leader Mark Vaile, in a demonstration of the political sensitivity surrounding the Federal Government’s $10 Billion planned takeover of the Murray-Darling Basin... ...... FULL STORY
6 Mar 2007 | Nation warming to nuclear future...
The nation’s attitude towards Nuclear power appears to be turning with the most recent Newspoll showing 45 per cent support for Nuclear Power, up sharply in four months from only 35 per cent support. ...... FULL STORY
6 Mar 2007 | China embracing clean and green
China has announced radical changes to shut its most pollutant factories and industries in a green initiative that will see economic growth for 2007 cut from 10.7 per cent to 8 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
5 Mar 2007 | Grape colour gene found
Research conducted by CSIRO has found that white grapes are the result of two genetic mutations thousands of years ago. ...... FULL STORY
5 Mar 2007 | High rise farm system
Two inventors from Nimbin have come up with a system that can grow enough vegetables and fish to feed 300 people in city locations such as a roof-top or car park. ...... FULL STORY
5 Mar 2007 | One state says no to water plan
The Victorian government is yet to be convinced that the Federal government's $10 billion dollar water reform proposal will protect the Murray and other rivers, that irrigation rights are secure... ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2007 | Drought assistance for rural businesses
The government is extending its exceptional circumstances assistance, or drought relief, to small businesses. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2007 | Quarrels over water licence funding
The federal government is facing a dispute with the states and local water authorities over how to divide $3 billion in commonwealth funds between investing in rural towns and buying back water licences. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2007 | Core issues with apple imports
The federal government faces legal battles over quarantine decisions on apple imports. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2007 | Dairy crisis in WA
Dairy farmers in Western Australia are continuing to leave the industry because of poor prices which has led to a critical shortage of fresh milk. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2007 | NZ not the apple of Tassie’s eye
The Tasmanian government will consider banning New Zealand apples if they are allowed into Australia, saying it was necessary to protect the island’s fruit from the devastating fire blight disease. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2007 | Horticulture gets code of conduct
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will run information sessions in Victoria on the new Horticultural Code of Conduct. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2007 | Egg prices to rise
The price of a dozen eggs will soon rise by as much as $0.40. Australian Egg Corporation managing director James Kellaway said that a price rise for eggs was inevitable... ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2007 | Fruit quality fails after frost
Fruit growers have been hit by water shortages, heat, frost and heavy falls of rain and are struggling to supply good quality crops. ...... FULL STORY
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