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31 Oct 2007 | Biofuels add to grain shortage
Record grain prices are causing beef, pork and dairy farmers to experience severe trading losses a conference to discuss feed grain has been told. ...... FULL STORY
31 Oct 2007 | Escalating defaults in regional NSW
The latest credit default figures show an alarming increase of 35.5 per cent in NSW across credit cards, personal loans and mortgages. ...... FULL STORY
31 Oct 2007 | Fury over 16 per cent water allocations
The South Australian government has frozen water allocations prompting growers along the Murray to warn that the Riverland will turn into a "dustbowl". ...... FULL STORY
31 Oct 2007 | Winter crop forecast slashed
The continuing drought has seen the forecast for winter crops slashed by four million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
30 Oct 2007 | Crop estimates shrink
Terrible conditions through September and October mean that we can expect to see a national wheat crop of only 13 million tonnes according to Ron Storey from Australian Crop Forecasters. ...... FULL STORY
30 Oct 2007 | Feed company warns of tough times
Stockfeed company Ridley Corp has warned that the outlook for farmers around the country is grim as they face their second spring with no rain. ...... FULL STORY
30 Oct 2007 | Snowing in WA
A late cold snap has seen temperatures drop to almost zero degrees in southern parts of West Australia. ...... FULL STORY
29 Oct 2007 | Nationals give support to WEMA
The Wheat Export Marketing Alliance has received a letter from the National's leader, Mark Vaille, endorsing the group's proposal to manage the single desk if the government is re-elected. ...... FULL STORY
29 Oct 2007 | Rain delays WA harvest
Harvesting of crops in the south of West Australia has been delayed following heavy rains over the weekend. ...... FULL STORY
29 Oct 2007 | Farm sales to double in next decade
Research from Charles Sturt University predicts that the sale of farms in Australia's eastern states will double over the next 10 years. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2007 | Rate rise will hit farmers hard
Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaille has warned that another rise in interest rates could be the last straw for farmers already struggling to deal with the effects of the drought. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2007 | NSW daylight saving extension approved
Clocks will be moved forward by an hour at 2am this Sunday as daylight savings begins in New South Wales, ACT, South Australia and Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2007 | Rain comes at the wrong time in SA
A 2,000 hectare area with crops due to be harvested has been wiped out by a hailstorm near Port Broughton in Adelaide. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2007 | Minimal support for Aussie farmers
The financial support paid to farmers by the federal government, although increasing by $55 million since 2005 due to the drought, remains below the levels paid to their counter-parts in the United States and European Union. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2007 | Care needed with 2,4-D
The weedkiller 2,4-D is effective for use around cereals, grain crops and sugarcane, but is deadly for tomatoes, grapes, cotton and native plants. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2007 | Drought pushing prices higher for all
The drought is driving up prices for both consumers and producers. ...... FULL STORY
24 Oct 2007 | Futuris unloads AACo
Futuris has announced that it will sell its 43 per cent stake in AACo, Australia's largest beef producer. ...... FULL STORY
24 Oct 2007 | ASIC chases charges against AWB executives
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is moving quickly to obtain evidence for charges against former AWB executives as time is running out before statutory limitations prevent such action being taken. ...... FULL STORY
24 Oct 2007 | Thirsty summer for dairy cows
According to CRC Agrisolutions dairy farmers whose cows are on a diet with a high dry matter content will need to plan for increased drinking water. ...... FULL STORY
23 Oct 2007 | Farmers want less daylight
Farmers in NSW are concerned by a bill before the state parliament this week to commence daylight savings at the beginning of October rather than the end. ...... FULL STORY
23 Oct 2007 | WA GM ban to stay
West Australia's Agriculture Minister, Kim Chance, has said that the state's current ban on GM crops would remain in place for the current term of government and that there would be no change in policy until consumer attitudes toward GM food had improved. ...... FULL STORY
23 Oct 2007 | Water plan under fire
Hundreds of irrigators rallied at Parliament House in Canberra yesterday to express their anger at the government and warn that prices for food will only rise further if water allocation problems are not resolved. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2007 | Cane farmers turn to mines for income
The general manager of Canegrowers, Ian Ballantyne, has estimated that the rising Australian dollar has reduced the price of sugar by $50 per tonne compared with a year ago. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2007 | Assistance hotline running hot
Almost 300 farmers have called the drought assistance hotline to express interest in the exit grants announced by the federal government last month. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2007 | More rural properties for sale
Expenditure on advertising for rural property sales is up 15 per cent on last year. ...... FULL STORY
19 Oct 2007 | Food prices expected to remain high
Plummeting food production levels mean that households can expect no relief from higher grocery prices even if the drought breaks ...... FULL STORY
19 Oct 2007 | Traveston Dam decision vindicated
The decision by the Queensland state government to build a dam at Traveston has been supported by an environmental impact statement. ...... FULL STORY
19 Oct 2007 | Graincorp fuming over license delays
Graincorp has accused the federal government of hindering its business by not responding to three requests for wheat export licenses that the Agriculture Minister, Peter McGauran, has had for nearly four months. ...... FULL STORY
18 Oct 2007 | South Australia appoints drought-buster
The South Australian Labor government has responded to criticisms that it was not doing enough about the drought by appointing a former Liberal Premier, Dean Brown, to become the state's special advisor on drought. ...... FULL STORY
18 Oct 2007 | Not enough students for agriculture jobs
A report by the University of Sydney has found that by 2013 jobs in environmental management will expand by 45 per cent, forestry by 44 per cent, fisheries by 41 per cent, horticulture and viticulture by 35 per cent, and other agriculture by 32 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
18 Oct 2007 | No deductions for agricultural schemes
The Australian Tax Office has reconfirmed its view that investments in agricultural schemes are of a capital nature and therefore are not tax deductible. ...... FULL STORY
17 Oct 2007 | Sheep flock dwindling
Years of drought have driven the Australian sheep flock to its lowest level in 82 years. ...... FULL STORY
17 Oct 2007 | NFF gets political
The National Farmer's Federation will be involved in an election campaign for the first time in 20 years. ...... FULL STORY
17 Oct 2007 | Times are tough for small canegrowers
A survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics in March this year has found that almost one-third of sugar-cane farmers reported negative income in 2005-06... ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2007 | Telstra says it is ready to shut down CDMA
Telstra has said that it is confident that conditions for closing its old CDMA network as the third-generation Next G network provides coverage that is better than or at least equal to the old network... ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2007 | Brace for more cyclones this season
The Bureau of Meteorology has warned that there will be more cyclones this season compared with previous years due to a La Nina weather pattern. ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2007 | Farmers can profit from climate change
According to a report by the CSIRO Australian farmers could earn up to $1.3 billion per year by harvesting energy from clean, renewable sources and farming carbon. ...... FULL STORY
15 Oct 2007 | AWB investigation on hold
The inquiry into AWB executives that have been accused of paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime seems to have stalled. ...... FULL STORY
15 Oct 2007 | First water initiatives announced
Although it has not yet gained the support of the state premiers the federal government has announced the first water-saving measures under its $10 billion Murray-Darling rescue plan. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2007 | Food prices up as commodity values climb
Most commodity prices are on the way up and are pushing up the price of food in our supermarkets. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2007 | Tuckey supports ALP wheat plan
West Australian federal Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey has argued against retaining a single desk system for wheat exports and has said that some voters will switch to the ALP at the coming election... ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2007 | Drought may run for many more years
South Australian Greens senator Rachel Siewert has warned that the current drought could go on until 2014. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2007 | Parties shore up votes with drought relief
The phoney election campaign is benefiting farmers as the political parties continue to make promises to support our drought-affected farmers. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2007 | No cattle but plenty of 'roos
Helicopter cattle musterer Brian Dayes has said that cattle numbers are so reduced that he has resorted to shooting kangaroos to supplement his income. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2007 | Equestrians need help too
The Equestrian Federation of Australia has said that its members have been largely overlooked in favour of the racing industry for government assistance in dealing with the equine influenza outbreak. ...... FULL STORY
9 Oct 2007 | Horse vaccination program expands
Around 95,000 horses throughout Queensland, NSW and Victoria will be inoculated with the flu vaccine in an attempt to halt the spread of the disease. ...... FULL STORY
9 Oct 2007 | Wine exports hit new high
Exports of Australian wines hit a new record in the year to September with an increase of nine per cent to a total value of $3.02 billion. ...... FULL STORY
9 Oct 2007 | Clare Valley makes world beating wines
A Clare Valley riesling has been named as the best in the world at the International Wine and Spirits Competition held in London. ...... FULL STORY
8 Oct 2007 | South Australia rejects WEMA plan
The plan to create a grower-owned wheat marketer by the Wheat Export Marketing Alliance has been rejected by the South Australian Farmer's Federation. ...... FULL STORY
8 Oct 2007 | Clever planning doubles property values
Property values in the Top End could double following a research project that has doubled utilisation of the land. ...... FULL STORY
8 Oct 2007 | Farmers criticised for overseas labour
Fruit and vegetable growers in Queensland are being investigated by the State Workplace Rights Ombudsman following claims that they are using overseas workers when locals are available. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2007 | Sheep are part of our environment too
A claim for compensation has been rejected following a court decision that sheep are part of the environment and that their welfare is a suitable matter for environmental protection. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2007 | Drought severity is due to climate change
The Bureau of Meteorology has said that the water shortages of recent years are caused by global warming. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2007 | Cane growers hit by rising dollar
Strong sugar prices are being soured by the rising Australian dollar. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2007 | Women pick up the shears
Of the 1,300 shearers in Western Australia the industry estimates that 15 are female. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2007 | Farmers urged to help with drought funds
The National Farmer's Federation president, David Crombie, has said that its members should accept that they have a "mutual obligation" with the government to meet the costs of addressing the drought. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2007 | Grocery prices expected to rise sharply
The chief executive of Woolworths, Michael Luscombe, has warned that the drought will soon force consumers to pay more for their groceries including meat, milk, eggs and bakery goods. ...... FULL STORY
3 Oct 2007 | SA politician focus on drought
A group of South Australian Farmers Federation officials and politicians will tour the state's Eyre Peninsula region this week to see the effects of the drought first-hand. ...... FULL STORY
3 Oct 2007 | AWB lifts prices to attract grain
AWB has responded to threats from farmers that they would rather store their wheat than sell it by increasing the price offered to West Australian wheat farmers. ...... FULL STORY
3 Oct 2007 | Racing may restart before end of year
Horse racing in southeast Queensland may be allowed again as soon as early December. ...... FULL STORY
2 Oct 2007 | Water funds sprayed in election lead-up
The $1.6 billion allocated to the Water Smart Australia Program that was meant to last until 2010 is almost gone. ...... FULL STORY
2 Oct 2007 | Queensland rejects daylight saving
Farmers in Queensland are relieved that the state has decided not to adopt daylight saving. ...... FULL STORY
2 Oct 2007 | Business could pay $10 billion for energy target
The federal government has estimated that its clean energy target of around 15 per cent will cost industry between $8 billion and $10 billion until 2020. ...... FULL STORY
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