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30 Nov 2007 | Consumers lobby for SA ban on GM to continue
Consumers have sent around 3,000 postcards to the South Australian parliament urging it not to end the state's moratorium on genetically modified crops. ...... FULL STORY
30 Nov 2007 | GM opponents cop spray
A group of Victorian MP's who are opposed to the introduction of genetically modified crops have been attacked by the dean of the Melbourne University's land and resources faculty, Professor Richard Roush. ...... FULL STORY
30 Nov 2007 | Drought causes loss at Graincorp
Graincorp has reported a loss of $19.8 million for the year ending September 30 and said that the outlook for the next year was not much better. ...... FULL STORY
29 Nov 2007 | Joyce makes way for Truss
Barnaby Joyce has withdrawn his nomination for leadership of the National Party and has instead thrown his support behind former Trade Minister Warren Truss. ...... FULL STORY
29 Nov 2007 | Farmers not so cheery about future
Rural confidence for the next 12 months has fallen with only patchy rainfalls recorded throughout spring. ...... FULL STORY
29 Nov 2007 | AWB scandal could be revisited
Prime Minister elect Kevin Rudd has said that he will take advice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on whether or not to start a fresh inquiry into the AWB Iraq kickbacks scandal. ...... FULL STORY
28 Nov 2007 | GM approved by NSW and Victoria
The NSW and Victorian governments yesterday decided to lift their moratoriums on growing genetically modified crops. ...... FULL STORY
28 Nov 2007 | La Nina delivers on promise of rain
The eastern states have recorded above average rain falls as the La Nina weather pattern settles in. ...... FULL STORY
28 Nov 2007 | Joyce joins leadership contest
The contest for leadership of the National Party was given a bit of extra colour yesterday as Queensland senator Barnaby Joyce threw his hat into the ring. ...... FULL STORY
27 Nov 2007 | ABB profit plummets
ABB Grain has posted a net profit of $7.3 million for the year to September 30 which is 89 per cent lower than last year's $66.7 million profit. ...... FULL STORY
26 Nov 2007 | Murray-Darling fix to be accelerated
There is hope that the new Labor government will be able to resolve the impasse with the Victorian state government over the $10 billion Murray-Darling Basin plan. ...... FULL STORY
26 Nov 2007 | Rural crime booming
More horses are being stolen from Camden in Sydney's west than are stolen from the rural heartland of NSW. ...... FULL STORY
26 Nov 2007 | Nationals vote holds but seats fall
At Saturday's federal election the Nationals only won 10 seats in the House of Representatives. ...... FULL STORY
23 Nov 2007 | UK gets another dose of foot-and-mouth
The site that was to blame for previous leaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK has said that there could have been another incident. ...... FULL STORY
23 Nov 2007 | Rural sports clubs in decline
Farm production is not the only aspect of rural life to feel the effects of the drought, sporting clubs are suffering too. ...... FULL STORY
23 Nov 2007 | More rain ahead but no end to drought
While the forecast is for a wet summer with above average rainfall don't expect the drought to end just yet. ...... FULL STORY
22 Nov 2007 | NFF turns its back on Labor
The National Farmers Federation has withdrawn its support for the Labor party just one day after saying that it was happy with the opposition party's policies. ...... FULL STORY
22 Nov 2007 | AWB adjusts to new reality
The AWB is making changes to its structure so that it is ready for operating in an environment in which it no longer has control of the single desk for wheat exports. ...... FULL STORY
22 Nov 2007 | Imports satisfy thirst for wine
The amount of wine imported into Australia over the past year has jumped by 33 per cent to 39 million litres with white wine imports alone increasing by 43 per cent to 22 million litres. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2007 | Cotton crop plummeting, prices up
The Australian cotton crop could fall 62 per cent to its lowest level in 30 years according to Cotton Australia's chief executive, Adam Kay. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2007 | Labor would accelerate Murray-Darling plan
The Labor party has been accused of once again "me-tooing" as it announced yesterday that it would adopt the coalition's $10 billion water plan if elected. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2007 | McGuigan talks up prospects
McGuigan Simeon Wines reported a net loss of $5.9 million for the 2006-07 financial year but has said that it expects to turn a small profit in the current financial year. ...... FULL STORY
20 Nov 2007 | Businesses burnt by electricity prices
Some businesses could see their electricity bill increase by more than five times the rate of inflation over the next year. ...... FULL STORY
20 Nov 2007 | Goodman Fielder can't escape rising costs
The latest company to announce that its performance has been hit by the drought is Goodman Fielder which yesterday said its profit for the current financial year would be around $222 million, compared with a 2006-07 result of $239.8 million. ...... FULL STORY
20 Nov 2007 | Joyce worried about joint ticket
Queensland National's senator Barnaby Joyce has said that his party would have a better chance of winning the sixth Queensland senate seat if the Nationals had run their own campaign instead of a joint ticket with the Liberals... ...... FULL STORY
19 Nov 2007 | Satellites target illegal land clearing
Satellite imaging technology is being used to watch for illegal land clearing. ...... FULL STORY
19 Nov 2007 | Profits down at Aussie icon
Bush clothing manufacturer RM Williams has been hit hard by the drought with a 10 per cent fall in profit in the year to June 30. ...... FULL STORY
19 Nov 2007 | Farmers benefit from water trades
A report by the National Water Commission has found that water trading has allowed farmers to survive the drought but that there is strong resistance to water being traded permanently out of a community. ...... FULL STORY
16 Nov 2007 | Fonterra restructuring but still looking to buy
New Zealand dairy company Fonterra is restructuring and plans to keep on expanding. ...... FULL STORY
16 Nov 2007 | Timbercorp profit dips due to drought
Timbercorp yesterday posted an after-tax profit of $65.7 million for the 2006-07 year, 17.5 per cent lower than last year's record profit. ...... FULL STORY
16 Nov 2007 | WA farmers push their meat
WA farmers have started a fighting fund, part of which will pay for advertising aimed at encouraging consumers to only buy locally grown red meat. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2007 | SA wants cheap loans for water
South Australian Premier Mike Rann has hit out at the federal government for not yet spending any of the $10 billion National Water Security Plan funds to help desperate irrigators. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2007 | Grape growers expected to quit
As many as 1,000 of the country's 7,500 wine grape growers could decide to leave the industry following predictions that the 2008 harvest will be only 1.3 million tonnes, well below the average of 1.9 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2007 | Record prices for those who have a crop
While most grain growers have a significantly reduced crop due to the drought, those who have been lucky enough to have a solid season will benefit from record world prices. ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2007 | More jobs at Berri Estates
A shift to more profitable wines by the Hardy Wine Company will create an extra fifty jobs at the Berri Estates Winery. ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2007 | NFF says coalition policies not enough
The National Farmer's Federation has criticised the coalition's policy package announced yesterday for not addressing the major issues of concern to farmers. ...... FULL STORY
8 Nov 2007 | CSR ploughs through sugar slump
CSR are facing a pitfall in their sugar division, despite ruling out any possibility of selling the division suggesting that the building materials and sugar industries were at the bottom of their business cycles. ...... FULL STORY
7 Nov 2007 | Floods for some but drought for others
Gippsland residents in Victoria are again cleaning up after the second flood this year. ...... FULL STORY
7 Nov 2007 | WA beef farmers driven out of business
The high Australian dollar, drought, and increased competition from the eastern states are driving many Western Australian beef producers to cull their herds. ...... FULL STORY
7 Nov 2007 | Regional SA to lose 250 jobs
Around 250 public service jobs will be removed from regional South Australia as the government moves to set up a shared services centre in Adelaide. ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2007 | Flooding in parts of SA and Victoria
Heavy rains have given South Australia its wettest start to November on record but how much will make its way into the Murray catchment is not yet known. ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2007 | Drought dents farmer confidence
Farmer confidence has fallen in the September quarter according to the latest results of the Westpac and Charles Sturt University Agribusiness Index. ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2007 | GM canola could boost productivity
A University of Melbourne study into genetically-modified canola has found that if half the current growing areas for canola were planted with GM crop there would be a total financial benefit of $157 million. ...... FULL STORY
5 Nov 2007 | Grants not enough to entice farmers off land
While over 300 farmers have made enquiries only 14 have lodged applications for the federal government's $150,000 exit grants. ...... FULL STORY
5 Nov 2007 | Rain relief but no end to drought
South-eastern Australia has had heavy falls of rain over the last few days but many more wet weeks would be required in order to break the drought. ...... FULL STORY
5 Nov 2007 | Water turns into gold
Water is now more valuable than land and many farmers are selling their allocations to stay afloat. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2007 | Green light for grain imports
Livestock producers have been given the go-ahead by the federal government to import grain to feed their stock. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2007 | AWB wins search reprieve
AWB has successfully argued in the Federal Court that it could not comply with a document search request from ASIC. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2007 | Confident outlook from Dairy Farmers
Despite farm-gate milk prices rising by around 40 per cent over the last year, Dairy Farmers remains confident of achieving earnings targets. ...... FULL STORY
1 Nov 2007 | Nationals want more water for Queensland
Queensland Nationals are calling for water allocations to be made available from the Paroo River in southern Queensland which is a Murray-Darling tributary. ...... FULL STORY
1 Nov 2007 | Wi-max coverage a fantasy
The Institute of Public Affairs has said that the wireless broadband network proposed by the Howard government will only be able to reach a fraction of the people claimed. ...... FULL STORY
1 Nov 2007 | Drought just an "excuse" for price rises
With data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showing that the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables had increased more than processed meats, alcohol and butter, the South Australian Farmers Federation has accused retailers... ...... FULL STORY
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