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31 Jan 2008 | Fruit flies found in Adelaide
Fruit flies have been found in Adelaide for the first time in almost two years. ...... FULL STORY
31 Jan 2008 | Dairy Farmers a tasty morsel
Suitors are lining up to court NSW-based Dairy Farmers co-operative ...... FULL STORY
31 Jan 2008 | Floodwaters lapping at Rockhampton homes
While authorities have said that the risk of major flooding is minimal, 6 homes in Rockhampton's low-lying areas have been evacuated and up to 150 more could be affected. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2008 | Beef exports threatened by US
Australia's largest market for exported beef is under threat with the US and Korea poised to ratify a free trade agreement. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2008 | Small crop to drive wine prices higher
Australian consumers face paying more for their wine with a forecast for this year's crop of only 1.22 million tonnes compared with an average of 2 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jan 2008 | Federal government sees answers in GM
The federal government will support efforts to create genetically modified crops that are drought and pest resistant according to Agriculture Minister Tony Burke. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2008 | Wheat marketing reforms will happen this year
The Agriculture Minister Tony Burke has rejected calls to delay implementation of changes to wheat marketing arrangements, instead saying that a draft of new legislation would be available by early March and would take effect from the first of July. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2008 | Welcome rains cause problems for some
While rain along the east coast of the country has helped many farmers, there are also those who have missed out or had their crops destroyed by flooding. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jan 2008 | Beetles the answer to fly bother
The WA state government has refused to commit funds to a program to find another dung beetle species that would help to reduce the number of flies between October and January. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jan 2008 | Queensland flood victims to receive aid
The federal government has announced compensation payments for communities in Queensland that are affected by the flood. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jan 2008 | Government ready for water buy-backs
The federal Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong has said that the government will commence a program of water buy-backs this year. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jan 2008 | Foodland bans GM products
The Foodland supermarket chain has said that its stores will not stock products that use genetically modified ingredients and has called for clear labelling of such food. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jan 2008 | Telstra offers handset switch
Telstra has said that it will issue replacement handsets to customers who have switched from CDMA to the NextG network that are not happy with their reception. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jan 2008 | Cotton growers accused of soaking up floodwaters
The NSW government is investigating complaints that cotton growers are taking as much as 80 per cent of the floodwaters flowing into the Murray-Darling system. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jan 2008 | Agribusiness stocks outperform market
Agribusiness shares are bucking the trend with some improving while the rest of the market plummets. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2008 | NZ takes Australia to court over apples
New Zealand has convinced the World Trade Organisation to set up a panel that will decide if Australia must accept apple imports from the country. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2008 | Biofuels on the nose
Governments around the world are starting to seriously question the environmental benefits of biofuels. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2008 | NSW drought-affected area halved
With heavy falls across large parts of NSW and Queensland experts are predicting that 2008 could be the year that the drought breaks. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2008 | Queensland: drought one day, floods the next
Heavy flooding in Queensland has meant that dams in many areas are filling rapidly and the state Premier, Anna Bligh, said that the drought status of much of the west of the state will be reviewed shortly. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2008 | Wool prices prompt rush to restock
High wool prices are prompting growers to rebuild their flocks, driving up prices for merino rams around the country. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2008 | NFF fights for FarmBis
The National Farmers Federation is urging the government to reconsider its pre-election plan to cut funding for the FarmBis program, saying that training would be needed to help the sector recover from drought. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2008 | Telstra not allowed to shut CDMA network yet
Telstra has been ordered to keep its old CDMA mobile phone network up and running for at least another three months. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2008 | Haystacks go up in smoke
Unusual weather conditions have increased the incidence of hay sheds spontaneously bursting into flames. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jan 2008 | Feedlot herd shrinking
Only half of the feedlot capacity is being utilised due to a combination of high grain prices, the strong dollar and warm weather conditions in Japan. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jan 2008 | Winemakers in shock after loss of colleague
An accident at a winery in the Hunter region has cost the life of respected fifth-generation vigneron Trevor Drayton as well as a young contractor. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jan 2008 | Green light for wheat exporters expected soon
Exporters should know soon which will have their applications to sell this year's harvest overseas with an announcement from Agriculture Minister Tony Burke expected within days. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jan 2008 | Tax office offers help for cases of hardship
Ultimately farmers have to pay whatever taxes are due, however the Tax Commissioner Michael D'Ascenzo has said that those that are having trouble meeting their tax obligations due to hardship should seek assistance well in advance. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jan 2008 | US gives cloned products the green light
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of meat and milk from cloned livestock, saying that the products are as safe to eat as they are from normally bred animals. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jan 2008 | Rain lets GrainCorp lift forecast
Things are looking up at GrainCorp where they are summer rains have increased their crop estimates by about a million tonnes to between 4 and 5 million tonnes in total... ...... FULL STORY
17 Jan 2008 | Orlando sticks to its guns to lift sales
The Jacobs Creek brand, part of Orlando Wines, is close to hitting annual sales volumes of 8 million cases of wine. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2008 | PrimeAg confident about 2008
PrimeAg is looking forward to good results in 2008 with widespread rainfall and booming commodity prices. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2008 | Modified vegies could boost calcium
A genetically modified carrot has been found to increase the absorption of calcium by 41 per cent compared with a normal carrot, potentially helping to prevent conditions such as osteoporosis. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2008 | Price excites us more than taste
A study has found that the more we pay for wine the more we enjoy the taste. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2008 | NAB rewrites indigenous loan rules
The National Australia Bank has had to change the way it lends to people in remote indigenous communities after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission found that many borrowers did not understand the arrangements... ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2008 | Grain body says no central desk needed
The Grains Policy Institute is urging the federal government to completely deregulate wheat exports and not create a body to look after commercial activities such as trade advocacy, research and development and promotion... ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2008 | Farmer groups urge Telstra to reconsider
The South Australian Farmers Federation has said that there are too many "dead spots" in Telstra's NextG mobile network to allow the old CDMA network to be shut down. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2008 | Drought for churches too
A shortage of the clergy in rural areas means that 45 per cent of rural church leaders are managing three or more congregations. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2008 | Pig farmers feel the pinch
Australian pig farmers are deserting the industry in the face of record imports of processed pork products such as ham and bacon. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jan 2008 | Minister told handsets not up to scratch
A report delivered to the Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, this week is believed to say that Telstra should not be allowed to switch off its CDMA network until concerns around the availability and suitability of handsets has been addressed. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jan 2008 | Acid on Murray mudflats
Residents around the River Murray mudflats are being warned of dangerous acid forming as the mud dries out. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jan 2008 | Blazes race through WA
Fires racing through the WA wheatbelt since a lightening strike on Tuesday night have burnt through tens of thousands of acres of bushland. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jan 2008 | Sizzling heat in the south
People in Victoria and South Australia face another day of searing heat with temperatures of over 40 degrees. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jan 2008 | AWB tries to win shareholder approval
After pressure from farmers, AWB is now offering to temporarily retain the 10 per cent shareholder cap and that the new constitution would require that at least two directors be involved in agricultural production. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jan 2008 | Bumper sorghum crop causes storage headache
Spring rains are expected to have helped farmers in NSW and Queensland to produce their best sorghum crop in years. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2008 | Corporate raider targets sugar growers
Small sugar holders are under threat as Ron Brierly's Guinness Peat company works to consolidate ownership in the industry. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2008 | Campaign to keep grower control of AWB
A wheat grower in NSW, Jock Munro, is campaigning to try to prevent AWB from making changes to its constitution that would see farmers lose control of the company. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jan 2008 | Wine export growth slows but prices up
While total exports of wine increased by only 3 per cent, or 26 million litres last year, the value was up by 6 per cent to hit $3 billion. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2008 | Wet and wild weather in north-east
The Water Minister for Queensland, Craig Wallace, has estimated that about two Sydney Harbour's worth of water (about 923 billion litres) has flowed from Queensland into the Murray-Darling system over the past few weeks. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2008 | Pulse strong for farmers
South Australian farmers have received an unexpected boost with lentils now fetching up to $800 per tonne. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jan 2008 | Broadband plan takes another step
The Optus led Opel consortium is closer to realising its goal of rolling out broadband for rural areas. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2008 | NextG coverage letting farmers down
While Telstra is pushing ahead with plans to switch off the CDMA mobile phone network on January 28, many farmers are not happy with the replacement NextG service. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2008 | World grain markets dry up
Poor harvests have caused China and Russia to put export duties on cereal crops while Argentina has stopped all wheat exports. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2008 | Happy yarn for wool growers
Increasing demand is helping to drive wool prices higher for Australian producers. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jan 2008 | Wheat crop low but prices sky high
Farmers who have managed to harvest a wheat crop are set to benefit from record high prices. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jan 2008 | Telstra offers carrot to CDMA customers
In an effort to get the last of its CDMA network customers to switch to its new NextG network, Telstra has introduced a $50 cash back offer. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jan 2008 | Nationals say Labor out of touch
The Nationals leader Warren Truss has attacked the Rudd government as being anti-farmer for planning to review drought relief payments. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jan 2008 | Bureau confirms 2007 was a hot one
2007 was the warmest year on record for South Australia, Victoria, NSW and the Murray-Darling Basin. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jan 2008 | Support payments to be reviewed
The federal government has announced plans to review the system of drought relief payments amid concerns that money is being used to support farmers on land considered unviable. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jan 2008 | Darling delivers for farmers
In the far west of NSW irrigators in Bourke have been able to use their pumps for the first time since July 2005. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jan 2008 | Futures opportunities
Agricultural investment experts are predicting that we are at the start of a major rally in commodity prices that could last as long as 20 years. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jan 2008 | Murray flows improved but still not enough
While still well below the long term average for December of 450 to 500 gigalitres, flows into the Murray River last month are estimated at 220 gigalitres are good news compared with the 34 gl reported for December 2006. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jan 2008 | Wine industry shake-out predicted for 2008
Wine growers are facing tough conditions in 2008 as grapes are suddenly in short supply after years of glut. ...... FULL STORY
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