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25 Nov 2003 | AQIS keeps out the creepies
Every year, Australia's quarantine officials hunt through airports, dockyards and mail rooms for items that pose a threat to the nation's $30 billion a year agriculture export industry. ...... FULL STORY
25 Nov 2003 | Go bush for a great life
Melburnians have been learning about a wonderful "new" place called Provincial Victoria through a State Government advertising campaign. ...... FULL STORY
24 Nov 2003 | Farm Pride faces fresh attack from Sunny Queen
Queensland-based Sunny Queen, which wants to buy out Victoria-based Farm Pride Foods, is planning an attack on Farm Pride's board at the annual meeting on November 28. ...... FULL STORY
24 Nov 2003 | City-country generation gap grows
The Australian Local Government Association will release its "State of the Regions Report" today, which shows that the generation gap between country and city is widening. ...... FULL STORY
24 Nov 2003 | Water crisis runs deep for vegie farmers
Werribee South vegetable farmers came very close to a catastrophe recently. ...... FULL STORY
24 Nov 2003 | Beekeeper swipe at Tas forestry practices
Tasmanian beekeepers have launched a stinging attack on the State Government over its clearfelling and reforestation burns policies. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2003 | Banana disease controls tightened
North Queensland banana growers will have to comply with tighter controls on disease treatment. ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2003 | CSIRO cops 'greenie' serve from irrigators
Irrigators have told CSIRO to steer clear of environment advocates, particularly in relation to debates about water reforms and studies of Murray River flows. ...... FULL STORY
20 Nov 2003 | Beef sizzles as diets take hold
The Australian beef industry is reaping the benefits of the popularity of the high-protein low-carbohydrate diet. ...... FULL STORY
20 Nov 2003 | SA roo-meat firms caught on the hop
South Australia's kangaroo meat processors are being forced to look interstate for supplies, with the drought reducing kangaroo numbers to a 25-year low. ...... FULL STORY
20 Nov 2003 | Tassie harvests grapes of wrath
More than 3,000 wines have been tasted and sniffed by 16 judges over the past five days at the Royal Hobart Wine Show. ...... FULL STORY
19 Nov 2003 | Holy cow, Bessie hits 26
On sunny days Bessie the cow does nothing but lie in the grass and soak up the sunshine. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2003 | Vegetable prices to rise in growers' water crisis
Soaring vegetable prices and shortages are likely unless Werribee market gardeners receive emergency water supplies. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2003 | A stepping stone for rural youth
The Country Education Foundation of Australia provides communities with support to give school leavers incentives to develop their education and skills. ...... FULL STORY
17 Nov 2003 | Low mouse numbers for central Mallee
CSIRO says there will be fewer than 100 mice per hectare this summer in the Mallee region of Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
17 Nov 2003 | Bush vets: 'we can't survive'
Country veterinarians in New South Wales are angry about State Government plans to deregulate some animal health tasks, effectively handing over business to rural merchants and pastoral houses. ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2003 | Water cuts hit farmers
Farmers' investment decisions are already being affected by potential cuts in irrigation water from the Murray River, according to a report compiled by the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics. ...... FULL STORY
13 Nov 2003 | Farmer alarm at waste plan
Farmers at three potential waste dump sites in Victoria have received letters stating they could lose their land. ...... FULL STORY
12 Nov 2003 | Farmers, take care, be ready for bushfires
There are specific issues farmers should consider when it comes to bushfires, such as clearing volatile fuels from around buildings, isolating potential fire sources eg incinerators, and assessing water supply availability for fire extinction. ...... FULL STORY
11 Nov 2003 | More than half of NSW still in drought
The drought is far from over in New South Wales despite the best statistics for over a year, the State Agriculture Minister, Ian Macdonald, said on November 10. ...... FULL STORY
11 Nov 2003 | Flyodiversity under scrutiny
Australian researchers are to join a major international research project into the evolutionary history of flies. ...... FULL STORY
11 Nov 2003 | Tassie seed a global success
Tasmanian tree species seeds are fetching up to $30,000 a kilogram in overseas countries, due to the commercial success of the Tasmanian Seed Centre, a business unit of Forestry Tasmania. ...... FULL STORY
10 Nov 2003 | Are we ready for drought?
The Federal Agriculture Minister, Warren Truss, has announced a five-member panel to review Australia's preparedness for drought. ...... FULL STORY
10 Nov 2003 | Dredging saves Murray
A 12-month dredging operation to help keep the Murray mouth open has removed one million cubic metres of sand, South Australian Environment Minister, John Hill, says. ...... FULL STORY
10 Nov 2003 | Vic country hospital budgets look poorly
Several Victorian regional hospitals have reported substantial losses, with deficits in the millions. ...... FULL STORY
10 Nov 2003 | WTO eyes Aussie quarantine dispute
The European Union has been granted a special panel of World Trade Organisation experts to rule on a dispute with Australia over quarantine measures. ...... FULL STORY
10 Nov 2003 | Fox eradication farce in Tasmania
A Fox Task Force eradication officer has slammed Tasmania's effort, casting doubts on its eventual effectiveness. ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2003 | State funeral to honour bush icon
Toowoomba is preparing for a state funeral for bush icon R. M. Williams. ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2003 | Fox bait program aims to clear one million hectares
The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment has launched a fox-baiting campaign aimed at eradicating the pest from one million hectares of East Gippsland bush. ...... FULL STORY
5 Nov 2003 | CWA wants to go to pot
The Tasmanian branch of the Country Women's Association will lobby governments for the legalisation of cannabis for pain relief in the terminally ill and chronic pain sufferers. ...... FULL STORY
4 Nov 2003 | Be ready for surprises if you buy a bush block
People who buy bush blocks are often unaware of the many obligations, hard work, costs (such as pasture improvement) and problems that come with the purchase. ...... FULL STORY
3 Nov 2003 | Pesticide residues in organic produce
A report by Food Standards Australia states that some organic food sold in supermarkets contains pesticide residues equal to the maximum limit legally allowed in traditional food products. ...... FULL STORY
3 Nov 2003 | Cattle station supply dries up in drought
Rural agents say the strong demand for cattle stations is not being met due to a shortage of listings. ...... FULL STORY
3 Nov 2003 | Sting in the price of honey as being a bee loses its buzz
Honey prices are at their highest for 40 years due to the drought, last summer's bushfires and a decline in world production. ...... FULL STORY
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