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17 Dec 2003 | ANZAC lamb coup with US
Australia and New Zealand have sealed a deal with the US which should see expanded demand for lamb in the US. ...... FULL STORY
17 Dec 2003 | Rising dollar takes future cream off MG
Murray Goulburn has sent letters to its suppliers announcing that step-ups won't be forthcoming in the immediate future. ...... FULL STORY
16 Dec 2003 | Drought dries funds to boarding schools
A survey by AgForce shows that rural parents hit by drought are having difficulty paying boarding school fees even though schools have reduced charges or agreed to delayed payments. ...... FULL STORY
16 Dec 2003 | Growers beg for recycled water
A Victorian Government project to deliver treated sewage to vegetable growers at Five Ways was supposed to start months ago - but the growers are still waiting. ...... FULL STORY
16 Dec 2003 | Telstra slashes 80 regional jobs
Telstra will cut 80 jobs in regional Victoria and New South Wales directory assistance call centres, as more people use the Internet to look up phone numbers. ...... FULL STORY
12 Dec 2003 | Last crop for vegie growers
Thousands of vegetable seedlings are being thrown away by Werribee market gardeners as water supplies dry up. ...... FULL STORY
11 Dec 2003 | Queensland chickens to get their jabs
Commercial chickens in Queensland will be vaccinated from early 2004 as part of a national campaign to manage outbreaks of Newcastle disease. ...... FULL STORY
11 Dec 2003 | Imported honey meets standards
Honey imported into Australia meets local and overseas regulatory requirements, despite a TV program suggesting to consumers that the presence of the antibiotic nitrofuran in the honey is being covered up. ...... FULL STORY
9 Dec 2003 | Native title claim granted in Kimberley
A Federal Court judge has recognised the rights of Ngarinyin, Wunambal and Worora people of Western Australia to "possession, occupation, use and enjoyment" of most of the 61,150 square kilometres they claimed in the Kimberley. ...... FULL STORY
9 Dec 2003 | Damaging pine pest in CSIRO's sights
CSIRO is part of a project to eradicate the Monterey pine aphid (Essigella californica), which is suspected of inflicting losses of up to $24 million a year on the Australian forestry industry. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2003 | Extra water for Werribee 'wasters'
The 4,500-megalitre water loan from the Thomson Dam given to Werribee market gardeners has been slammed by environmentalists and professional anglers. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2003 | Snowy battles wild dogs
Wild dogs are a destructive menace, threatening the livelihoods of New South Wales graziers. ...... FULL STORY
3 Dec 2003 | Fresh pork overtakes lamb
Australians are now eating more fresh pork meat than lamb meat for the first time ever, according to Roy Morgan research figures. ...... FULL STORY
3 Dec 2003 | Warning on disease threat to lupin crops
The potentially devastating lupin anthracnose has been found in a Tasmanian nursery. ...... FULL STORY
2 Dec 2003 | Qld wines draw high praise
There were over 300 entries for the 20th The Courier-Mail Sheraton Brisbane Queensland Wine Awards, judged in Brisbane and announced last night. ...... FULL STORY
2 Dec 2003 | Farmers growing in confidence: survey
The latest Rabobank survey shows that Australia's farmers are gaining in confidence as the drought recovery proceeds. ...... FULL STORY
2 Dec 2003 | AWB's Landmark strategy clearly evident
South Australian farmers who deliver grain to AWB's four grain centres are being given vouchers worth $2 a tonne to spend at AWB's Landmark stores. ...... FULL STORY
1 Dec 2003 | Crackdown on water theft
Goulburn-Murray Water will take a much tougher stance on water theft this irrigation season, following a "disturbing trend" over the past three seasons in which theft has increased significantly. ...... FULL STORY
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