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24 Jul 2006 | Conditions not right for ethanol
Brisbane based Global Ethanol Holdings has announced a share market float as it seeks to expand its operations in the USA. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jul 2006 | Biofuels and weather drive wheat prices up
US spring wheat futures hit a 10 year high of $5.35 bushel in Minneapolis and UK wheat futures were up 23 per cent this year to new two-year highs. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2006 | NFF opposes managed investment schemes
Managed Investment Schemes (MIS) are failing to promote sound investment decisions in rural and regional areas and can undermine Australian agriculture as a competitive investment option for people in metropolitan areas... ...... FULL STORY
17 Jul 2006 | Native forest feeds Gunns pulp mill for first years
Gunns Limited said most timber for its planned pulp mill at Bell Bay would come from north-eastern Tasmania, but said 500,000 tonnes a year would be transported from the north-west and south-east. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jul 2006 | Gunns makes only partial plans for plantation timber
Gunns said that it would theoretically be possible from 2017 to feed the planned pulp mill at Bell Bay with plantation wood, but Gunns planned to continue using a mix of plantations and native forests. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2006 | Managed rural investments stalling
Agricultural investment house Adviser Edge yesterday revised down its preliminary estimates for sales of managed rural investments from $1.26 billion to $1.19 billion. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2006 | Fishfarms need skilled workers
The fish farming industry needs government to assist with a shortage of skilled staff. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2006 | Fishfarming booming in SA
South Australian businessman Laurie Ziatas’ Aqafoods Ltd is spending about $50 million, buying up a significant proportion of the state’s fish farming sector. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2006 | Feds may limit managed investment schemes
Agriculture minister Peter McGauran said the expansion of tax-advantaged primary producers, that used to engage only in timber plantations, into new segments, “was of enormous concern”. ...... FULL STORY
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