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30 Apr 2002 | Wheat board seeks sea board
AWB will study the feasibility of building a deep-sea port and grain terminal on South Australian coastal land to cut shipping costs for farmers, says its MD Andrew Lindberg. ...... FULL STORY
30 Apr 2002 | Sugar industry warns of crisis
Cyclones, floods, drought, pests, diseases and plummeting world prices have hit the $1.3 billion Queensland sugar industry hard, with many of the State's 6,500 cane growers set to collapse without Federal Government assistance. ...... FULL STORY
29 Apr 2002 | Aust farmers predict long-term damage from US subsidies
The president of the National Farmers' Federation, Ian Donges, says that a new US 10-year farm bill, if passed, would have a detrimental effect on Australian agriculture. ...... FULL STORY
26 Apr 2002 | Bumper China crop worries canola growers
Canola growers are bracing themselves for a shift in forward prices, due to news that china, a major player on the world market, is about to strip a bumper crop. ...... FULL STORY
26 Apr 2002 | Grainco posts first-half loss
Queensland-based Grainco Australia has reported a $110,000 loss for the six months to February 28. ...... FULL STORY
24 Apr 2002 | Ausbulk acquisition boosts its malting operations
AusBulk has acquired South Australia's top malt exporter, Adelaide Malting in a drive to develop into a top grain processor and grain products distributor. ...... FULL STORY
23 Apr 2002 | Cane growers urge government to use ethanol to fill widening fuel gap
Canegrowers states that ethanol manufactured from renewable sources such as sugarcane could play a vital role in replacing some of the nation’s dwindling supplies of petrol and gas. ...... FULL STORY
23 Apr 2002 | Overseas farmers embrace GM crops
Estimates from the US Department of Agriculture have shown that farmers in the United States and Canada are embracing genetically modified soybeans and canola. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2002 | Funds allocated for a 'sustainable' cane industry
Queensland's Douglas Shire wetlands project has been granted $A7.35 million by the Australian Greenhouse Fund to create Australia's first sustainable cane industry. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2002 | Grainco listing decision now for shareholders
Grainco listing decision now for shareholders ...... FULL STORY
18 Apr 2002 | Sugar growers looks to government in hard times
Sugar growers looks to government in hard times ...... FULL STORY
18 Apr 2002 | Grain ID card expected to revolutionise the industry
Grain ID card expected to revolutionise the industry
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17 Apr 2002 | Growers skeptical about $122,000 income
Growers skeptical about $122,000 income ...... FULL STORY
17 Apr 2002 | DuPont releases fabric from corn sugar
DuPont releases fabric from corn sugar ...... FULL STORY
16 Apr 2002 | SA farmers take grain handling into their own hands
SA farmers take grain handling into their own hands ...... FULL STORY
15 Apr 2002 | WA farmers support GM crops
WA farmers support GM crops ...... FULL STORY
9 Apr 2002 | Producers utilising Farm Management Deposits
Producers utilising Farm Management Deposits ...... FULL STORY
9 Apr 2002 | Genetic code for rice offers huge potential
Genetic code for rice offers huge potential ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2002 | Nematode levels a danger to crops
A crop-damaging nematode called P. neglectus has been found by scientists to be at its highest level in at least five years. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2002 | Quarantine amendments increase penalties
Recent amendments to the Quarantine Act will benefit Australian farmers by increasing the standard of quarantine and disease control, along with higher penalties to guard against the threat of high-risk material entering the country. ...... FULL STORY
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