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28 Jun 2002 | Sugar cane growers welcome price rise as industry report is due
An announcement by the Queensland Sugar Corporation yesterday was welcome news for sugar cane growers. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jun 2002 | AWB releases new moisture payment scale
AWB Limited has announced a new payment scheme that will reward growers for delivering dry wheat and penalise those whose wheat is still moist on delivery. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2002 | Grains council cautiously approves Monsanto move
The nation's major grower organisation, the Grains Council of Australia, has cautiously approved the notion of commercial crops of GM canola. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2002 | GrainCorp extranet adds to bottom line
GrainCorp is redirecting its grain distribution sector onto an extranet. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2002 | Organic farmers fear GM request
The Office of the Gene Technology Regular has received the first application for a crop of genetically engineered canola ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2002 | Sugar industry seeks ways to protect itself
The Australian sugar industry is looking for ways to protect the domestic market from increasing global protectionism, questioning the concept of global free trade. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2002 | Productivity report disappoints citrus growers
The final report on the citrus industry, tabled by the Productivity Commission in parliament, has left citrus growers bitterly disappointed. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2002 | Organic croppers cry ruin as all land is rated GM
New South Wales will not have land set aside to be designated genetically-engineered free, after the Agriculture Minister, Richard Amery, rejected the proposal as "unrealistic". ...... FULL STORY
19 Jun 2002 | Aust citrus industry does not need help: Commission
The Productivity Commission has released its final report on the problems facing the Australian orange, lemon, grapefruit and mandarin industries. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jun 2002 | AWB grain rules attacked
East-coast grain handler GrainCorp has lodged a formal complaint with the Federal Government over the way that AWB Ltd controls its monopoly over Australia's wheat exports. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2002 | Bananaman stops tourists bugging far north
Bruce Lansdown, also known as Bruce Bananaman, is a roving quarantine inspector between Cape York and Cairns, preaching the virtues of bug-resistant bananas to farmers all over the remote northern Queensland region. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jun 2002 | Winter crop to decrease by 700,000 hectares
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics estimates that the total crop area planted this Winter will be only 19.3 million hectares, a decrease of 700,000 hectares from last year. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2002 | Poppy theft doubles in Tasmania
The Tasmanian Poppy Control Advisory Board has found that the incidence of theft from the State's poppy crop has doubled in 2002. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2002 | New England traders take AWB to court
New England Agricultural Traders will challenge AWB Ltd in the High Court over a December 2000 Federal Court ruling on grain exports. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2002 | Graincorp cuts spark anger amongst growers
Graincorp has decided to close 32 receival sites in New South Wales ad Victoria, in a cost-cutting move which has angered growers. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jun 2002 | Plant treaty opens doors
A new international treaty on agricultural biodiversity will mean that Australia will have better access to genetic plant material form around the world. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jun 2002 | Chiquita prunes stock to improve performance
Chiquita Brands South Pacific has announced plans to offload non-performing assets, with the board deciding to divide the business into core divisions, sell the Angas Park dried-fruit business and restructure banana and trading operations. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2002 | Growers to reap storage benefits
AWB Ltd will invest $36 million to build new grain centres in northern New South Wales. ...... FULL STORY
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