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29 Oct 2003 | VFF to decide on Grains Council
The Victorian Farmers' Federation is expected to tell the Grains Council of Australia today, at a GCA meeting in Canberra, whether it has decided to remain a member of the organisation or not. ...... FULL STORY
24 Oct 2003 | Futuris challenges monopoly on wheat exports
Futuris Corporation has applied to the Wheat Export Authority to export a bulk order of 400,000 tonnes of high-grade wheat to an unnamed overseas customer. ...... FULL STORY
20 Oct 2003 | Phosphorus major threat to organic farms?
Phosphorus could be the single largest hurdle to the Australian organic industry's ambition of being a viable sustainable farming system. ...... FULL STORY
16 Oct 2003 | Try GMOs, organic farmers told
CSIRO Plant Industry's deputy chief Dr Nigel Scott told a recent conference of organic farmers that they should embrace genetically modified organisms as a way to grow better crops without chemicals. ...... FULL STORY
14 Oct 2003 | Wheat farmers hit by price cut
AWB Ltd has cut its estimated pool return for this year's harvest by $7.25 a tonne to $228.25 a tonne for Australian prime hard wheat. ...... FULL STORY
10 Oct 2003 | Black point wheat alert in WA
Some wheat varieties grown in Western Australia may be at risk of black point due to rain during grain ripening. ...... FULL STORY
8 Oct 2003 | Yes to new GM canola
Monsanto has gained initial approval for its Roundup Ready genetically modified canola variety. ...... FULL STORY
7 Oct 2003 | Farmers face fall in sugar incomes
The current sugar cane harvest will lead to a further 15 per cent fall in Queensland farmers' incomes, according to research by the Department of Primary Industries. ...... FULL STORY
3 Oct 2003 | Invisible waterlogging steals yields
Subterranean waterlogging of high rainfall farmlands could be a major cause of crop yield losses, according to research being carried out by CSIRO and the Grains Research Development Corporation. ...... FULL STORY
2 Oct 2003 | GrainCorp confirms winter crop forecast
GrainCorp Ltd today confirmed its most recent forecast for winter crops, saying it expects to receive 11.1 million tonnes of grain. ...... FULL STORY
1 Oct 2003 | GM canola concerns 'false'
Dr Chris Preston, a program leader at the Co-operative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management, says the risks of genetically modified canola have been exaggerated and there's no need for expensive testing processes. ...... FULL STORY
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