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28 Jan 2004 | Grain shares surge
Record harvests, increasing overseas demand and the end of the drought in some parts of Australia have seen a surge in ASX-listed grain companies' shares. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | SOS call goes out on lupin disease
Tasmania's quarantine service has asked people with diseased ornamental lupins to contact its offices on 6233 2635 in Hobart. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jan 2004 | Go-it-alone pledge on sugar industry reform
The Queensland Government says it will press ahead with sugar industry reform regardless of whether the Federal Government will provide a $120 million aid package to farmers or not. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jan 2004 | More farmers now support GMs: Kondinin survey
Opposition amongst Australian farmers to the introduction of genetically modified crops may be decreasing, according to a Kondinin Group survey. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jan 2004 | AWB says wheat pool returns remain firm
AWB Ltd says estimated pool returns for the 2002 and 2003 National Pools remain firm despite market fluctuations and the $AUD's strength. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jan 2004 | Two weeks to seal FTA
A free trade agreement with the US must be concluded within two weeks or the chance to seal the $A4 billion-a-year deal will be lost, according to Trade Minister Mark Vaile. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jan 2004 | Australia still ponders GM spread
The Network of Concerned Farmers says Australia won't be left behind if it keeps stalling on GM crops. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jan 2004 | AWB to distribute $393m to farmers
AWB Ltd will distribute more than $393 million to wheat growers in the fourth distribution from the No. 1, 2002 AWB National Pool. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2004 | SA olive growers ready to reap reward – at last
South Australia's emerging olive industry is on the brink of its first major harvest, after years of tree planting. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jan 2004 | Graincorp lifts harvest forecast
GrainCorp said yesterday that it will surpass its forecast for the 2003-2004 harvest. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Growers hunt for pickers
Victoria's fruit and vegetable harvest is in full swing again but growers are facing the perennial problem of finding suitable labour to pick their crops. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jan 2004 | Potato pest found in Vic
Potato cyst nematode has been found in Victoria, leading to a possible restriction on movement of potatoes from the Koo-wee-rup region. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jan 2004 | Heatwave threatens grain crops
Heatwave conditions in northern and central New South Wales over the Christmas-New Year period have threatened summer crop prospects. ...... FULL STORY
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