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30 Jul 2004 | NSW locust hatching emergency
An agricultural emergency has been declared in NSW following the release of a map showing a large area of the state's Central West is covered with plague locust egg beds. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | GrainCorp upbeat on forecasts
GrainCorp yesterday forecast an above-average harvest of Winter crops for 2004-2005 of 13 million tonnes; the forecast is based on average rainfall for the remainder of the year. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | Grain players in rail-link upgrade talks
AWB and GrainCorp are meeting with Pacific National this week to develop a plan to revamp their silo-to-port infrastructure. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | Farmers may start returning to normal
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expects the net value of farm production to fall 16 per cent over 2004-2005 to $5 billion.... ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | CBH takes knife to WA terminals
Co-operative Bulk Handling has embarked on a plan to rationalise its grain receival network which will mean a reduction from 196 sites to 60 mega-sites over the next 10 years. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | Cane farmers picking cotton to bail out industry
Cane growers are testing a completely new crop as a potential means of developing a new income stream. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Probe on AWB 'secret wheat business'
Grant Holland of Cowra put a motion to the NSW Farmers' Association at its annual conference last week: he challenged AWB International to detail the 77 different services its parent AWB Ltd supplies.... ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Green scene a winner for farmers of the year
A sheep and goat farmer from Broken Hill and a cotton farmer from Boggabri have won the top prizes in the inaugural farmer of the year and young farmer of the year awards handed out by the NSW Farmers' Association and the NSW Government. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | CSIRO bouncing back from wheat virus destruction
CSIRO believes it is recovering from the outbreak of wheat streak mosaic virus that forced the destruction of 40,000 plants last year. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | Alliance fights for grain
The chicken meat, pork, dairy, egg and feedlot industries have formed a new alliance, Livestock Feed Grain Users' Group, to fight for future grain security. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Rising sugar prices aid growers
A strong recovery in global sugar prices is expected to reduce the percentage of Australia's 6,500 cane growers to take up the Federal Government's offer to help them quit the industry. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Aphids add to Qld growers' woes
A plague of aphids is wreaking havoc on Winter cereal crops throughout south-west Queensland's Maranoa region and Central Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | FTA clears its first hurdle
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of legislation relating to the Australia-US free trade agreement. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Growers fight back over deal on Iraq wheat debt
The decision by the Australian Government and the grains industry to retire Iraq's $135 million wheat debt is coming under fire in Western Australia. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Agri forum gets support
An agribusiness forum may be set up by the Department of Primary Industries in Victoria's north-west to plan future development of the region's $1.5 billion agriculture sector. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Lack of rain may hurt farmers
The Westpac-National Farmers' Federation rural commodity index rose one per cent in June following a two per cent decline in the $AUD. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Global conditions driving down barley prices: ABB
ABB Grain says tough international conditions are driving down prices for feed barley. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Too hot for agriculture
Australia's top climate change experts say average temperatures are likely to increase by at least one degree, which will severely damage agriculture, tourism and energy-intensive industries. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | GrainCorp reaffirms forecast
GrainCorp has reaffirmed its forecast net profit after tax for the 2003-2004 financial year of $24-$26 million. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Bill to end barley monopoly stalled
South Australia's Liberal and Democrats parties have vowed to block a bill to abolish SA's barley export monopoly. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Cotton ready for second attempt in WA
A second attempt to establish a cotton industry at Ord River, this time based on the GM variety Bollgard, is ready to go, says WA Agriculture Department researcher Geoff Strickland. ...... FULL STORY
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