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30 Nov 2004 | Chopper crashes impede locust assault
Five incidents involving helicopters and three helicopter crashes in recent weeks has led Public Service Association to implement a ban by staff of the Rural Lands Protection Board. ...... FULL STORY
26 Nov 2004 | Graincorp expects lower wheat crop
GrainCorp lowered its forecast for this year's crop to 10.5 million tonnes, down on an earlier estimate of 11.5 million tonnes, due to hotter and drier than average weather in western NSW and Victoria in October. ...... FULL STORY
25 Nov 2004 | AWB profits from record harvest
Grains export monopoly AWB said it more than doubled annual profit to $97 million after a record wheat harvest, and included a full-year profit from its new rural services arm, Landmark. ...... FULL STORY
23 Nov 2004 | China now a major customer of Australian wheat
The AWB reached an agreement with buyers in China to take 11.5 million tonnes of wheat worth more than $300 million. ...... FULL STORY
23 Nov 2004 | CBH considers disbanding the cooperative
Grain handling and marketing group CBH will propose to its 6,000 grower shareholders in Western Australia that they disband the cooperative structure. ...... FULL STORY
22 Nov 2004 | Plant breeders sow seeds of suspicion
Private investigators are on the prowl in the countryside in search of crops grown with unlicenced seed varieties. ...... FULL STORY
17 Nov 2004 | Door open to thousands of weeds
A loophole in Australia's import protocols allows individuals, plant collectors or nurseries to import the seed of 4000 agricultural and environmental weeds without a permit. ...... FULL STORY
16 Nov 2004 | Rain falls but drought assistance still flows
Recent rains in eastern Australia are too late to improve many winter crops, but may aid farmers as they prepare summer crops. ...... FULL STORY
15 Nov 2004 | Feel the heat in western NSW
Climate change would lead to more hot spells and fewer cold snaps, with the number of 35 degree-plus temperature days in New South Wales expected to exceed 100 days every year. ...... FULL STORY
8 Nov 2004 | Barley prices improve
Production may be in decline due to the dry conditions, but one result is that prices are rising. ...... FULL STORY
8 Nov 2004 | Land holders capitalise on commodity prices
Higher prices for many farm commodities are driving the price of agricultural land higher, with existing land holders often the buyers. ...... FULL STORY
4 Nov 2004 | Dry conditions crack grain estimates
Profarmer analyst Dennis Wise says said he expected dry conditions would limit the national wheat crop of between 19.5 million tonnes and 20 million tonnes, less than the average of 20.6 million tonnes for the past five years. ...... FULL STORY
4 Nov 2004 | Grains Council defends wheat export monopoly
The Grains Council of Australia attacked proposals by the Productivity Commission to reform Australia’s single desk system for wheat exports. ...... FULL STORY
3 Nov 2004 | AWB exports now second best
AWB said it recorded its second largest yearly wheat exports on record, exceeded only by the record crop of 1997. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2004 | Insolvent grain trader AFC in receivership
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission appointed a receiver to Australian Foods Company Pty Ltd, following orders in the Supreme Court of Western Australia. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2004 | Livestock producers keep their confidence high
National Australian Bank’s quarterly survey of agribusiness shows that business conditions remained strong in the September quarter during the September. ...... FULL STORY
1 Nov 2004 | Producers lag services providers in agribusiness value chain
Companies further up the agribusiness production chain produced greater returns for investors than basic producers, research by Australian Agribusiness Group into listed agribusiness companies has found. ...... FULL STORY
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