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24 Dec 2004 | Locust swarms cross the Murray
Locust swarms have crossed the border from NSW into Victoria. Farmers south of the border are now bracing for the arrival of the insects as the Australian Plague Locust Commission and Victorian Department of Primary Industry work to limit the damage. ...... FULL STORY
24 Dec 2004 | Fertiliser checks cost farms $5,000
The cost of compliance for farms with new laws designed to limit access to volatile fertilizers for criminal purposes will be around $5,000, the South Australian Farmers Federation estimates. ...... FULL STORY
22 Dec 2004 | US farmers told to plant Aussie wheat variety
American farmers have been told to take on Australian wheat. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2004 | Irrigation network expands in the Murray-Darling basin
The area of irrigated land in the Murray-Darling basin increased from 1.5 million hectares to 1.8 million hectares between 1997 and 2001, with most of the new irrigation areas opened up in the southern region of the basin, a CSIRO analysis shows. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2004 | Grain joint venture cleared by ACCC
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is expected to clear a proposed joint venture between AWB Ltd and GrainCorp which the two companies believe will drive down supply chain costs for export grain in the eastern states. ...... FULL STORY
17 Dec 2004 | Saturated soil promises healthy summer crops
The big dry has turned into the big wet in what used to be drought-stressed New South Wales. ...... FULL STORY
17 Dec 2004 | Farmers face fewer choices on fertiliser supply
Agribusiness rivals, AWB and Futuris have joined forces to acquire a two-thirds share of Hi-Fert from mining giant, WMC Resources Ltd, in a deal reportedly worth about $56 million. ...... FULL STORY
16 Dec 2004 | Cane growers dip into subsidies pot
Seventy companies, almost all in Queensland, are scrambling for a share of $75 million in federal government subsidies to the sugar industry. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2004 | Storms a mixed blessing for farmers
Storms across southern Australia over the last week have damaged fruit crops across northern Victoria and ruined many grain crops in Victoria and southern New South Wales close to harvesting. ...... FULL STORY
14 Dec 2004 | Farm exports improve
Earnings from farm exports are forecast to increase by three per cent to $26.8 billion in 2004/05, estimates prepared by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics show. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2004 | Income may replace weather as basis for drought aid
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has proposed changing the criteria that determine drought assistance for farmers. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2004 | Late rain only dampens farmers’ confidence
Confidence in the bush is on the wane. ...... FULL STORY
7 Dec 2004 | Wheat crop tipped to be smaller than expected
Australia's wheat crop may fall even lower than official forecasts. ...... FULL STORY
6 Dec 2004 | Cotton growers fail to share in the commodity price boom
Cotton growers would have to diversify further into crops such as sorghum and soya beans, in light of an extended stretch of poor prices for cotton. ...... FULL STORY
3 Dec 2004 | Grain production takes off
Crop forecasts may be being reduced for the current season, but production of most crops, including of wheat and barley, are well up over the last two years since the worst point of the drought. ...... FULL STORY
1 Dec 2004 | Burdekin cane farmers challenge CSR
A group of Burdekin cane farmers aim to enter the cane-processing segment, with the engagement of a Brazilian engineering firm to design a new sugar mill that would handle up to 1.5 million tonnes of cane each season. ...... FULL STORY
1 Dec 2004 | Rain fell too late for winter crops
Australia's winter crop is below the average achieved over the past five years, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ...... FULL STORY
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