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29 Jun 2005 | AWB seeks merger with Roberts
Speculation persists that AWB will seek to negotiate a merger with Tasmanian-based rural services provider Roberts. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2005 | Fodder in short supply
This demand for hay over the last two months has exposed a national lack of fodder supplies, according to the peak industry body, the Australian Fodder Industry Association. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2005 | ACID test on water reform
The Australian Council for Infrastructure Development chief Dennis O'Neill, said "there isn't a shortage of water in this country". ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2005 | $25,000 charge to connect to Mallee pipeline
Farmers in north-western Victoria will pay one third of the cost of a $500 million Wimmera-Mallee pipeline. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2005 | Drought breaking rain soaks most farming regions
For farmers across the agricultural belts of Australia, the recent rains - coming on the back of the driest autumn on record in Victoria and South Australia and the second driest in NSW - were the best break the eastern states had seen for a long time. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2005 | Sugar price may lift as EU cuts subsidies
The European Union is expected to reduce subsidies on 5.2 million tonnes of sugar exports, equal to 12 per cent of all sugar traded globally. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2005 | Hay shortage sends price through $300/tonne
While the season has broken for many farmers, livestock producers fear it may be August before their stock will have enough pasture feed. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2005 | Fertiliser controls mandatory from next week
From July 1, fruit and vegetable growers face a mandatory licensing system when buying security sensitive ammonium nitrate fertilisers, as well as the responsibility of providing secure storage. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2005 | ABARE sticks to pessimistic crop forecasts
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said it now forecast that farm incomes would fall from $35.9 billion this financial year to $34.3 billion in 2005/06. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2005 | Widespread rain a surprise
Steady, soaking rain fell on western Queensland for the second time in less than a week, while good follow-up rains were also reported in several districts of western NSW. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2005 | Winter crop forecasts too grim
Australian Wheat Forecasters say the winter crop predictions of the government forecaster ABARE, are too glum. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2005 | Riverina rice co-op forced to buy foreign rice
Riverina rice miller SunRice will buy foreign grain to meet orders, most of which will be processed in Papua New Guinea, and in the Middle East. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2005 | Cattle prices take off after Victorian rains
Rains in Victoria have pushed cattle prices higher and reined in the cost of hay. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2005 | More Queensland shires deemed in drought
Queensland’s government added two more shires and one part shire in southern Queensland to the list of shires that are drought-declared. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2005 | Weekend rains encouraging
The highest rainfall recorded in NSW over the weekend fell in the state's central, western and north-western areas, including the towns of Gunnedah, Gundagai, Narrabri and Tamworth. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2005 | Roberts spurns offer from AWB
Tasmanian rural supplies company Roberts said it would not support an unsolicited takeover offer, worth $122 million, from AWB. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2005 | Cane growers resist long term contracts with Bundaberg Sugar
A dispute between farmers and mill operator Bundaberg Sugar may delay the sugar crush. Bundaberg Sugar wants growers around Innisfail, south of Cairns, to sign supply contracts for three years. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2005 | Wetter West offset the dry in eastern Australia
The quarterly crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics estimates that winter crop production nationwide would fall by 17 per cent to 26.1 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2005 | Victorian grain farmers more optimistic than ABARE
The Victorian Farmers Federation said it was premature for ABARE to talk about a 17 per cent drop in production in the state, with farmers hopeful rains would come this weekend. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2005 | Sugar subsidies withheld
The federal government is withholding payments of subsidies on sugar cane production worth $1.20 a tonne, when cane costs more to produce than it is worth. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2005 | Western wheat belt offsets dry winter in eastern Australia
The Grains Council said the dry winter in eastern and southern Australia could cut the size of the region's winter crop by 85 per cent unless decent rains fall in the next two weeks. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2005 | Rising grain price a worry for dairy farmers
Most dairy farmers, unsurprisingly, are worried about profits and costs. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2005 | Climate centre expects an even drier winter
The National Climate Centre's outlook says the winter is going to be drier and warmer over the next three months than earlier forecasts. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2005 | Farm practices and not low rainfall will dictate survivors of the drought
Traditionally, rain has been the main barometer for judging farmers most at risk of going under during drought. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2005 | Industry infighting sours sugar reforms
Wrangling between the various sugar industry groups means the federal government is still to resolve how to allocate more than $300 million in assistance intended to force the departure of some cane farmers from the industry... ...... FULL STORY
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