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28 Jun 2006 | Wheat farmers favour multiple exporters
Single Vision, funded by the Grain Research and Development Corporation, said a survey of wheat farmers found there was increasing support to strip AWB of the veto it now enjoys over bulk wheat exports. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2006 | Grains up, beef and wool down
ABARE says it expects agricultural export earnings to rise 3.7 per cent in 2006/2007 to about $29 billion. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2006 | Wheat sown and heading for record crop
Ninety per cent of winter wheat crops have been sown and have benefited from recent rains. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2006 | AWB negative rating to stay
Ratings agency Standard and Poors is maintaining a negative outlook on wheat exporter AWB. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jun 2006 | Canegrowers look for resistant varieties
Fifteen properties near Childers in SE Queensland have been placed in Quarantine following the discovery of smut disease. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jun 2006 | No second rebate for diesel fuel
Commercial vehicles using biodiesel fuel will not qualify for the 38 cents a litre rebate on diesel. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2006 | Iraq wheat sales threatened by shooting
Iraq is threatening to cut off wheat purchases from Australia unless the government pays compensation following the shooting by Australian soldiers of one of the body guards of Iraq’s Trade minister. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2006 | Murray irrigators get EC drought funding
Around 650 mixed irrigators in NSW’s Murray Valley region are now eligible for Exceptional Circumstances drought assistance until 24 January 2007. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2006 | Average winter crop expected despite dry conditions
Farmers are likely to produce an average harvest of wheat and other crops this year, despite forecasts of dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2006 | Record summer crop harvested
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expect record planting of barley and canola this winter, production tipped to be 8.5 million tonnes and 1.4 million tonnes respectively. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2006 | Frost damage in Riverland
Recent freezing temperatures in the South Australian riverland may have caused extensive damage to the regions’ citrus crops. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2006 | Smut disease spreads, bill goes up
Sugar cane smut disease has spread to at least eight properties south of Bundaberg. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jun 2006 | Cane growers may have to switch strains
Two more sugar cane farms in the Childers area were quarantined over the weekend due to detection of the smut fungus, joining two others placed in isolation last week. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2006 | Smut may be widespread
Smut disease may have infected a significant number of plants in South East Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2006 | Smut disease could be contained
The smut disease quarantine zone around a single sugar cane farm near Childers, north of Brisbane, will not be extended if the outbreak is contained. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2006 | Sugar rocked by disease
An outbreak of Smut disease on a sugar cane farm near Childers in South East Queensland has led to the farm being quarantined by inspectors. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jun 2006 | No rain and no winter cropping in the west
Western Australia has not recorded any rain since the beginning of June and the Department of Agriculture has advised northern wheatbelt farmers not to plant winter crops. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2006 | Third dose of sugar sweetener on the table
DAFF opened applications for funding to assist the sugar industry “diversify its economic base and build more sustainable businesses”. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2006 | Five Ethanol plants planned for grain growing regions
Australian Ethanol will start work in Swan Hill tomorrow on the first of five plants the company will build between Adelaide and Mackay to convert grain into fuel. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2006 | Wheat farmers to be hit hard by greenhouse effect
Wheat farmers can expect average yield declines of 15 per cent over the next 30 years as global warming affects Australia’s wheat growing regions. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2006 | Biofuel demand rising
Production of biofuels in Australia is expected to reach 36 million litres this year, up from 23 million in 2005. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2006 | Dry conditions reduce GrainCorp receivals
GrainCorp said grain receivals fell to 10.4 million tonnes in the March 2006 half from 10.7 million tonnes in the prior half year. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2006 | Farmers hope for the best from dry planting
The Grains Council of Australia said the only region with a bright outlook for the winter crop is South Australia. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2006 | GrainCorp offers harvest finance
GrainCorp is making plans to offer wider services beyond grain handling and storage, and may mimic AWB’s push into a wide array of rural services. ...... FULL STORY
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