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31 Oct 2007 | Biofuels add to grain shortage
Record grain prices are causing beef, pork and dairy farmers to experience severe trading losses a conference to discuss feed grain has been told. ...... FULL STORY
31 Oct 2007 | Fury over 16 per cent water allocations
The South Australian government has frozen water allocations prompting growers along the Murray to warn that the Riverland will turn into a "dustbowl". ...... FULL STORY
31 Oct 2007 | Winter crop forecast slashed
The continuing drought has seen the forecast for winter crops slashed by four million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
30 Oct 2007 | Crop estimates shrink
Terrible conditions through September and October mean that we can expect to see a national wheat crop of only 13 million tonnes according to Ron Storey from Australian Crop Forecasters. ...... FULL STORY
30 Oct 2007 | Feed company warns of tough times
Stockfeed company Ridley Corp has warned that the outlook for farmers around the country is grim as they face their second spring with no rain. ...... FULL STORY
29 Oct 2007 | Nationals give support to WEMA
The Wheat Export Marketing Alliance has received a letter from the National's leader, Mark Vaille, endorsing the group's proposal to manage the single desk if the government is re-elected. ...... FULL STORY
29 Oct 2007 | Rain delays WA harvest
Harvesting of crops in the south of West Australia has been delayed following heavy rains over the weekend. ...... FULL STORY
26 Oct 2007 | Rain comes at the wrong time in SA
A 2,000 hectare area with crops due to be harvested has been wiped out by a hailstorm near Port Broughton in Adelaide. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2007 | Care needed with 2,4-D
The weedkiller 2,4-D is effective for use around cereals, grain crops and sugarcane, but is deadly for tomatoes, grapes, cotton and native plants. ...... FULL STORY
25 Oct 2007 | Drought pushing prices higher for all
The drought is driving up prices for both consumers and producers. ...... FULL STORY
24 Oct 2007 | ASIC chases charges against AWB executives
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission is moving quickly to obtain evidence for charges against former AWB executives as time is running out before statutory limitations prevent such action being taken. ...... FULL STORY
23 Oct 2007 | WA GM ban to stay
West Australia's Agriculture Minister, Kim Chance, has said that the state's current ban on GM crops would remain in place for the current term of government and that there would be no change in policy until consumer attitudes toward GM food had improved. ...... FULL STORY
23 Oct 2007 | Water plan under fire
Hundreds of irrigators rallied at Parliament House in Canberra yesterday to express their anger at the government and warn that prices for food will only rise further if water allocation problems are not resolved. ...... FULL STORY
22 Oct 2007 | Cane farmers turn to mines for income
The general manager of Canegrowers, Ian Ballantyne, has estimated that the rising Australian dollar has reduced the price of sugar by $50 per tonne compared with a year ago. ...... FULL STORY
19 Oct 2007 | Food prices expected to remain high
Plummeting food production levels mean that households can expect no relief from higher grocery prices even if the drought breaks ...... FULL STORY
19 Oct 2007 | Graincorp fuming over license delays
Graincorp has accused the federal government of hindering its business by not responding to three requests for wheat export licenses that the Agriculture Minister, Peter McGauran, has had for nearly four months. ...... FULL STORY
17 Oct 2007 | Sheep flock dwindling
Years of drought have driven the Australian sheep flock to its lowest level in 82 years. ...... FULL STORY
17 Oct 2007 | Times are tough for small canegrowers
A survey conducted by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural Resource Economics in March this year has found that almost one-third of sugar-cane farmers reported negative income in 2005-06... ...... FULL STORY
15 Oct 2007 | AWB investigation on hold
The inquiry into AWB executives that have been accused of paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime seems to have stalled. ...... FULL STORY
15 Oct 2007 | First water initiatives announced
Although it has not yet gained the support of the state premiers the federal government has announced the first water-saving measures under its $10 billion Murray-Darling rescue plan. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2007 | Food prices up as commodity values climb
Most commodity prices are on the way up and are pushing up the price of food in our supermarkets. ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2007 | Tuckey supports ALP wheat plan
West Australian federal Liberal MP Wilson Tuckey has argued against retaining a single desk system for wheat exports and has said that some voters will switch to the ALP at the coming election... ...... FULL STORY
11 Oct 2007 | Drought may run for many more years
South Australian Greens senator Rachel Siewert has warned that the current drought could go on until 2014. ...... FULL STORY
8 Oct 2007 | South Australia rejects WEMA plan
The plan to create a grower-owned wheat marketer by the Wheat Export Marketing Alliance has been rejected by the South Australian Farmer's Federation. ...... FULL STORY
5 Oct 2007 | Cane growers hit by rising dollar
Strong sugar prices are being soured by the rising Australian dollar. ...... FULL STORY
4 Oct 2007 | Grocery prices expected to rise sharply
The chief executive of Woolworths, Michael Luscombe, has warned that the drought will soon force consumers to pay more for their groceries including meat, milk, eggs and bakery goods. ...... FULL STORY
3 Oct 2007 | AWB lifts prices to attract grain
AWB has responded to threats from farmers that they would rather store their wheat than sell it by increasing the price offered to West Australian wheat farmers. ...... FULL STORY
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