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30 Nov 2007 | Consumers lobby for SA ban on GM to continue
Consumers have sent around 3,000 postcards to the South Australian parliament urging it not to end the state's moratorium on genetically modified crops. ...... FULL STORY
30 Nov 2007 | GM opponents cop spray
A group of Victorian MP's who are opposed to the introduction of genetically modified crops have been attacked by the dean of the Melbourne University's land and resources faculty, Professor Richard Roush. ...... FULL STORY
30 Nov 2007 | Drought causes loss at Graincorp
Graincorp has reported a loss of $19.8 million for the year ending September 30 and said that the outlook for the next year was not much better. ...... FULL STORY
29 Nov 2007 | AWB scandal could be revisited
Prime Minister elect Kevin Rudd has said that he will take advice from the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet on whether or not to start a fresh inquiry into the AWB Iraq kickbacks scandal. ...... FULL STORY
28 Nov 2007 | GM approved by NSW and Victoria
The NSW and Victorian governments yesterday decided to lift their moratoriums on growing genetically modified crops. ...... FULL STORY
27 Nov 2007 | ABB profit plummets
ABB Grain has posted a net profit of $7.3 million for the year to September 30 which is 89 per cent lower than last year's $66.7 million profit. ...... FULL STORY
26 Nov 2007 | Murray-Darling fix to be accelerated
There is hope that the new Labor government will be able to resolve the impasse with the Victorian state government over the $10 billion Murray-Darling Basin plan. ...... FULL STORY
23 Nov 2007 | More rain ahead but no end to drought
While the forecast is for a wet summer with above average rainfall don't expect the drought to end just yet. ...... FULL STORY
22 Nov 2007 | AWB adjusts to new reality
The AWB is making changes to its structure so that it is ready for operating in an environment in which it no longer has control of the single desk for wheat exports. ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2007 | Record prices for those who have a crop
While most grain growers have a significantly reduced crop due to the drought, those who have been lucky enough to have a solid season will benefit from record world prices. ...... FULL STORY
8 Nov 2007 | CSR ploughs through sugar slump
CSR are facing a pitfall in their sugar division, despite ruling out any possibility of selling the division suggesting that the building materials and sugar industries were at the bottom of their business cycles. ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2007 | GM canola could boost productivity
A University of Melbourne study into genetically-modified canola has found that if half the current growing areas for canola were planted with GM crop there would be a total financial benefit of $157 million. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2007 | Green light for grain imports
Livestock producers have been given the go-ahead by the federal government to import grain to feed their stock. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2007 | AWB wins search reprieve
AWB has successfully argued in the Federal Court that it could not comply with a document search request from ASIC. ...... FULL STORY
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