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30 May 2008 | Chefs say no to GM
Prominent local chefs are urging the Victorian and NSW state governments to reverse their decisions to allow the production of GM canola. ...... FULL STORY
30 May 2008 | GrainCorp profits dry up
GrainCorp has reported a loss of $6.5 million for the first half of the current financial year and has forecast a full-year loss of $20 million. ...... FULL STORY
30 May 2008 | Wheat export changes ready to go
Legislation to liberalise bulk wheat exports from July 1 has been introduced by Agriculture Minister Tony Burke. ...... FULL STORY
28 May 2008 | Grain prices should ease
ABB Grain expects that prices will start to fall soon and says that last year's record high grain prices were driven by panic buying. ...... FULL STORY
28 May 2008 | Dry winter forecast for the west
A bumper grain crop from WA seems unlikely with the latest Weather Bureau forecast putting the chance of below average rainfall in the south-west of the state over the next few months at 60 to 70 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
26 May 2008 | AWB eyes merger options
AWB has signalled its intention to use mergers and acquisitions to grow in a deregulated grain market. ...... FULL STORY
26 May 2008 | Water trade cap may go
Farmers are concerned that the federal government will remove the 4 per cent cap that currently limits how much water can be traded out of an irrigation district each year. ...... FULL STORY
23 May 2008 | License buyback will take time to yield water
The federal government is buying licenses for 35 billion litres of water at a cost of $50 million, but as most will be "low security" there is unlikely to be any benefit in drought years. ...... FULL STORY
22 May 2008 | AWB profit up but still seeks freedom from growers
AWB will make a second attempt at ending grower control of the company at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on 21 August. ...... FULL STORY
20 May 2008 | Rail focus for WA
Grain farmers in WA have come out in support of Co-operative Bulk and Handling's plan to take control of transport, storage and handling for the state. ...... FULL STORY
15 May 2008 | Japanese stop barley shipment
Barley exported from Australia to Japan has been held up with claims that the shipment contains high levels of pesticides. ...... FULL STORY
15 May 2008 | Bumper crop looking doubtful
NSW based Graincorp says that rains are needed urgently in order to sow crops if the forecast of a 26 million tonne wheat crop is to be achieved this year. ...... FULL STORY
14 May 2008 | Government kicks off water plan
The government will invest $900 million in improving water infrastructure over the next two years. ...... FULL STORY
14 May 2008 | Treasury tips bumper crop increase
Treasury has estimated that farm output could rise by as much as 20 per cent in its latest budget figures, however warns that this is reliant on rains this spring. ...... FULL STORY
14 May 2008 | Grain handlers must be open
Bulk grain handlers will face increased scrutiny from the competition regulator to ensure that third parties have access to their silos. ...... FULL STORY
13 May 2008 | GM the way to boost production
Scientists have told the government that agricultural production could be increased by as much as $8 billion if genetically modified crops were widely used in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
7 May 2008 | Jump in grain production this year
While there has been little in the way of rainfall across Victoria, the state's grain production is expected to rise. ...... FULL STORY
6 May 2008 | Man almost drowns in peas
A man fell into a silo of peas at Esperance in WA and risked being buried alive before he could be rescued. ...... FULL STORY
5 May 2008 | Territory land sell-off
With many pastoralists in the Northern Territory seeking to leave the industry around 10 per cent of the state's leaseholdings are up for public sale. ...... FULL STORY
5 May 2008 | Cane growers swallowed by trees
Large pieces of land used for canefields in north Queensland are being snapped up by the forestry industry. ...... FULL STORY
2 May 2008 | NFF tells ACCC to get on with it
Farmers and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission are trading blows over who should be gathering evidence for an inquiry into grocery prices. ...... FULL STORY
1 May 2008 | Ethanol funding under review
The federal government is reviewing grants to the ethanol industry as concern grows about the link between biofuels and global food shortages. ...... FULL STORY
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