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28 Feb 2005 | Cattle breeding more profitable than wool
In 1990 there were 26,000 specialist woolgrowers; now there are 12,000. ...... FULL STORY
25 Feb 2005 | Farming increasingly concentrated in the hands of the few
National Australia Bank forecast that declining margins, poor incomes and the cost of getting into large-scale agriculture would leave Australia with less than 100,000 farmers within 15 years. ...... FULL STORY
17 Feb 2005 | Feds refine terms for farmers to leave the land
The federal government said it would provide income support under its Farm Help program of up to $5,500 for training, and re-establishment grants of up to $50,000 for people who decide to sell up and leave the land. ...... FULL STORY
15 Feb 2005 | More sugar mill closures expected
Canegrowers, the industry association, predicted that more sugar mills would close. ...... FULL STORY
15 Feb 2005 | SunRice cuts staff at Riverina mills
Ricegrowers Cooperative, which trades as the SunRice said this year’s rice crop would be “substantially smaller” than the 2004 crop, but did give a more precise estimate. ...... FULL STORY
14 Feb 2005 | Immigration raids common in the mallee
The National Party attacked the Immigration Department for the manner in which the department searched for allegedly illegal workers on a fruit farm in the Victorian mallee district. ...... FULL STORY
1 Feb 2005 | Feds withhold sugar subsidies
Sugar growers will have to wait for government subsidies worth an average of $5,000 each, and due for payment a month ago. ...... FULL STORY
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