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11 Nov 2008 | Livestock feed costs slashed by Aussie invention
Darling Downs livestock producers are paying 12 cents per kilogram for stock feed from a new Australian invention called the Automatic Paddock ...... FULL STORY
3 Sep 2008 | Rate cut saves farmers
The latest interest rate cut of 0.25 per cent announced yesterday by the Reserve Bank of Australia will save the average farmer $800 to $1,000 per year. ...... FULL STORY
31 Jul 2008 | Fertiliser prices and profits up
Fertiliser and explosives manufacturer Incitec Pivot says China will underpin demand for protein rich food and therefore fertilisers for at least thirty years. The company has approved the $935 million Moranbah ammonium nitrate plant project. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2008 | Few farmers paid to walk away
Few farmers are seeking government grants to walk away from unviable farms, and ever fewer quality for the grant. Only 32 Australian farmers out of 411 applicants have received a grant so far. On average they received $139,000. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2008 | Farm incomes and costs up
Farm income will rise by 50 per cent this year, after costs are deducted, according to the latest estimates from the National Australia Bank. ...... FULL STORY
25 Mar 2008 | Workers will delay rural recovery
The National Farmers Federation has warned that a shortage of labour is slowing any recovery from the drought. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2007 | Fee hike for truckers
A proposal by the National Transport Commission to almost double registration fees for B-double trucks over the next three years has been criticised by the industry who say that it will hurt exporters and increase the number of vehicles on the road. ...... FULL STORY
10 May 2007 | Ute’s a culprit in the spread of weeds
Ute cabins and four wheel drives have emerged as one of the biggest culprits in the spread of highly invasive and costly weeds. ...... FULL STORY
4 May 2007 | Grazier’s lose feed in $1 million fire
Drought stricken farmers in Adelaide have lost desperately needed feed in what is believed to have been a deliberately lit $1 million shed fire. ...... FULL STORY
2 Apr 2007 | No horse gymkhana
The organisers of the annual William Creek Gymkhana had to change their plans this year with the drought leaving the horses in the South Australian outback looking a little worse for wear. ...... FULL STORY
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