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31 Mar 2004 | Farmer pay threat
Last week the Industrial Relations Commission removed an exemption on paying retrenchment benefits, which means small businesses could be forced to pay up to eight weeks' redundancy pay. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2004 | SA rural crisis to hit home
A new report prepared for the South Australian Farmers' Federation, "A Triple Bottom Line for the Bush", states that if the fall in farm numbers can't be halted the future of rural and regional Australia is bleak. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2004 | WA review of freed-up grain exports
A review has begun of Western Australia's partially deregulated grain export trading, which resulted in almost 20 per cent of last harvest's canola, barley and lupins being traded outside the Grain Pool monopoly. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2004 | Farmer confidence at 12-month low
The February 2004 quarter Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey shows that Australian farmers' confidence has fallen to its lowest level in over a year, and that most farmers do not believe the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement will benefit them. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2004 | Farm management deposits scheme change
Primary producers should be aware of a small but important change in the farm management deposits scheme. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2004 | Red meat industry seeks $20m for NLIS
The Cattle Council of Australia, the Australian Meat Industry Council, ALFA, MLA and Australian Dairy Farmers have drafted a submission seeking $20 million to help introduce the National Livestock Identification System. ...... FULL STORY
26 Mar 2004 | Drought support questioned
Professor Beth Woods, the chairwoman of the National Drought Review panel, has questioned whether the Federal Government's current drought assistance arrangements are helping the farmers most in need. ...... FULL STORY
26 Mar 2004 | Sugar industry slams think-tank's call for no govt aid
Canegrowers and Sugar 2020 have criticised a report by the Centre for Independent Studies which called for an end to industry rescue plans by the Government. ...... FULL STORY
26 Mar 2004 | Auditor slams rushed dairy changes
The Federal Auditor-General has criticised the $1.8 billion deregulation of Australia's dairy industry, claiming it was rushed and officials underestimated the enormity of the task. ...... FULL STORY
25 Mar 2004 | Sugar farm handouts will 'entrench inefficiencies'
The proposed $240 million sugar industry rescue package will entrench inefficient farmers and provide wealthy operators with a taxpayer-funded handout, according to a Centre for Independent Studies report. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2004 | $100m extra for rural hospitals
Country hospitals would be given an additional $100 million in funding under a rural health wishlist put together by key interest groups, including the National Farmers' Federation and the Rural Doctors' Association. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2004 | Rain-shy Show runs for cover
Sydney's Royal Easter Show starts next Friday, and for the first time the Royal Agriculture Society has taken out a weather derivative insurance policy to cut its losses if the Easter four-day long weekend is particularly wet. ...... FULL STORY
18 Mar 2004 | No sale as receiver trims Parmalat
Parmalat's administrator said yesterday that there are no plans for the bankrupt Italian company to sell in the proposed restructuring. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2004 | Growers turn back on ethanol handout
Federal Government funds for the expansion of Australia's ethanol industry have failed to excite Queensland's cane growers, with only two of 38 applications for grants for sugar-based projects to date. ...... FULL STORY
12 Mar 2004 | Country power costs to jump
Country Victorians will pay up to $23 million more in electricity bills this year to offset cuts in the State Government's power rebates. ...... FULL STORY
12 Mar 2004 | Cane growers battle to fight off fire sales
Canegrowing land values are significantly down compared with five years ago, but there's little data to substantiate the view - transactions have almost ground to a halt over the past six months. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2004 | Bleak in bush, sunny outside
Delegates to ABARE's Outlook conference last week were told that the value of farm exports should rise next financial year by about 4 per cent to $26.3 billion. ...... FULL STORY
4 Mar 2004 | NFF push on drought support
The National Farmers' Federation has called for a revamped farm management deposit scheme and tax incentives to ensure farmers are more self-reliant in times of drought. ...... FULL STORY
4 Mar 2004 | ABB Grain, AusBulk end merger talks
ABB Grain Ltd and AusBulk Ltd have ended their merger talks for the third time and conceded it's unlikely they will ever join together. ...... FULL STORY
3 Mar 2004 | Farms still struggling: ABARE
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics released a report at its annual Outlook conference which shows almost a quarter of all primary producers will make a loss this year. ...... FULL STORY
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