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30 Jun 2005 | Reviewers short-list regions eligible for more drought aid
The Government's independent drought aid adviser, the National Rural Advisory Council, is finalising recommendations after a month of site visits. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2005 | AWB seeks merger with Roberts
Speculation persists that AWB will seek to negotiate a merger with Tasmanian-based rural services provider Roberts. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2005 | Fleurieu farmers seek higher price for milk
Fleurieu Dairy Farmers Collective Bargaining Group met National Foods in Melbourne last week in the first step to gaining a higher price for its milk. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2005 | Sugar price may lift as EU cuts subsidies
The European Union is expected to reduce subsidies on 5.2 million tonnes of sugar exports, equal to 12 per cent of all sugar traded globally. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2005 | Help non-viable farmers leave the land
A study commissioned by the Queensland Government found the general community was more likely than farmers to support taxpayer assistance to farm businesses during droughts. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2005 | Rain messes with ABARE’s pessimism
Agribusiness analysts ProFarmer said the rain over the last two weeks was "the best break across the eastern seaboard this millennium". ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2005 | ABARE sticks to pessimistic crop forecasts
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said it now forecast that farm incomes would fall from $35.9 billion this financial year to $34.3 billion in 2005/06. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2005 | Bonlac dairy suppliers expect higher returns
The average dairy farmer supplying Bonlac could be about $9000 to $10,000 a year better off annually under the proposed take-over by Fonterra. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2005 | Dairy Farmers lifts milk prices by more than five per cent
The Dairy Farmers Group will raise the price it pays to its milk suppliers by up to nine per cent for some farmers. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2005 | Fewer farms far more productive
National Australia Bank said Australia had lost 30,000 farms in the past 15 years, and that extrapolating this trend out to 2020 suggested there would be about 100,000 farms remaining in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2005 | Processors squeezed by high price of milk
Dairy farmers may be receiving higher milk prices, but those costs will cut the profit of processor Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory by about 25 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2005 | Roberts spurns offer from AWB
Tasmanian rural supplies company Roberts said it would not support an unsolicited takeover offer, worth $122 million, from AWB. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2005 | Fonterra buys rest of Bonlac
New Zealand dairy cooperative Fonterra will buy a Nestle dairy plant in Victoria and buy the 50 per cent of Bonlac Foods it does not already own. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2005 | Dairy farmers wary despite high prices
Research, development and marketing body Dairy Australia said producers were still in much better circumstances than during the 2002/03 drought and were experiencing the second highest milk prices on record. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2005 | Western wheat belt offsets dry winter in eastern Australia
The Grains Council said the dry winter in eastern and southern Australia could cut the size of the region's winter crop by 85 per cent unless decent rains fall in the next two weeks. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2005 | Sugar subsidies withheld
The federal government is withholding payments of subsidies on sugar cane production worth $1.20 a tonne, when cane costs more to produce than it is worth. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2005 | Roberts walks away from Ruralco takeover
Tasmanian pastoral company Roberts Ltd walked away from merger talks with mainland country retailer Ruralco Holdings. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2005 | Industry infighting sours sugar reforms
Wrangling between the various sugar industry groups means the federal government is still to resolve how to allocate more than $300 million in assistance intended to force the departure of some cane farmers from the industry... ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2005 | Drought relief open to fraud
The federal government’s income support payments to farming families affected by the drought are open to fraud and abuse, a report by the Australian National Audit Office found. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2005 | Tax breaks drive agricultural investment boom
Managed agricultural projects expect to attract more than $1 billion in new investment this financial year. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2005 | Berri pays more 10 per cent more for fruit
Fruit growers are reaping higher prices from the Berri fruit juice company. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2005 | Timber investment schemes close early
At least one timber investment scheme with tax advantages has already closed its prospectus one month before the end of the financial year. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2005 | Farming the most highly subsidised industry sector in Australia
Extended drought relief for farmers means the government is seeking to subsidise the more than 50 per cent of farms that produce less than 10 per cent of agricultural output. ...... FULL STORY
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