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29 Aug 2006 | Landmark buys rural loans from Adelaide Bank
AWB continues to grow its niche financial services business. ...... FULL STORY
29 Aug 2006 | Lack of rain makes farmers fret
Rabobank's rural confidence survey for the August quarter found 19 per cent of farmers expected the agricultural economy to improve over the next year, down from 20 per cent in the May quarter. ...... FULL STORY
29 Aug 2006 | Think tank seeks subsidy to preserve native vegetation
The Southern Cross Group proposes that farmers and graziers would be paid by the taxpayer to manage native forests on their land. ...... FULL STORY
22 Aug 2006 | Minor grants paid in dry WA
The Western Australian government said the 2006 Dry Season Assistance Scheme would enable farmers in drought declared areas to apply for a $7,500 grant. ...... FULL STORY
16 Aug 2006 | Elders Rural Bank hires Hutchinson
Elders Rural Bank said it appointed Paul Hutchinson as chief executive. ...... FULL STORY
9 Aug 2006 | Grain farmers prefer to manage price risk themselves
National Australia Bank agribusiness specialists told the Agriculture Australia conference that wheat growers were increasingly taking on price risk themselves, rather than leaving it to grain handlers and marketers who buy the wheat. ...... FULL STORY
7 Aug 2006 | Most farmers less optimistic
The latest agribusiness survey by the National Australia Bank shows that farmers in the beef, dairy, wheat, sugar and cotton sectors are less positive about the future. ...... FULL STORY
4 Aug 2006 | Rate rise a lesser cost evil for farmers
The latest interest rate rise will ratchet up input costs another notch and lift overall rural debt by up to $80 million, according to the National Farmers Federation. ...... FULL STORY
4 Aug 2006 | Tardy insurers strand Larry victims
Suncorp, and other insurance companies, have been surprisingly tardy in resolving claims from Cyclone Larry. ...... FULL STORY
2 Aug 2006 | Elders adds new rural customers
Elders Rural Bank yesterday said that it believes it accounts for eight per cent of rural bank lending in Australia, with loans under management of $2.3 billion. ...... FULL STORY
2 Aug 2006 | Sugar debts down
Debt in the sugar industry is down 24 per cent since 2003 to $800 million collectively according to the Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority. ...... FULL STORY
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