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24 Sep 2003 | MP's wind farm plan
Federal Labor MP Christian Zahra is pushing for changes which could make wind farms commercially unviable. ...... FULL STORY
24 Sep 2003 | Vic Govt's farm work permit claim rejected
Accident researchers, WorkCover investigators and a doctor have dismissed Victorian Government claims that its Child Employment legislation would reduce deaths and injuries on farms. ...... FULL STORY
23 Sep 2003 | Sugar prices hit by high $A
Fears of a worldwide surplus and the continuing strength of the $AUD mean prices are being kept well below break-even level for growers. ...... FULL STORY
23 Sep 2003 | Farm Pride lays out its egg-expansion agenda
Farm Pride Foods Ltd, which was intending to exit the egg business a few months ago, has forged new links with producers by buying stake in a large Victorian poultry farm. ...... FULL STORY
23 Sep 2003 | Harvest up but exports down
ABARE has raised its forecast for commodity export earnings in 2003-2004 to $83.9 billion, up from $82.8 billion in June, due to the nation's looming bumper grain harvest and improving prospects for world economic recovery. ...... FULL STORY
22 Sep 2003 | One vet, one bolt gun, few options on 'ship of shame'
There is one vet with one bolt gun aboard the Cormo Express, with only enough charges to kill one-tenth of the 50,000-plus sheep on board. ...... FULL STORY
22 Sep 2003 | AWB chief defends monopoly scheme
AWB Ltd's CEO Andrew Lindberg has defended the need for its monopoly on bulk wheat exporting and says millions of dollars are at risk if it ends. ...... FULL STORY
22 Sep 2003 | Pampered porkers and woolly well-being
CSIRO Livestock Industries researcher, Dr Caroline Kerr, will use an award from the Department of Agriculture to find out whether certain immune system molecules can be used to reduce livestock stress levels. ...... FULL STORY
22 Sep 2003 | Do or die for NLIS scheme
Friday September 19 was the day of reckoning for the National Livestock Identification Scheme, when stock agents voted on whether to withdraw their support for the scheme. ...... FULL STORY
22 Sep 2003 | Telstra sale less likely
Rural telecommunication services are unlikely to have improved enough for the Coalition Government to sell its stake in Telstra before the next federal election, the Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, says. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2003 | AACo in bid to halt sale of Stanbroke
Australian Agricultural Company has launched legal action to halt the $490 million sale of Stanbroke Pastoral. ...... FULL STORY
19 Sep 2003 | Tax is just hot air
Victoria's Premier, Steve Bracks, has ruled there will be no flatulence tax on farm animals in the state. ...... FULL STORY
18 Sep 2003 | Agriculture Dept defiant on AWI claims
The Federal Agriculture Department has defended its decision not to take any action against Australian Wool Innovation in 2002, despite claims of mismanagement and nepotism. ...... FULL STORY
17 Sep 2003 | Vic Govt amends Child Employment Bill
The Victorian Government has backed down on one aspect of its Child Employment Bill following a massive outcry from farmers and small family-run businesses. ...... FULL STORY
17 Sep 2003 | Big Dry blamed for downturn in Victorian exports
Victoria's economy has been especially hard hit by the once-in-a-hundred-years drought, with figures from the Bureau of Statistics showing exports in May fell 23.7 per cent against the same period in 2002. ...... FULL STORY
16 Sep 2003 | How farmers are affected by WTO trade talks' collapse
International agricultural industry reform, vital for Australian farmers, will now be delayed for another 12 months, after the World Trade Organisation's ministerial meeting in Cancun, Mexico, collapsed. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2003 | Ethanol fears '20 years out of date'
Australia's pro-ethanol lobby has brought in a US "fuel expert", Larry Johnson, who will address the Federal Coalition on Wednesday on behalf of the Australian Coalition for Ethanol. ...... FULL STORY
11 Sep 2003 | Vic fire fund goes to the dogs
Farmers have only received $330,000 of the Victorian Government's $3.75 million dog-fencing fund for victims of the January 2003 alpine fires. ...... FULL STORY
10 Sep 2003 | New Vic child work Bill cops bucketing
The Victorian Government's new Child Employment Bill has received the scorn of farming families far and wide throughout the state. ...... FULL STORY
10 Sep 2003 | Engine damage claims shake ethanol hopes
The Federal Government's ethanol taskforce claims that a 10 per cent ethanol blend in petrol could damage four million Australian cars, or up to 40 per cent of cars on the roads - double previous estimates. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2003 | Bonlac Foods confident of Fonterra bid
Bonlac Foods' chairman Noel Campbell says he is "very confident" that its shareholders will vote in favour of Fonterra moving to 50 per cent ownership today. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2003 | 'Strike' win by growers over chicks
Victorian chicken growers have claimed victory after threatening not to accept delivery of 400,000 day-old chicks. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2003 | ABC rural program cuts 'thoughtless': Anderson
The Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, says the ABC is being "thoughtless" in cutting local regional and rural radio news broadcasts with nationally-produced programs. ...... FULL STORY
4 Sep 2003 | AWB export monopoly under renewed pressure
AWB Ltd's monopoly on the marketing of Australia's wheat is coming under renewed pressure as the US and EU agreed to pursue the elimination of single-desk export arrangements in international trade talks. ...... FULL STORY
3 Sep 2003 | Vic Child Employment Bill passes first test
The Victorian Government's Child Employment Bill (2003) has been passed by Parliament's Lower House. ...... FULL STORY
3 Sep 2003 | Anderson no to special tax deal for regional businesses
The Federal Government has ruled out better tax breaks for regional businesses, despite recommendations from a government-commissioned independent inquiry. ...... FULL STORY
3 Sep 2003 | Let some areas go dry, says Vic Govt
The Victorian Water and Environment Minister, John Thwaites, says irrigators must accept the need to close parts of the state's irrigation system. ...... FULL STORY
2 Sep 2003 | Bunfight in the bush
The Carr Government's aim of local government reform has generated a thorny fight in the bush, as regional councils are being asked to amalgamate with each other. ...... FULL STORY
2 Sep 2003 | New sugar research entity
One hundred years of sugar research and development by the Queensland Government-run Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations has ended, with the commencement of sugar research operations by an industry-driven entity, BSES Limited. ...... FULL STORY
1 Sep 2003 | Water pact has plenty of gaps
The water rights agreement sealed on Friday August 29 is a step towards establishing a national water trading scheme ...... FULL STORY
1 Sep 2003 | AWB deal hits Futuris
AWB Ltd has announced it will pay $825 million for Wesfarmers Landmark. ...... FULL STORY
1 Sep 2003 | Coastal wind farms 'a blot on landscape'
More than 400 protesters demonstrated at Parliament House in Melbourne on Sunday August 31, demanding that a moratorium be placed on new coastal wind farm development. ...... FULL STORY
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