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19 Dec 2003 | Making farms child-safe
The Deputy Prime Minister, John Anderson, and the National Farmers' Federation launched a campaign yesterday to promote child safety on farms. ...... FULL STORY
18 Dec 2003 | Ethanol plant flagged for WA wheatbelt
Perth-based Indcor is considering plans to build five ethanol plants, with one flagged for Western Australia's Wheatbelt region. ...... FULL STORY
18 Dec 2003 | Cane farmers hail new ethanol excise
Cane farmers have welcomed the Federal Government's new 12.5 cents-a-litre excise on ethanol and say it will underpin the future of Australia's sugar industry. ...... FULL STORY
18 Dec 2003 | How 16 goes into 5: push to merge NSW rural councils
The New South Wales Government's proposal to amalgamate 16 regional councils in the New England area has been referred to the Local Government Boundaries Commission. ...... FULL STORY
17 Dec 2003 | Fertiliser tests soiled
Many farmers are using inaccurate soil tests to determine how much fertiliser to use. ...... FULL STORY
16 Dec 2003 | Qld farmers dig in on deregulation
Dissenting Queensland sugar and dairy groups are joining forces to run a campaign during the 2004 state election on a re-regulation platform ...... FULL STORY
12 Dec 2003 | Saudi vets may inspect Aussie sheep
Trade Minister Mark Vaile has been in Saudi Arabia for two days and held talks aiming to restore Australia's live animal exports to that country. ...... FULL STORY
12 Dec 2003 | Farmers cry 'fowl' over free market moves
New South Wales chicken growers are contracted to poultry processors to "grow out" chickens.... ...... FULL STORY
12 Dec 2003 | Last crop for vegie growers
Thousands of vegetable seedlings are being thrown away by Werribee market gardeners as water supplies dry up. ...... FULL STORY
10 Dec 2003 | Anger at Reserve Bank decision to lift rates
The National Farmers' Federation has criticised the Reserve Bank's decision to lift interest rates last week. ...... FULL STORY
9 Dec 2003 | SA Regional Affairs reprieve praised
The South Australia Government's decision to retain the Office of Regional Affairs has been praised by Jeff Mincham, chairman of Regional Development SA. ...... FULL STORY
8 Dec 2003 | Dry irony in Qld's water fee
The Queensland Government is charging Lockyer Valley irrigators allocation fees for undelivered water. ...... FULL STORY
8 Dec 2003 | Deadline for farms on Reef pollution
Queensland farmers have been given two years to start cleaning up the tonnes of fertilisers, chemicals and mud washing onto the Great Barrier reef. ...... FULL STORY
8 Dec 2003 | Power lines will ruin us: farmers
A group of more than 100 farmers and landholders is appealing to the Queensland Government to stop plans for power transmission towers on their land. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2003 | Productivity Commission, the farmers' friend
The Productivity Commission says the swag of controls placed on the clearing of native vegetation over the past 20 years has placed undue hardship on farmers without gaining significant environmental benefit. ...... FULL STORY
4 Dec 2003 | Rate increase will add to woes of struggling farmers
The National Farmers' Federation has criticised The Reserve Bank strongly for lifting interest rates again when farmers are just struggling their way out of the effects of the drought. ...... FULL STORY
3 Dec 2003 | Futuris fails to crack wheat export monopoly
Futuris Corporation has failed in its initial attempt to break AWB's monopoly on wheat exports and has confirmed it's been refused an export permit for 400,000 tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
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