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30 Jul 2004 | Citrus faces two-year watch
Surveillance in Queensland's citrus industry will continue for the next two years following the recent citrus canker outbreak. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jul 2004 | NSW locust hatching emergency
An agricultural emergency has been declared in NSW following the release of a map showing a large area of the state's Central West is covered with plague locust egg beds. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | Grain players in rail-link upgrade talks
AWB and GrainCorp are meeting with Pacific National this week to develop a plan to revamp their silo-to-port infrastructure. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Farm drought assistance simplified
The Federal Government agreed to support a less complex drought-aid process for farmers following a meeting of state agriculture ministers yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Farm trade victory looms
Australian farmers are one step closer to a $70 billion trade victory as negotiators inch towards the abolition of farm subsidies in Europe and the US. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Nairn tip for new BA team
Professor Malcolm Nairn, vice chancellor of WA's Murdoch University, is likely to become a member of the group of eminent scientists which will oversee the work of Biosecurity Australia. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Smart traps hope on wild dogs
The Victorian Department of Primary Industries is examining "smart" traps that can alert a dogger once a wild dog is caught. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | Cane farmers picking cotton to bail out industry
Cane growers are testing a completely new crop as a potential means of developing a new income stream. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Heat on over drought aid reform
Federal and state agriculture ministers will meet tomorrow and consider measures to speed up the provision of drought assistance. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Reprieve for agricultural research
The NSW Government has announced a moratorium on the planned closure of four rural research stations, as well as promising an additional $25 million for agricultural research over the next two years. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Green scene a winner for farmers of the year
A sheep and goat farmer from Broken Hill and a cotton farmer from Boggabri have won the top prizes in the inaugural farmer of the year and young farmer of the year awards handed out by the NSW Farmers' Association and the NSW Government. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Labor plans protection for dairy farmers
Under Labor's new dairy industry policy, supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles would be subject to greater scrutiny so dairy farmers would be paid a fair price for milk. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Growers back ID card for workers
Queensland fruit and vegetable growers are backing Labor's plan to make all overseas workers carry photographic ID cards. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Most citrus gets all-clear
Most of Queensland's citrus fruit has been cleared to resume interstate trade. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Wineries' tax rebate to stay
New South Wales is set to follow Victoria in keeping a tax rebate for the wine industry, following intense lobbying by the industry. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Telstra's bush services a 'shemozzle'
Dick Estens, the farmer who headed a Federal Government inquiry into rural and regional telecommunications services, believes many bush services are still a "shemozzle". ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | Farmer McGauchie gets Telstra chairman job
Telstra has named Victorian farmer Donald McGauchie as its new chairman. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Rising sugar prices aid growers
A strong recovery in global sugar prices is expected to reduce the percentage of Australia's 6,500 cane growers to take up the Federal Government's offer to help them quit the industry. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Citrus crisis squeezes $3.6m from farm
Pacific Century, the company at the centre of Queensland's citrus canker crisis, said yesterday it has already lost $3.6 million worth of trees and crops. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Aphids add to Qld growers' woes
A plague of aphids is wreaking havoc on Winter cereal crops throughout south-west Queensland's Maranoa region and Central Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Love a good stoush: farmers' group notches up 25 years
The National Farmers' Federation was formed 25 years ago in Canberra. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Citrus disease threat to gardens
The Queensland Government is considering quarantine bans on murraya or "mock orange". ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Palaszczuk rejects bid by orchard owner to save trees
Another 50,000 trees will be destroyed on Evergreen Farms' quarantined orchard, despite the owners' efforts to cut a deal with the Queensland Government. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | FTA clears its first hurdle
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of legislation relating to the Australia-US free trade agreement. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Quarantine rethink after farmers' fury
The Federal Government yesterday announced changes to Biosecurity Australia, following pressure from concerned pork, apple and banana producers. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Farmers ridicule MP over children
Farmers have ridiculed Victorian politicians' understanding of farm life, following a statement by MP Bob Smith that they're using children as "slave labour". ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | Citrus grower faced court on plant smuggling
The Filipino millionaire who owns Evergreen Farms, the Queensland property hit by citrus canker, was accused of illegally importing plant cuttings and seeds three years ago. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Burn-off casts pall over citrus pariah
About 2,500 citrus trees were torched yesterday near the central Queensland town of Emerald at the start of an operation to rid Australia of citrus canker. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Don't dump on us, beekeepers say
Sunraysia beekeepers fear a boycott of their honey may follow if the Victorian Government decides to locate a toxic dump site at Nowingi. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Agri forum gets support
An agribusiness forum may be set up by the Department of Primary Industries in Victoria's north-west to plan future development of the region's $1.5 billion agriculture sector. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Entire citrus orchard may be razed
All 250,000 citrus trees on Evergreen Farm, the central Queensland orchard affected by citrus canker, may have to be destroyed. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | $100m boost to drought aid
The Federal Government has announced $100 million in extra aid for farmers in Australia's worst-hit drought areas. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Growers fight back over deal on Iraq wheat debt
The decision by the Australian Government and the grains industry to retire Iraq's $135 million wheat debt is coming under fire in Western Australia. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Ararat trains back on line
More than 10 years after the line was closed, train services to Ararat and Beaufort returned at the weekend. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Rain does little for NSW
New South Wales is still Australia's most drought-afflicted state. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Vegetation compensation coffers open
Queensland landholders adversely affected by new vegetation management laws can now apply for compensation from the Government's $130 million financial assistance package. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Citrus trees cut to contain disease
More than 1,000 orange and mandarin trees on Evergreen Farms in the Emerald district will be destroyed as Queensland authorities fight to contain citrus canker. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Beef industry slams US quota decision
The Australian Meat Industry Council has criticised the decision last week by the Federal Agriculture Minister to continue with US beef quota arrangements for the rest of the current trading year. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Cattle battle
Concerns about the environment may destroy a 170-year-old tradition of grazing cattle in Victoria's high country. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Citrus disease due to 'breach'
The threat to Queensland's citrus industry could have been avoided if quarantine rules were properly followed, says Premier Beattie. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Visa boost to bush jobs
Rural communities struggling to fill job vacancies should benefit from a new Federal immigration program. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | Growers praise ALP's mandatory code
Fruit and vegetable producers are positive about Labor's proposed mandatory code of conduct, which would protect them from unfair commercial contracts. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | Diseased fruit cuts supply
More than 1,000 citrus trees on a Central Highlands orchard will be bulldozed and burned after authorities found citrus canker, which threatens Queensland's $100 million mandarin and orange industry. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Report rubs salt in dry land's wounds
The National Dryland Salinity Program said yesterday that about 5.3 million hectares of land - equal to one-quarter of Victoria - may never recover from the effects of salinity. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Australia-Thailand sign free trade deal
Australia and Thailand signed a free trade agreement yesterday, with the pact to come into effect from January 1, 2005. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | Govt position on retail grocery industry code 'very disappointing'
The National Farmers' Federation believes the Government's review of the Retail Grocery Code of Conduct only partly addresses issues faced by farmers, as well as reducing the role of the Industry Ombudsman. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Victoria will not let farms go to the dogs
The Victorian Government has backed down on a decision to cut the number of wild-dog trappers in the state's north-east. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Traceability becoming beef's 'price of entry'
Meat and Livestock Australia says traceability and source verification are quickly becoming the "price of entry" for competition in the international beef trade. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | 'Back door' US entry denials
One of the negotiators for the US-Australia free trade agreement has emphatically denied the deal will mean changes in how quarantine decisions are made in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Bill to end barley monopoly stalled
South Australia's Liberal and Democrats parties have vowed to block a bill to abolish SA's barley export monopoly. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Kiwi apple plan turns sour
A hearing into the potential threat posed by imports of New Zealand apples into Australia has turned into a slanging match. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Cotton ready for second attempt in WA
A second attempt to establish a cotton industry at Ord River, this time based on the GM variety Bollgard, is ready to go, says WA Agriculture Department researcher Geoff Strickland. ...... FULL STORY
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