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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 | Plastic rather than electronic tags preferred for sheep ID
State governments and farming bodies are slowing a consensus over the national livestock identification system for sheep. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2005 | $25,000 charge to connect to Mallee pipeline
Farmers in north-western Victoria will pay one third of the cost of a $500 million Wimmera-Mallee pipeline. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2005 | Funding found for Wimmera-Mallee pipeline
The federal and Victorian governments are set to announce a cost-sharing agreement for the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline, a project estimated to cost $501 million. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2005 | Fertiliser controls mandatory from next week
From July 1, fruit and vegetable growers face a mandatory licensing system when buying security sensitive ammonium nitrate fertilisers, as well as the responsibility of providing secure storage. ...... 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 | 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
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 | Dampened Queensland shires remain drought declared
The recent rain in southern and central Queensland won’t cause the Queensland government to remove any shires from its drought-declared register. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2005 | Pigmeat import permits stand
The federal government said 83 permits to import pigmeat would stand, in spite of a Federal Court ruling that one other permit must be set aside. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2005 | Pork producers seek end to import permits
The pigmeat lobby, Australian Pork, said it would seek an injunction against the Department of Agriculture if the department fails to revoke all 84 permits for the import of pigmeat. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2005 | Feds refuse to revoke pork import licences
The federal government said it would allow 83 two-year licences to import pork to operate until they expire next year. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2005 | Winter crop forecasts too grim
Australian Wheat Forecasters say the winter crop predictions of the government forecaster ABARE, are too glum. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2005 | NFF takes stand against Telstra sale
The quality of telecommunications services in the bush remains sub-standard, and the federal government is dithering on recommendations from a key inquiry into service levels, a report by the National Farmers Federation claims. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2005 | Kiwis take apples ban to WTO
New Zealand’s government will take Australia to the World Trade Organisation over the ban on the import of Kiwi apples. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2005 | Milk processors close excess capacity
By addressing overcapacity and inefficiency that are the legacy of milk market regulation, dairy companies hope to create a leaner, more profitable industry with pricing power to stand up to the big retailers. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2005 | More Queensland shires deemed in drought
Queensland’s government added two more shires and one part shire in southern Queensland to the list of shires that are drought-declared. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2005 | NFF finds Telstra failed to live up to promises in the bush
A National Farmers Federation taskforce report shows that rural phone repairs have not appreciably improved in the past five years. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jun 2005 | Farmers paid to use less water
Farmers may be paid to draw less water from six groundwater aquifers under the lower Murray, lower Gwydir, lower Macquarie, lower Lachlan, lower Murrumbidgee and upper and lower Namoi rivers. ...... 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
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
7 Jun 2005 | No compensation for most Emerald orchardists
Agriculture authorities in Queensland will require growers to destroy all citrus orchards in the Emerald region in the state’s Central Highlands. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2005 | Climate centre expects an even drier winter
The National Climate Centre's outlook says the winter is going to be drier and warmer over the next three months than earlier forecasts. ...... 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 | Decision due on Kiwi apple entry
Biosecurity Australia said they expected a revised draft risk assessment of New Zealand apples to be completed in some months' time. ...... 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
1 Jun 2005 | Court rules in favour of pigmeat producers over imports
The Federal Court ruled that Biosecurity Australia failed to undertake adequate scientific research for its import risk analysis in relation to imported pig meat. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2005 | Dry spell in Tasmania insufficient to qualify for drought aid
Farmers in Tasmania are unlikely to get any relief from a $250 million federal drought package. ...... 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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