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29 Jul 2005 | Feds won’t make broadband a Telstra obligation
The communications minister, Helen Coonan, said that “I don’t think a case has been made out to roll broadband into” the universal service obligation. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2005 | WA dairy farmers whinge over eastern milk prices
Dairy farmers in Western Australia are complaining over a reduction in price for their milk caused by the bulk purchase of supplies by WA supermarkets from processors in eastern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2005 | Rural lobby starts alternate environmental lobby
Former broadcaster Don Burke will chair a new environment group which has adopted the name Australian Environment Foundation. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2005 | Citrus growers seek biosecurity levy
Citrus growers want a biosecurity levy imposed on citrus fruit sales to raise funds to combat exotic pests and diseases. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2005 | Telstra warns of lower service standards in the bush
Telstra said the level of the subsidy paid by the federal government to ensure basic telephone services in the bush was inadequate. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2005 | Livestock producers take on the sugar set over ethanol
A coalition of livestock industry producers said lobbying by sugar cane farmers for subsidies for grain-based ethanol fuels would displace the production of grains for livestock. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2005 | Meander farmers offered water rights on new dam
Farmers in northern Tasmania can either buy an equity stake in the planned Meander Dam, for $9900 a unit, or pay more for water once the irrigation dam is completed in late 2007. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jul 2005 | Drought aid extended for a third year
The federal government extended exceptional circumstances drought aid assistance has been extended for 21 drought-affected regions in the Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2005 | Drought relief likely to be renewed
The federal government is expected to extend drought relief to most of the 23 regions now receiving aid. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2005 | Mixed support for home grown produce
HomeGrown, a not-for-profit entity pushing country of origin labelling, says a trial of its green and gold label on fresh produce at 110 Coles supermarkets demonstrated that more than 80 per cent of shoppers wants to “buy Australian”. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2005 | Food labelling laws extended to fresh produce
All fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood sold in Australia will have to clearly identify its country of origin under a new draft labelling standard. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2005 | Queensland mulls ‘sustainable’ farming leases
Farmers in Queensland could be given leaseholds over their land of up to 50 years in return for better environmental outcomes. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2005 | Weeds flourish in winter rains
Scientists at the Cooperative Research Centre for Australian Weed Management say that, while rain has brought relief to many parched regions they have also nurtured a huge burst of weed growth. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2005 | Queensland simplifies inducements to leave the land
The Queensland government will modify restrictions on land clearing so more landholders will qualify for financial assistance to change the way they run their farms or to get off the land permanently. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2005 | Tassie farmers rally in Melbourne over Fair Dinkum food campaign
Tasmanian farmers staged their first mainland rally in what they intend will be a three week odyssey to Canberra. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2005 | Coles says only five per cent of fresh produce imported
Coles Myer agreed to support a food industry proposal to promote the benefits to consumers of buying Australian-grown produce. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jul 2005 | Victorian sawmills face 10 per cent rise in price of timber
Timber prices in Victoria will rise by between 10 per cent and 15 per cent under a 10-year plan to remove price controls in the sector. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2005 | Mainland set for Tassie tractor rally
The Victorian Farmers Federation and the NSW Farmers Association yesterday promised financial and administrative support for the Tasmanian farmers' Fair Dinkum Food Campaign. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2005 | Topas 19/2 found in Victorian canola
A consignment of Victorian canola seeds bound for Japan contains genetically modified material. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2005 | Citrus growers freed in SA
South Australia’s parliament changed the Citrus Industry Act, with the state government to provide growers with the same marketing arrangements that apply to other horticultural industries. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2005 | NSW Farmers maintain opposition to Telstra sale
Phone services in rural NSW are "a joke" and the sale of Telstra should not proceed without a commitment by the Federal Government to improve access and guarantee future funding, the NSW Farmers Association said. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2005 | Emerald orchardists seek compensation
Orchardists in the Emerald citrus growing region of central Queensland want the federal government to pay growers $97 for each tree destroyed and $20 a year for each tree until orchards were re-established and back in production. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2005 | WA retailers reach agreement on labelling
Retailers in Western Australia will have to label all imported single source lines of fresh, unpackaged produce under a consistent code, effective immediately. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2005 | West’s label laws of little relevance
Western Australia’s new rules on produce labelling will have little impact in the market, as retailers import less than five per cent of fruit and vegetables sold in the state. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2005 | Feds extend broadband subsidies
The federal government said it would spend $50 million to subsidise the introduction of broadband telecommunications services in the bush. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2005 | More state aid for Mallee farmers
The Victorian government said it would pay half the council rates this year for around 3500 farmers receiving assistance in drought-declared areas. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2005 | Wasting disorder suspected at two piggeries
Department of Agriculture veterinarians in New South Wales and South Australia are investigating two suspected outbreaks of post-weaning multi-systemic wasting disorder at piggeries in each state. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2005 | Irrigators face tax on water subsidies
Farmers may have to pay income tax on $100 million in grants to irrigators who face cuts to their water licences. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2005 | Cropping and mixed farms more productive than pure livestock farms
Productivity doubled within Australia’s agricultural sector over the past 30 years, a study by the Productivity Commission found. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2005 | Vegie growers spit chips over food labelling
The federal government will consider support for Australia's vegetable growers. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2005 | No charges over Nyngan land clearing
The NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources has not prosecuted a Nyngan farmer accused of clearing 2000 hectares of native bush, instead ordering him to fence off and remove stock from the cleared land. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2005 | McGauran take the populist road on Australian farm produce
The National Party warned corporate giants including Woolworths, Coles Myer and McDonald's that it expects a better deal for Australian farmers. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2005 | Goulburn valley farmers sell water and not milk
Of the 215,000 megalitres of annual water rights subject to trading in the Goulburn Murray irrigation district in Victoria, farmers have sold half the water to water traders and farmers in other districts. ...... FULL STORY
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