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21 Dec 2007 | Fruit flies appear in Ceduna
Ceduna has been hit by an outbreak of fruit fly, the first in South Australia this season, and will cost around $100,000 to eradicate. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2007 | Cotton draining Murray flows
Figures released yesterday show that about 40 per cent of the water in the Gwydir River is being used for agricultural irrigation and mostly by the cotton industry. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2007 | AWB officials face charges
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission yesterday commenced legal action against six former AWB officials. ...... FULL STORY
18 Dec 2007 | Labor busy on wheat market reforms
The federal Labor government is aiming to have its wheat market reforms in place by July in time for next year's harvest. ...... FULL STORY
17 Dec 2007 | Libs and Nats reconsider merge
The leader of the National Party, Warren Truss, has urged his own party and the Liberals to consider merging in their post-election reviews. ...... FULL STORY
14 Dec 2007 | Farmers resist mining moves
Mining giant BHP Billiton has a fight on its hands as farmers in northern NSW try to stop prospectors digging for coal on freehold land. ...... FULL STORY
14 Dec 2007 | WA's sugar mill closes, again
The only sugar mill in Western Australia will close today due to falling world prices and a lack of land for expanding the sugar crop. ...... FULL STORY
12 Dec 2007 | Water plan won't be revisited at COAG
Despite a meeting of state and territory leaders with the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd planned for next week, the Victorian government's refusal to sign up for the Murray-Darling system water plan will not be addressed until next year. ...... FULL STORY
11 Dec 2007 | Organic certification to be mandatory
Growers who want to market their products as organic will need to be accredited in an effort to stamp out rogue traders and increase consumer confidence in the industry. ...... FULL STORY
7 Dec 2007 | Climate change to slash farm output
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics has predicted that farmers could lose up to 10 per cent of their production within the next 25 years due to climate change. ...... FULL STORY
6 Dec 2007 | Victorian GM panel criticised
As the battle continues over genetically modified crops in some states the head of the Victorian government's review panel, which recommended lifting the state's ban on some GM crops, has been accused of not being impartial. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2007 | Rains boost crop expectations
Recent rains have improved the winter crop forecast, now expected to total 21.7 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2007 | Murray-Darling growers need help to survive
While conditions have improved for grain farmers, horticulturalists in the Murray-Darling continue to struggle with irrigation restrictions, hot weather and a lack of rain. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2007 | Greens want GM safeguards
NSW Greens are pushing for amendments to the state government bill that will allow farmers to grow two types of genetically modified herbicide resistant canola from next year. ...... FULL STORY
4 Dec 2007 | Queensland farmers rewarded for land management
Queensland farmers have the opportunity to extend their 30 year land leases to 50 years under a deal announced by the state's government yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
4 Dec 2007 | Farmers to get help with climate change issues
The new Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister, Tony Burke, said yesterday that the government would be focused on helping farmers to prepare for climate change, describing it as "one of the greatest challenges facing our primary industries". ...... FULL STORY
3 Dec 2007 | Imports overwhelm pig industry
The amount of pork consumed by Australians has jumped by more than one-third since 2002 to 486,000 tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
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