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28 Aug 2008 | Farmers to win from Asian free trade agreement
Dairy, wine and beef producers will gain from an almost concluded free trade agreement between Australia, New Zealand and the Association of South East Asian Nations. ...... FULL STORY
28 Aug 2008 | No price gouging in fertiliser market
Competition regulator the ACCC has found no evidence of local fertiliser companies misusing their market power to raise prices to farmers. ...... FULL STORY
27 Aug 2008 | Five get green light for wheat exports
AWB is not among five firms accredited to export wheat from Australia. The five are Cargill Australia, Elders Toepfer Grain, Goodman Fielder Consumer Foods, Grain Pool and OzEpulse. ...... FULL STORY
26 Aug 2008 | Dairy Farmers get price rise for voting yes
Farmer owners of the Dairy Farmers co-op will receive a milk price rise of between 1 and 2 cents per litre if they vote to accept the takeover bid by National Foods and Warrnambool Cheese. ...... FULL STORY
25 Aug 2008 | Dairy Farmers sold to Japanese brewer
A sweeping rationalisation of the east coast dairy industry is expected following National Food''s purchase of the NSW based Dairy Farmers co-operative. ...... FULL STORY
22 Aug 2008 | Listed agriculture looks good
Australia''''''''s listed agribusiness sector has delivered its third consecutive month of negative returns and is starting to realign itself with the broader market. ...... FULL STORY
22 Aug 2008 | Dethridge wheel gives away free water
The Dethridge irrigation wheel used extensively as irrigation meters have given farmers millions of free litres of water according to a new study by Goulburn-Murray Water. ...... FULL STORY
21 Aug 2008 | Farmers sell carbon rights
Not-for-profit groups offering to plant trees on farmer''s land as part of community carbon offset campaigns could be offering very one sided deals that leave farmers with very little in return for selling off carbon offset rights and even land rights. ...... FULL STORY
21 Aug 2008 | Hay in demand
The export market demand for Australian hay will increase by more 50 to 100 per cent over the next ten years. An extra 365,000 hectares will need to be planted to meet the projected increase in demand to 1.5 billion tonnes says the NSW DPI. ...... FULL STORY
20 Aug 2008 | Guest workers face fee rip-off
Aid agencies say they are establishing a web site to allow guest workers coming to Australia compare fees and transaction costs of the various available methods of sending money back to their families in their home country. ...... FULL STORY
20 Aug 2008 | EC drought assistance cut
Farmers and businesses in Armidale, Casino and South Coast Moss Vale in NSW and Central and East Gippsland in Victoria will not be eligible for Exceptional Circumstances drought assistance after the end of September this year. ...... FULL STORY
19 Aug 2008 | Sugar shortage coming
There will be a global deficit of 3.3 million tonnes of sugar in 2008/09, after a 9.4 million surplus in 2007/08 says merchant Czarnikow. Raw sugar prices have already risen 23 per cent this year. ...... FULL STORY
19 Aug 2008 | Record harvest predicted in Victoria
Victorian grain growers could deliver a record harvest worth more than $3 billion this year says the Victorian Department of primary Industries. ...... FULL STORY
18 Aug 2008 | Murray Goulburn wants Dairy Farmers
Murray Goulburn co-operative has lodged a separate bid for Dairy Farmers, after the joint venture bid with Parmalat fell apart in early August. The ACCC is seeking submissions on the Murray Goulburn bid now & expects to announce findings on the 21 August. ...... FULL STORY
18 Aug 2008 | Guest workers approved for fruit only
Pacific guest workers will be limited to working in horticulture industries in regions with identified labour shortages. The federal government will issue 2,500 visas to workers from four Pacific countries for placements of up to seven months. ...... FULL STORY
18 Aug 2008 | Compulsory acquisition of water needed now
All North Victoria irrigators are on zero per cent water entitlements. South Australian farmers are on 6 per cent entitlements whilst NSW farmers on Murrumbidgee high security licenses are on 40 per cent of their allocations. ...... FULL STORY
15 Aug 2008 | Marketing needed to maintain herd quality
Australian Wool Innovation launched a $120 million marketing campaign to promote Australian merino wool. The industry owned AWI bought the Woolmark brand last year with a federal grant and want to attach it to quality fibre wool only. ...... FULL STORY
15 Aug 2008 | Graziers cash in on wind
Cattle farmers will receive $10,000 per turbine per year from the proposed wind farm in Queensland''s South Burnett region. ...... FULL STORY
14 Aug 2008 | Dumpers hurt producers
Australian industries and growers are being forced to fight the dumping of cheap imported product because dumping is not policed by any government department. ...... FULL STORY
14 Aug 2008 | Irrigators reject water buyback
The plan to buy cotton properties with water licenses along the Darling River and returning the water to the river has not received support from the minister for water Penny Wong. ...... FULL STORY
14 Aug 2008 | Dairy farmers need to pick bulls carefully
Dairy farmers should ensure they breed their cows with bulls proven under Australian conditions says Genetics Australia chairman Colin Gardiner. This was crucial because the local milk-payments structure was different to other countries he said. ...... FULL STORY
13 Aug 2008 | Spring locusts getting worse
There is an elevated threat of spring locust plagues in Victoria and southern NSW say government authorities. Egg-bearing locusts were recorded throughout 1.25 million hectares of country mainly north of Shepparton in Victoria''s irrigation district. ...... FULL STORY
12 Aug 2008 | Outlook depends on rain says RBA
The outlook for the farm sector is highly uncertain says the Reserve Bank of Australia in its quarterly statement on monetary policy. ...... FULL STORY
12 Aug 2008 | Farmers back pacific workers
The Liberal/National Party coalition is scaremongering and using inappropriate language and information about plans to import unskilled pacific Island workers for fruit picking and other seasonal work say farmers groups. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2008 | Government considers buying out Darling River cotton industry
The federal government is considering a proposal to urgently spend $600 million to buy six major cotton producers, and their water licenses, along the Darling River and return the allocation to the river for environmental purposes. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2008 | Sugar seeks workers
The Sugar industry can not find enough workers to harvest cane without going overseas to recruit and import skills. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2008 | Climate change grants for farmers
Farmers can access grants of up to $1,500 per year to attend approved training courses aimed at helping them to adapt to climate change. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2008 | NSW quietly gives water to irrigators
NSW irrigators on the Murray and Murrumbidgee rivers who hold high security water licenses have been granted use of 25 per cent of their annual allocation as a result of upstream rains. ...... FULL STORY
8 Aug 2008 | Parmalat out of Dairy Farmers race
National Foods and Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory are believed to have lodged a final bid for Dairy Farmers. Dairy Farmers is owned by about 2,000 farmers and is thought to be worth $800 million to one billion dollars. ...... FULL STORY
8 Aug 2008 | Queensland farmers reduce run-off
The federal government has announced funding for farmers to reduce nutrients, chemicals and sediments leaving their lands. ...... FULL STORY
8 Aug 2008 | Wine industry faces challenges
The strength of the Australian dollar, a rise in UK import taxes, oversupply and the drought have hit wine producers hard. ...... FULL STORY
7 Aug 2008 | Crown land grazing fees may rise
More than 8,000 land owners will be affected by a Victorian government proposal to raise fees for grazing on Crown land water frontages. ...... FULL STORY
7 Aug 2008 | Farm outlook weak for next year
Business conditions in the agricultural sector are expected to deteriorate over the next 12 months says NAB. Businesses relying on farm produce faced tough trading conditions and poor profits in the June quarter this year because of rising raw material... ...... FULL STORY
7 Aug 2008 | Government buys big cotton farm
The NSW and federal governments have purchased the 2,436 hectare irrigated cotton producer Pillicawarrina Station in the Macquarie Marshes wetlands system, including all its water rights. ...... FULL STORY
6 Aug 2008 | Farm gate prices reflect competitive market
Coles and Woolworths do not unfairly pressure farmers into accepting low prices says the ACCC after its enquiry into grocery prices was released yesterday. Farm gate prices typically reflect competitive market conditions said the ACCC. ...... FULL STORY
6 Aug 2008 | Food standards to change
Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) invited individuals and organisations with an interest in food regulation to comment on a number of possible changes to the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code. ...... FULL STORY
6 Aug 2008 | Farmers fight miners
Farmers near Gunnedah are continuing to blockade BHP Billiton''s exploration for coal in the area. BHP yesterday said it would restrict its search to ridge country surrounding the Liverpool Plains, some of Australia''s richest farmland. ...... FULL STORY
5 Aug 2008 | Locusts breeding in Victoria
The Victorian government is warning of a possible locust plague this spring. Agriculture Minister Joe Helper said egg-bearing locusts had been recorded across about 1.24 million hectares in Northern Victoria, particularly in the irrigation region north... ...... FULL STORY
5 Aug 2008 | Government water buy back insignificant
The federal government''s water license buyback scheme will return ten megalitres to the Murray/Darling system this year. The Government estimated the buyback would provide, on average, 23,808 megalitres to the environment each year. ...... FULL STORY
5 Aug 2008 | Coles and Woolies still rule prices
Supermarket grocery prices will remain high despite attempts to reshape it following the ACCC''s grocery price inquiry. Milk and other produce will be subject to unit pricing to allow consumers to compare between brands and between chains. ...... FULL STORY
4 Aug 2008 | Grocery Watch idea is flawed
The federal government''s proposed Grocery Watch scheme will favour discount retailer Aldi and ignore discounted prices in the major retail chains said the big retailers. ...... FULL STORY
4 Aug 2008 | Victorian mutton dressed as lamb
The Swan Hill Abattoirs has lost its authorisation to use the lamb and hogget brands said PrimeSafe, the Victorian Government watchdog on meat processing. The loss of the license related to quality assurance systems rather than any suggestion of fraud. ...... FULL STORY
1 Aug 2008 | Pacific workers scheme to be announced soon
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is expected to announce a trial pacific islands guest worker scheme at the Pacific Islands forum in Niue later this month. The scheme is expected to fill labour shortages in the agriculture and horticultural industries. ...... FULL STORY
1 Aug 2008 | Murray Goulburn issues new shares
Higher feed costs and a reduced national herd will cut milk production in 2007-08 by 5 per cent said Murray-Goulburn in a letter to its dairy farmer shareholders. Murray-Goulburn is offering shareholders new shares for $1 as it seeks to raise $100 million ...... FULL STORY
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