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31 Mar 2004 | Tassie aphid find sparks call for lettuce ban
Victoria's vegetable growers want Tasmanian lettuce imports banned, following the discovery of the lettuce aphid, identified in Tasmania last week. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2004 | WA fox baiting starts in earnest
Western Australian landholders are stepping up their campaign against foxes, with 28 Dumbleyung farmers from 35 properties collecting a total of 600 1080 baits last week. ...... FULL STORY
26 Mar 2004 | Vic Govt extends GM ban and is accused of backward step
The Victorian Government has extended its ban on commercial genetically modified crop planting until 2008, but will consider applications to run small research trials. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2004 | Hatching a locust horror
Although they're not officially a plague, the swarms of locusts now chewing their way through western New South Wales threaten to be a big danger to crops, pastures and the farm economy by next Spring. ...... FULL STORY
19 Mar 2004 | Boort tomato grower named rural women's award winner
Marilyn Lanyon, a tomato grower from Boort, has been named as the winner of the 2003 Rural Women's Awards from eight finalists in Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
18 Mar 2004 | Demand for new import inquiry after banana slip
Australian banana growers fighting Filipino imports have called for a new inquiry into the the threat of disease after it was revealed that Biosecurity Australia's risk assessment model contained an error. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2004 | 'Zinc cream' stops fruit burning
Queensland scientists have developed a "zinc cream" for fruit which they hope will stop the sun damaging developing avocados, apples and other fruit. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2004 | Expert finds fault with banana study
A University of Queensland expert in banana diseases says Biosecurity Australia has made a series of scientific errors in its decision to allow imports of Philippine bananas. ...... FULL STORY
5 Mar 2004 | US can impose tariff on beef forever
The fine print of the free trade agreement reveals that the US can place tariffs on Australian beef and horticultural exports for an indefinite period. ...... FULL STORY
5 Mar 2004 | Humble spud wins blue chip status
Tasmania sealed its crown as Australia's potato state yesterday when Simplot opened a $35 million expansion to its Ulverstone french fry processing capacity. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2004 | Spiky pest is back, but won't go pear-shaped
The prickly pear, which destroyed millions of hectares of farmland and led to special laws for its destruction, is making a comeback in parts of south-west Sydney. ...... FULL STORY
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