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30 Jul 2004 | Citrus faces two-year watch
Surveillance in Queensland's citrus industry will continue for the next two years following the recent citrus canker outbreak. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jul 2004 | Growers say they miss out
Fruit and vegetable prices may keep on fluctuating on the consumer price index, but growers say they rarely see movements in the farm-gate prices they receive. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Nairn tip for new BA team
Professor Malcolm Nairn, vice chancellor of WA's Murdoch University, is likely to become a member of the group of eminent scientists which will oversee the work of Biosecurity Australia. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Queensland shivers in icy temperatures
Warwick and Stanthorpe shires have feuded for years over which can claim the title of "the coldest town in Queensland", but Warwick Mayor Ron Bellingham has now offered Stanthorpe a truce. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Most citrus gets all-clear
Most of Queensland's citrus fruit has been cleared to resume interstate trade. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Growers back ID card for workers
Queensland fruit and vegetable growers are backing Labor's plan to make all overseas workers carry photographic ID cards. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2004 | Citrus crisis squeezes $3.6m from farm
Pacific Century, the company at the centre of Queensland's citrus canker crisis, said yesterday it has already lost $3.6 million worth of trees and crops. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Citrus disease threat to gardens
The Queensland Government is considering quarantine bans on murraya or "mock orange". ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Quarantine rethink after farmers' fury
The Federal Government yesterday announced changes to Biosecurity Australia, following pressure from concerned pork, apple and banana producers. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Palaszczuk rejects bid by orchard owner to save trees
Another 50,000 trees will be destroyed on Evergreen Farms' quarantined orchard, despite the owners' efforts to cut a deal with the Queensland Government. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | Citrus grower faced court on plant smuggling
The Filipino millionaire who owns Evergreen Farms, the Queensland property hit by citrus canker, was accused of illegally importing plant cuttings and seeds three years ago. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Burn-off casts pall over citrus pariah
About 2,500 citrus trees were torched yesterday near the central Queensland town of Emerald at the start of an operation to rid Australia of citrus canker. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Don't dump on us, beekeepers say
Sunraysia beekeepers fear a boycott of their honey may follow if the Victorian Government decides to locate a toxic dump site at Nowingi. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Agri forum gets support
An agribusiness forum may be set up by the Department of Primary Industries in Victoria's north-west to plan future development of the region's $1.5 billion agriculture sector. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Entire citrus orchard may be razed
All 250,000 citrus trees on Evergreen Farm, the central Queensland orchard affected by citrus canker, may have to be destroyed. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Fruit fallout sours future
Queensland's Department of Primary Industries and Evergreen Farms - the property at the centre of the citrus canker crisis - have resolved their stand-off. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Timber projects net huge tax refund
Agribusiness managed investment schemes generated over $600 million in sales over 2003-2004, according to two reports. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Citrus trees cut to contain disease
More than 1,000 orange and mandarin trees on Evergreen Farms in the Emerald district will be destroyed as Queensland authorities fight to contain citrus canker. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Citrus disease due to 'breach'
The threat to Queensland's citrus industry could have been avoided if quarantine rules were properly followed, says Premier Beattie. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Visa boost to bush jobs
Rural communities struggling to fill job vacancies should benefit from a new Federal immigration program. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | Growers praise ALP's mandatory code
Fruit and vegetable producers are positive about Labor's proposed mandatory code of conduct, which would protect them from unfair commercial contracts. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | Diseased fruit cuts supply
More than 1,000 citrus trees on a Central Highlands orchard will be bulldozed and burned after authorities found citrus canker, which threatens Queensland's $100 million mandarin and orange industry. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | Lamb off menu as drought hits prices
The drought has driven up the price of lamb to the extent that some restaurants are removing it from their menus and the Sunday roast is becoming a rare treat. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | 'Back door' US entry denials
One of the negotiators for the US-Australia free trade agreement has emphatically denied the deal will mean changes in how quarantine decisions are made in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Kiwi apple plan turns sour
A hearing into the potential threat posed by imports of New Zealand apples into Australia has turned into a slanging match. ...... FULL STORY
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