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23 Dec 2004 | Aussie tucker free to use European labels
Australian food producers may be able to trademark their "feta" cheese, "kalamata" olives and "parma" ham in the European market, following a ruling by the World Trade Organisation. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2004 | Import risk assessments scrapped
All import risk assessments on the proposed import of potentially virus or disease-affected fruit, vegetable and animal products have been scrapped, and Biosecurity Australia will conduct fresh reviews. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2004 | Fruit and veg farmers intimidated
Some fruit and vegetable wholesalers are allegedly intimidating horticulture farmers over a planned code of conduct aimed to bring transparency to the industry. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2004 | Irrigation network expands in the Murray-Darling basin
The area of irrigated land in the Murray-Darling basin increased from 1.5 million hectares to 1.8 million hectares between 1997 and 2001, with most of the new irrigation areas opened up in the southern region of the basin, a CSIRO analysis shows. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2004 | No clear counter to citrus canker
The Queensland government will reconsider pleas by citrus growers to remove all canker hosts from the Emerald area. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2004 | Juicy mango season sour grower returns
A flood of mangoes on the domestic market has had a devastating effect on mango prices, with some growers paid as little as $4 a tray for their fruit. ...... FULL STORY
17 Dec 2004 | Saturated soil promises healthy summer crops
The big dry has turned into the big wet in what used to be drought-stressed New South Wales. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2004 | Apples blight NZ trade deal
Australia and New Zealand still cannot resolve whether to allow New Zealand apples into Australia. ...... FULL STORY
8 Dec 2004 | Higher prices sought for apricots
Apricot growers are cranky with cannery SPC Ardmona over the firms plan to pay $635 a tonne this season for canning apricots, down from $700 a tonne last year. ...... FULL STORY
3 Dec 2004 | Fruit import bans extended
The federal government said it would continue to temporarily prohibit the import of some fruit produce on quarantine grounds. ...... FULL STORY
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