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29 Jul 2005 | Orchardists get together
Two Victorian orchardist organisations have merged to strengthen their voice in championing fruit growers rights. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2005 | Citrus growers seek biosecurity levy
Citrus growers want a biosecurity levy imposed on citrus fruit sales to raise funds to combat exotic pests and diseases. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2005 | Clean and green image more like a mirage
Australia’s farmers may think their food is clean and green, but so is food grown almost anywhere else in the world. ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2005 | Apples growers raise a glass to Coke
Coca-Cola Amatil will buy more than six times as much fruit from its newly purchased subsidiary SPC Ardmona. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2005 | Mixed support for home grown produce
HomeGrown, a not-for-profit entity pushing country of origin labelling, says a trial of its green and gold label on fresh produce at 110 Coles supermarkets demonstrated that more than 80 per cent of shoppers wants to “buy Australian”. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2005 | Food labelling laws extended to fresh produce
All fresh fruit, vegetables and seafood sold in Australia will have to clearly identify its country of origin under a new draft labelling standard. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2005 | Tassie farmers rally in Melbourne over Fair Dinkum food campaign
Tasmanian farmers staged their first mainland rally in what they intend will be a three week odyssey to Canberra. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2005 | Coles says only five per cent of fresh produce imported
Coles Myer agreed to support a food industry proposal to promote the benefits to consumers of buying Australian-grown produce. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2005 | Growers allege wholesale harassment
The Horticulture Australia Council said some growers received threats of lower prices, and warnings their produce may be returned unsold if those growers supported the mandatory code of conduct at public meetings. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2005 | Citrus growers freed in SA
South Australia’s parliament changed the Citrus Industry Act, with the state government to provide growers with the same marketing arrangements that apply to other horticultural industries. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2005 | Emerald orchardists seek compensation
Orchardists in the Emerald citrus growing region of central Queensland want the federal government to pay growers $97 for each tree destroyed and $20 a year for each tree until orchards were re-established and back in production. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2005 | WA retailers reach agreement on labelling
Retailers in Western Australia will have to label all imported single source lines of fresh, unpackaged produce under a consistent code, effective immediately. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2005 | West’s label laws of little relevance
Western Australia’s new rules on produce labelling will have little impact in the market, as retailers import less than five per cent of fruit and vegetables sold in the state. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2005 | Golden Circle back from the brink
Golden Circle, the Brisbane-based food processing co-operative said it expected to return to profitability this year. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2005 | Exports support Tassie growers
Tasmanian agricultural services group Webster said the outlook for produce in the states was excellent, despite loss of sales of offshore suppliers and low prices. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2005 | Small vegetable growers urged to leave the land
The number of vegetable growers in Australia may need to decline sharply, from around 4,300 now to fewer than 1,000. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2005 | Vegie growers spit chips over food labelling
The federal government will consider support for Australia's vegetable growers. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2005 | Cash flows into low tax agribusiness schemes
Investors poured more than $1 billion in tax-advantaged forestry and agriculture schemes by the end of the financial year. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2005 | McGauran take the populist road on Australian farm produce
The National Party warned corporate giants including Woolworths, Coles Myer and McDonald's that it expects a better deal for Australian farmers. ...... FULL STORY
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