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30 Aug 2005 | Tassie potato growers urged to adapt
Potato growers and other big-volume producers should seize the opportunity to overhaul their industries while the Tasmanian economy was strong, ANZ Bank’s senior economist Saul Eslake said. ...... FULL STORY
30 Aug 2005 | South Australian farmers dream of the good times
Agribusiness Association of Australia sees only good times for farmers, with a a new golden era similar to the boom years of the early 1950s due to the growing appetite for imported food from India and China. ...... FULL STORY
30 Aug 2005 | Citrus growers cranky over canker compo
A citrus “rescue package” aimed at stamping out exotic citrus canker disease appears unlikely to secure agreement from sufficient stakeholders. ...... FULL STORY
26 Aug 2005 | Farmers markets growing but still a tiny niche
Of the 70 or so farmers markets operating each month in many suburbs and towns, two thirds of them have been operating for less than two years. ...... FULL STORY
24 Aug 2005 | McDonalds won’t budge on potato contract
Fast food chain McDonalds said it would not reinstate a potato chip contract with farmers in Tasmania, but the company agreed to look at new products from the state's farmers. ...... FULL STORY
23 Aug 2005 | Tassie potato farmers count the cost of cutbacks
Vegetable growers, and mostly potato farmers, in northern Tasmania will earn $30 million less in revenue this year, and forgo $2 million in profit because of the decision by Simplot and McDonalds to buy fewer spuds. ...... FULL STORY
22 Aug 2005 | Australia’s organic farms seek help
The organic farming industry is now the fastest-growing agricultural industry sector in the world, but Australia's organic sector is lagging the trend. ...... FULL STORY
17 Aug 2005 | Part-timers the growth segment in farming
There are fewer farms in Australia today than 10 years ago, but the types of farms are far more diverse. ...... FULL STORY
15 Aug 2005 | Canker outbreak avoidable
A Federal Senate inquiry heard that attempts to survey citrus orchards in the Emerald district for citrus tristeza virus in 2002 were abandoned.... ...... FULL STORY
12 Aug 2005 | Tassie farms win concession on imported food
The cavalcade of Tasmanian and other vegetable growers has secured a government promise of tougher country-of-origin labelling. Food Standards Australia New Zealand will publish a new draft standard improving some labelling for imported products. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2005 | Citrus growers negotiate some compensation for canker
The Australian and Queensland Governments will contribute a combined 80 per cent of an estimated $11.5 million support package for citrus growers who have lost their orchards in Emerald, in central Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2005 | Too few economies of scale in horticulture
Imports of frozen vegetables have increased by 36 per cent over the last two years. ...... FULL STORY
9 Aug 2005 | Processors take on growers over labelling
The Australian Food and Grocery Council said the campaign by vegetable growers for clearer country-of-origin labelling would be unworkable and unreasonably expensive. ...... FULL STORY
8 Aug 2005 | McCain cuts demand for Victorian potatoes
McCain Foods said it would cut the contracted tonnage for potatoes from Victorian farmers by 10 per cent next year. ...... FULL STORY
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