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29 Nov 2005 | Apples and pears left to rot
Orchardists may dump up to 12,000 tonnes of juicing apples next season because of cheap imports. ...... FULL STORY
28 Nov 2005 | Backpackers take advantage of extended visas
Five hundred backpackers are taking advantage of changes to visa rules for short term visitors. ...... FULL STORY
24 Nov 2005 | Timber group turns to cattle
Great Southern Plantations said that over the past two years it expanded beyond its founding bluegum woodlots into vineyards, organic olives and cattle, with its first cattle product expected in February ...... FULL STORY
21 Nov 2005 | Aussies not keen to pick fruit
Growers say they are being forced to abandon crops because they can no longer find people for the physically demanding and very seasonal work of fruit and vegetable harvesting. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2005 | GM pea trial abandoned
CSIRO will destroy its experimental genetically modified pea crop after mice that ate the peas suffered adverse reactions and their lung tissue became inflamed. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2005 | Tasmanian cherries nicked not picked
President of Fruit Growers Tasmania, Tim Reid has been accused of taking illegal cuttings from cherry trees in Japan and bringing them back to Australia. ...... FULL STORY
18 Nov 2005 | Incitec pushes fertiliser prices higher
Elders and Landmark are winning market share from Incitec in fertiliser sales. ...... FULL STORY
17 Nov 2005 | Guest Workers are biggest donors to developing economies
The World bank has urged Australia and other developed nations to accept more seasonal workers and low skilled migrants, especially from the Pacific Islands. ...... FULL STORY
16 Nov 2005 | Potato famine in Tasmania
Tasmanian supermarkets are putting up signs on empty shelves advising shoppers that no potatoes are available because spring rain has made paddocks too waterlogged to harvest and potatoes cannot be brought from interstate... ...... FULL STORY
14 Nov 2005 | E.Coli common in imported vegetables
The federal government said that 14 of 97 imported vegetable types tested by AQIS were found to be contaminated with E.coli, with two other samples also testing positive for pesticide residue. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2005 | Pears composted by imported concentrate
WA fruit growers expect to dump 1500 tonnes of juicing pears this season. ...... FULL STORY
2 Nov 2005 | Backpackers eligible to work for a second season
Backpackers will be able to extend their visas for a second year, provided they worked for at least three months on the seasonal harvest in regional Australia. ...... FULL STORY
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