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18 Feb 2009 | Rice and cotton set for summer rebound
Total summer crop production is forecast to be 3.3 million tonnes in 2008-09, slightly higher than ABARE''s December 2008 forecast, but lower than the 3.9 million tonnes harvested in the previous year says ABARE''s February issue of the Australian... ...... FULL STORY
18 Feb 2009 | Consumers urged to be patient as farmers recover
Victorian farmers affected by bushfires will not be able to produce fruit and vegetables to the same quality *or* quantity for many months to come. ...... FULL STORY
16 Feb 2009 | Exporters hit by quarantine export bill
Food exporters will face fee rises for quarantine inspections from July this year under a plan to abolish quarantine export subsidies that has been accepted by the minister for agriculture Tony Burke. ...... FULL STORY
9 Feb 2009 | Fruit, vegetable prices rise with temperature
The era of cheap, high quality fruit and vegetables may be over says Horticulture Australia Council CEO Kris Newton. Heatwave conditions in the last month is south east Australia are expected to drive fruit prices up significantly this quarter. ...... FULL STORY
23 Dec 2008 | Horticultural investment schemes win court battle
Investors in non-forestry managed investment schemes will still be able to claim upfront deductions on the basis that investors are carrying on a business. ...... FULL STORY
4 Dec 2008 | Horticulture reports kept secret
A review into the vegetable levy and a PricewaterhouseCoopers audit into Horticulture Australia''s governance procedures have both been completed but have not been released to growers *or* the public. ...... FULL STORY
10 Sep 2008 | Government vegie grants misdirected
Industry group Horticulture Australia Limited misdirected vegetable levy funds a government review has found. ...... FULL STORY
30 May 2008 | Chefs say no to GM
Prominent local chefs are urging the Victorian and NSW state governments to reverse their decisions to allow the production of GM canola. ...... FULL STORY
26 May 2008 | Water trade cap may go
Farmers are concerned that the federal government will remove the 4 per cent cap that currently limits how much water can be traded out of an irrigation district each year. ...... FULL STORY
23 May 2008 | License buyback will take time to yield water
The federal government is buying licenses for 35 billion litres of water at a cost of $50 million, but as most will be "low security" there is unlikely to be any benefit in drought years. ...... FULL STORY
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