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31 Mar 2004 | Reprieve for Portland, Adelaide live-ex ports
The Federal Government will not close the Portland and Adelaide live animal export ports during the northern hemisphere summer, despite the recommendation of the Keniry review to do so. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2004 | Tas forestry spreads its roots
A Tasmanian land use survey has found that the area of farming land used for tree plantations has risen sharply. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2004 | Farmer confidence at 12-month low
The February 2004 quarter Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey shows that Australian farmers' confidence has fallen to its lowest level in over a year, and that most farmers do not believe the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement will benefit them. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2004 | Live trade under debate
Federal Cabinet will examine the recommendations of the Keniry report on last year's Cormo Express sheep debacle this week, and is expected to consider the future of the live animal export trade. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2004 | WA fox baiting starts in earnest
Western Australian landholders are stepping up their campaign against foxes, with 28 Dumbleyung farmers from 35 properties collecting a total of 600 1080 baits last week. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2004 | Red meat industry seeks $20m for NLIS
The Cattle Council of Australia, the Australian Meat Industry Council, ALFA, MLA and Australian Dairy Farmers have drafted a submission seeking $20 million to help introduce the National Livestock Identification System. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2004 | New national stock agents' body planned
A new national stock and station agents' organisation is likely to be established next month, arising out of the current Stock and Station Agents' Association.... ...... FULL STORY
26 Mar 2004 | Warning on cattle pour-on
A livestock manager for HW Greenham and Sons at Tongala has warned about the risk to Australian beef markets of a new pour-on cattle treatment, Genesis Ultra Pour-on. ...... FULL STORY
25 Mar 2004 | Last of the doggers
In Western Australia there is only a handful of doggers left - once there were 20 or 30 who roamed the state's wheatbelt. ...... FULL STORY
24 Mar 2004 | Fare or fowl: clearing the air
Chickens are antibiotic-ridden, genetically modified and unhygienic - or so the common consumer (mis)perceptions go. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2004 | EU pork subsidies go after Australian call
The European Union has brought forward its end-date for short-term pork subsidies, which were due to finish in April. ...... FULL STORY
23 Mar 2004 | RSPCA divided on caged chooks
The RSPCA's position on the chicken industry, as stated by its national head Hugh Wirth, is that no animal should be kept confined too closely so that it can't perform its natural behaviours. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2004 | Pushing the chook to science's limit
Just 25 years ago, a chook took 64 days to reach a live weight of two kilograms - today it can do it in 35 days, on only 3.5 kilograms of feed. ...... FULL STORY
22 Mar 2004 | Live meat trade gets inside run
A report commissioned by the WA Government claims that federal and state governments favour the live animal trade and erect barriers to the export of processed meat. ...... FULL STORY
19 Mar 2004 | Moves to protect the national piggery
A new joint industry-government working group will be formed to develop a plan to secure the future of Australia's $1 billion pork industry, which has been hit by rising imports, falling prices, high feed prices and quarantine fears. ...... FULL STORY
18 Mar 2004 | Pork chops up chicken, lamb
A Roy Morgan survey of fresh meat meals has found that Australians bought more fresh pork meals than fresh chicken in the December 2003 quarter. ...... FULL STORY
17 Mar 2004 | Fix the problems and we'll walk: RSPCA
The RSPCA says that if the animal welfare problems are fixed it will leave the live export industry alone. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2004 | Live export sector aims for Middle East growth
Dr Nigel Brown, a vet who has run the live animal export trade to the Middle East and Africa for Meat & Livestock Australia and LiveCorp for the past two years, says the $1 billion industry has been misrepresented and has a strong future. ...... FULL STORY
15 Mar 2004 | 'Quickie' tests for bird flu outbreaks
CSIRO Livestock Industries and the Australian Biosecurity Co-operative Research Centre are developing fast diagnostic tests for the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza. ...... FULL STORY
8 Mar 2004 | Lamb forecast to remain high, mutton steady
ABARE is expecting an average annual lamb price of 339 cents a kilogram for the 2004-2005 financial year and the price is not expected to fall below 290 cents a kilogram before 2009, in real terms. ...... FULL STORY
5 Mar 2004 | US can impose tariff on beef forever
The fine print of the free trade agreement reveals that the US can place tariffs on Australian beef and horticultural exports for an indefinite period. ...... FULL STORY
5 Mar 2004 | Tassie fee for 1080 use
Landholders in Tasmania will have to pay a fee from next week for using 1080 to control browsing animals. ...... FULL STORY
3 Mar 2004 | Animal exports welfare warning
Agriculture Minister Warren Truss has warned live animal exporters that they will lose their licences if they do not improve and meet welfare standards. ...... FULL STORY
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