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30 Apr 2004 | China trade reform urged
Elders China’s Nick Hunt says trade protocols with China are in urgent need of reform if Australia is to take advantage of surging demand from that nation. ...... FULL STORY
30 Apr 2004 | Locusts ticking time-bomb
Farmers and fruit-growers in SA’s Riverland fear a swarm of locusts is a ticking time-bomb. ...... FULL STORY
29 Apr 2004 | Drought's toll: 100,000 rural jobs
The 2002-2003 drought in Australia cost the agricultural sector a massive fall in jobs, according to Federal Treasury figures. ...... FULL STORY
27 Apr 2004 | Roo meat a 'disease preventer'
Research by a WA animal biology student, in collaboration with CSIRO Livestock Industries, has found that kangaroo meat is rich in a healthy fat. ...... FULL STORY
27 Apr 2004 | Cattle ID backlash
A producer backlash in NSW against the National Livestock Identification System has prompted the Federal Agriculture Minister to state he has no problem if NSW bows to pressure and delays its start. ...... FULL STORY
23 Apr 2004 | Wiluna group wants dog bounty
Wiluna pastoralists will push for a wild dog bounty, despite a lukewarm response to a similar trial around Laverton. ...... FULL STORY
23 Apr 2004 | Charges to follow sheep ship protest
Two animal rights activists are expected to be charged with trespass after chaining themselves to a tugboat to prevent a live export ship docking at Portland Harbour. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2004 | Protesters keep sheep ship vigil
Animal rights activists are maintaining a vigil at Portland Harbour in a bid to stop the loading of up to 80,000 live sheep aboard the Al Messilah, bound for the Middle East. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2004 | Meat exports surge
Exports of Australian beef and lamb are booming as demand lifts in the US, Japan and South Korea. Beef and veal exports increased by 9 per cent to 76,598 tonnes in March 2004. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2004 | Chooks find secret to plucking up
Queensland's Primary Industries Minister hopes a new vaccine will stop the spread of coccidiosis, a potentially deadly bacterial chicken disease. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2004 | Farmers ready to accept FTA
The National Farmers' Federation will support the proposed Australia-US free trade agreement despite disappointment over the deals for sugar and beef producers. ...... FULL STORY
21 Apr 2004 | Row over funding of cattle ID scheme
A battle is brewing between the state and federal governments and livestock producers over funding for the introduction of the National Livestock Identification Scheme. ...... FULL STORY
21 Apr 2004 | Review over pig meat imports
Australian Pork Ltd's appeal against the decision to relax quarantine bans on imported pig meat has gained a hearing. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2004 | Disease test scam investigated
Victorian and Tasmanian government officials are investigating possible breaches of the Victorian Diseases Control Act: beef females may have been shipped into Victoria without appropriate documentation stating they were free of bovine Johne's disease. ...... FULL STORY
19 Apr 2004 | Exports surge after big dry but dollar dampens outlook
Victoria's agricultural exports are rebounding from the drought, although the state Department of Treasury and Finance says prospects are mixed. ...... FULL STORY
16 Apr 2004 | Big dry brings bees to their knees
There have been many droughts in the far west of Queensland, but there's never been one so bad that even honey bees are dying from lack of nectar. ...... FULL STORY
13 Apr 2004 | Tas rural show bigger by a country mile
Tasmania's Agfest is celebrating its 22nd birthday this year, and it promises to be the biggest show yet. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2004 | Farmer lobby confirms Greenpeace link
The Network of Concerned Farmers has confirmed that it gets funds from Greenpeace, which paid for the construction of NCF's web site and chaired several teleconferences with network members. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2004 | OJD found on 9 WA farms
The Western Australian sheep industry has abandoned hopes of eradicating Ovine Johne's Disease in the state after it was found on nine properties. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2004 | RSPCA switches stance
The RSPCA has again switched its stance on live animal exports, issuing a statement calling for a ban on the industry. ...... FULL STORY
7 Apr 2004 | Five Qld shires off drought list
Five shires in Queensland's south-east have been taken off the state's drought list. ...... FULL STORY
7 Apr 2004 | Pig farmers abandon problem-plagued industry
The strong $AUD, low world prices and high feed costs are forcing some pig farmers to abandon the industry. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2004 | One in six lose jobs on land
About one in every six agricultural jobs in Queensland was lost in 2003, according to a State Treasury analysis of the effects of the drought. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2004 | Dip in $A benefits farmers
The Westpac-National Farmers' Federation rural commodity index rose 3.5 per cent in March due to a fall in the value of the $AUD. ...... FULL STORY
5 Apr 2004 | Shock flock loss after dog attacks
Wild dog attacks at Bulga Downs, south west of Sandstone in WA, have reduced a flock of 2,500 Merinos to just 800. ...... FULL STORY
1 Apr 2004 | Fox fears grow as Tassie sightings soar
Tasmania's Fox-Free Taskforce has received a sudden rush of sightings, with nine received between last Friday and this Tuesday. ...... FULL STORY
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