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31 May 2004 | Farmers fear loss of dog trappers will bite hard
Gippsland farmers are urging the Victorian Government to think twice about reducing the number of dog trappers, as livestock continues to be menaced. ...... FULL STORY
27 May 2004 | Stolen sheep ID push
Police are calling for national vendor declarations (NVDs) to be made compulsory for sheep producers, transport operators and agents, in a bid to reduce livestock theft. ...... FULL STORY
27 May 2004 | Farmer joy as lambs up $16
If a farmer is smiling, chances are he's a lamb producer. Over the past week there have been price rises of up to $16 a head for some categories of lamb - and rates were already considered reasonable. ...... FULL STORY
26 May 2004 | Police say no to livestock theft squad
The push to re-establish a livestock theft squad appears to have failed, with Victoria Police saying thefts would remain a matter for local police. ...... FULL STORY
26 May 2004 | Pork industry fights imports
The pork industry will take legal action against the Federal Government to force Biosecurity Australia to rethink its decision to widen pig meat imports. ...... FULL STORY
25 May 2004 | Drought hurting red meat demand in Japan
The drought is contributing to a decline in red meat consumption in Japan, Australia's most important market, according to Meat and Livestock Australia. ...... FULL STORY
25 May 2004 | Taxpayers' beef about cattle subsidy
The Victorian National Parks Association has accused wealthy high-country cattle owners of exploiting the Man from Snowy River myth to keep cattle in the Victorian Alps. ...... FULL STORY
24 May 2004 | Fighting sheep worms with genomics
Two CSIRO Livestock Industries research teams are using leading-edge technology to identify genes that enable sheep to resist intestinal parasites. ...... FULL STORY
24 May 2004 | Organic Obe Beef a market winner
When four graziers gathered for a workshop in far western Queensland at Thargomindah to hone their business skills, the idea was floated to adopt certified organic production. ...... FULL STORY
19 May 2004 | Battle plan to keep beef turf in Japan
The Cattle Council is likely to slash advertising in South Korea and South-East Asia so its beef marketing budget for Japan can be boosted by nearly $2 million. ...... FULL STORY
19 May 2004 | New stock squad call
Farmers are calling for the re-establishment of a stock squad, following a spate of livestock thefts in north-west Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
19 May 2004 | Hereford bull tops sale at $28,000
Wodonga hosted a successful 39th Hereford National Show and Sale last week, where buyers from five states paid $625,500 for 119 bulls and females. ...... FULL STORY
18 May 2004 | Farmers warn on FTA impact
Sugar farmers and pork producers have told a Senate hearing into the US-Australia Free Trade Agreement that the deal has sold short local producers. ...... FULL STORY
18 May 2004 | Weeds threaten to choke the economy
Weeds are costing Australia $4 billion a year, according to a University of New England report. ...... FULL STORY
18 May 2004 | Ant threat may cost farmers millions
Fire ant infestations could cost South Australian farmers millions of dollars in eradication programs. ...... FULL STORY
17 May 2004 | Rain gives WA grains men a start
WA grain growers plan to sow thousands of hectares this week, as they prepare for an expected break in the season. ...... FULL STORY
17 May 2004 | Farmers wild over killer dogs
Gippsland farmers are angry over a decision by the Victorian Government to stop funding to dog trappers. ...... FULL STORY
14 May 2004 | Half of farms seriously degraded
Half of Australia's farmers have found environmental degradation on their properties, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ...... FULL STORY
14 May 2004 | All-party committee rejects pigmeat import plan
An all-party Senate committee has backed the overturning of Biosecurity Australia's decision to allow the importation of pigmeat from 11 countries. ...... FULL STORY
13 May 2004 | Prime season for lambs
Western Victoria is making its contribution to the national quest for an extra million lambs this season, with reports of twins and triplets already on the ground and flock scanning results with up to 190 per cent conception rates. ...... FULL STORY
13 May 2004 | Fowl play on GM-free labels
Consumer resistance to anything genetically modified has led to some poultry producers labelling their chickens "GM free". ...... FULL STORY
13 May 2004 | WA wild dog review group formed
A wild dog advisory committee has been formed in WA in response to the Agriculture Protection Board's wild dog review released late in 2003. ...... FULL STORY
12 May 2004 | Vic alpine grazing review
The Victorian Government has appointed the Alpine Grazing Taskforce to determine the future of alpine grazing in the state. ...... FULL STORY
11 May 2004 | Pigmeat imports cleared
Biosecurity Australia has cleared the way for the importation of pigmeat from 11 overseas countries, after an independent panel rejected five separate appeals against BA's impact risk analysis. ...... FULL STORY
11 May 2004 | Unveiling the secrets of tick resistance
Research to improve the resistance of Australia's northern beef herds to cattle ticks has been boosted by the discovery that tropically-adapted cattle breeds have a different immune response to tick infestation than more susceptible European breeds. ...... FULL STORY
10 May 2004 | Seaweed solution to DDT
Scientists from CSIRO and several universities have found that sprinkling powdered seaweed on contaminated soil can accelerate the breakdown of the chemical DDT. ...... FULL STORY
10 May 2004 | Beef farmers flex to defend Japan gains
Australian beef producers are shaping up for a battle over one of their key markets as Japan announced it will soon resume importing beef from the US following a six-month ban. ...... FULL STORY
7 May 2004 | WA farmers chase halal market
A WA wheatbelt farmer co-op has begun a joint venture with Perak State Development Corporation in Malaysia to export halal-certified meat. ...... FULL STORY
7 May 2004 | Biosecurity Aust accused of putting trade before safety
Biosecurity Australia has increased the risk of the agriculture sector being bit by invasive diseases or pests, claims the Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies. ...... FULL STORY
6 May 2004 | Plant disease rules tackled
Australia's plant research institutes will be subject to quarantine standards, which have been developed following the discovery of wheat streak mosaic virus and Scotch broom rust fungus last year at CSIRO and other institutes. ...... FULL STORY
5 May 2004 | Stanbroke takeover creates new king of cattle country
Former potato farmer Peter Menegazzo has become Australia's largest single landholder and beef producer. ...... FULL STORY
4 May 2004 | Cattle group attacks FTA
The Cattle Council of Australia has slammed the proposed US-Australia free trade agreement, saying it's only worth one calf a year per producer. ...... FULL STORY
4 May 2004 | Vet squad to be ready for animal crisis
The Federal Government will adopt recommendations made in a report on vets in the bush by former Livecorp chairman Peter Frawley. ...... FULL STORY
3 May 2004 | Duffer steals 200 in saleyard raids
Saleyards across New South Wales and Victoria have been hit by a series of cattle thefts. ...... FULL STORY
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