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30 Jun 2004 | Fears over ear-tag IDs to beef up disease response
Many NSW stock agents, farmers and meat processors fear tomorrow's introduction of the National Livestock Identification System for cattle will cost them a lot of money and bring chaos. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jun 2004 | Prime lamb producers gain ground
Lamb producers' incomes remained buoyant during the drought and are set to rise, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2004 | Ernst & Young Weekly Food & Agribusiness Report
- News Highlights
- Wool
- Livestock
- Crops
- Cotton and Sugar
- Rural & Agribusiness Stocks
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29 Jun 2004 | Kyneton's meatworks cuts 150 jobs
The Victorian town of Kyneton has been stunned by the loss of more than 150 jobs at its largest employer, Frews Meatworks. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2004 | Farms' worst drought in 100 years
Australia's worst drought in a century devastated crops and livestock in South Australia in 2002-2003. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2004 | NT weed whacker cut
A Northern Territory Government program to help landowners fight the spread of the noxious weed mimosa pigra has been scrapped, due to allegations of improper use of the funds. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2004 | Chicken's $3.5bn import fear
The chicken meat industry fears it may be the next farm commodity to face potential damage through relaxed quarantine barriers. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2004 | Sweet deal to boost region's stocks
Cows with a sweet tooth may hand out a lifeline to cane farmers hit by the 2003 closure of Nambour's Moreton Central Sugar Mill. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2004 | Record Qld rural debt 'shows confidence'
Queensland primary producers have been encouraged to borrow record amounts from financiers due to high commodity prices, low interest rates and an easing of drought conditions, the 2004 Rural Debt in Queensland survey shows. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2004 | CSIRO's winds of change
A CSIRO research team has developed a vaccine that cuts methane emission in sheep by 8 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2004 | Beef industry reaches grading consensus
A breakthrough in negotiations within the Red Meat Advisory Council last week means the path is now clear for the red meat industry to move towards the introduction of a consumer-friendly beef labelling and grading system. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2004 | Ethanol will increase grain prices: ALFA
Lotfeeders still believe that Federal Government subsidies on ethanol production will inflate feed grain prices. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2004 | Lamb records smashed
Records were smashed again this week, with a pen of export lambs going for $192.10 at Bendigo, surpassing the previous record set at Ballarat last week by $21. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2004 | Call for quarantine overhaul
Australia's quarantine regulations should be overhauled to discover the real risk of importing foods, Labor agriculture spokesman Gavan O'Connor has told the National Farmers' Federation. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Ernst & Young Weekly Food & Agribusiness Report
- News Highlights
- Wool
- Livestock
- Crops
- Cotton and Sugar
- Rural & Agribusiness Stocks
...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Farm pain to drag on: forecaster
Australian mining exports are set to rise 19 per cent to a record $63 billion in 2004-2005, while farmers continue to struggle to overcome the impact of the drought, according to ABARE's latest quarterly outlook. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | RSPCA live sheep trade conflict
The RSPCA's WA branch is in turmoil after allegations it faces a conflict of interest over the live animal trade, as two of its members are involved in the live sheep trade. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2004 | New beef quality gene marker identified
A CSIRO Livestock Industries team has discovered a new beef quality gene marker for marbling. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jun 2004 | Stock theft rises with meat cost
The rising price of meat is believed to be behind a growing incidence of stock thefts in South Australia's South-East. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jun 2004 | Purebred dingoes 'a better option'
A University of NSW researcher says that it's in farmers' best interests to conserve pure-bred dingoes. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2004 | Farm work's image muddied, talks told
Agricultural industries are having a problem recruiting young workers because of an image problem, the chairwoman of the Tasmanian Industry Advisory Group told a forum in Launceston yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2004 | Record price for Ballarat lambs
A record price $171 was set yesterday at Ballarat for a pen of 45 extra-heavy, five-score lambs, weighing about 35kg. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2004 | Wanted: farmers to spend $21,000
Entries for 13 Nuffield travel scholarships for farmers, worth $21,000 each, close on June 25. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2004 | OECD farm subsidies continue to grow
Australia is losing the battle to get market-distorting agricultural subsidies cut in the world's richest countries, according to a new OECD report. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2004 | Beef exports surge following US mad-cow scare
Australian beef exports to Asia are continuing to increase in the wake of the BSE scare in the US last year. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jun 2004 | AWB overcharged us, say grain buyers
The dairy industry has accused AWB of making unfair profits by overcharging for grain during the drought. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jun 2004 | ACCC offers chicken farmers poultry deal
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given Victoria's chicken farmers the power - temporarily - to enter into collective negotiations with the state's five poultry processors. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2004 | Farming's future lies outside the gate
Part-time farmers who earn a large part of their incomes off their farms are set to outnumber their full-time counterparts, according to the Australian Farm Institute. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2004 | Upturn steers beef towards brighter future
The drought, falling prices and the strong $AUD have made life tough for livestock farmers in recent years. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2004 | Lambs break the magic 500c/kg barrier
Lamb prices are continuing their strong rise, passing the 500c/kg mark for the first time in 2004. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2004 | CSIRO project on acute bovine liver disease
CSIRO Livestock Industries is undertaking a research project to determine the cause of a liver disease affecting dairy cattle in southern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2004 | Fencing fund anger; $4m fire aid bypasses farmers
Gippsland and north-east Victorian farmers rebuilding fences destroyed in last year's bushfires are being denied financial assistance by strict State Government rules. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2004 | Payback fear over quarantine move
Recent protests by pork, banana and apple producers over proposed changes to Australia's food import rules are worrying the dairy industry. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2004 | AQIS spells out sheep export rules
The Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service has moved to clarify its new identification requirements for live sheep export rules. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jun 2004 | Wheat trade collapses in bad year for regional areas
Rural and regional Australia is continuing to struggle in terms of exports, new figures from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade show. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2004 | Tougher live export rules
The Federal Government has moved to tighten up regulations for Australia's live animal export industry by introducing legislation into Parliament yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2004 | Rift over pig legal fight
A conflict is brewing amongst livestock industries over the pork industry's legal bid to overturn new quarantine rules for pigmeat imports. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2004 | Australia awaits BSE-free status
Australia is not yet formally recognised as being free of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy), deputy chief veterinary officer Dr Bob Biddle told a Senate estimates committee last week. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2004 | Evidence in, foxes are in Tas in force
Tasmania's Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment says there's ample evidence to show the state has plenty of foxes. ...... FULL STORY
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