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30 Jul 2004 | NLIS gets nod of approval in NSW
Farmers at the annual conference of the NSW Farmers' Association last week voted to endorse the National Livestock Identification System. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Smart traps hope on wild dogs
The Victorian Department of Primary Industries is examining "smart" traps that can alert a dogger once a wild dog is caught. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Farm trade victory looms
Australian farmers are one step closer to a $70 billion trade victory as negotiators inch towards the abolition of farm subsidies in Europe and the US. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2004 | Nairn tip for new BA team
Professor Malcolm Nairn, vice chancellor of WA's Murdoch University, is likely to become a member of the group of eminent scientists which will oversee the work of Biosecurity Australia. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jul 2004 | Farmers may start returning to normal
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expects the net value of farm production to fall 16 per cent over 2004-2005 to $5 billion.... ...... FULL STORY
26 Jul 2004 | Lamb gets the chop
Australia's national dish, lamb, is in danger of pricing itself off the dinner table. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jul 2004 | Meat prices set to fall in Spring
Consumers have had to pay record prices for lamb and historically high prices for beef over the past few months. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2004 | Hogget dressed as lamb? Not in a pink fit
What passes as lamb in New Zealand is given the less flattering name of hogget in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | Alliance fights for grain
The chicken meat, pork, dairy, egg and feedlot industries have formed a new alliance, Livestock Feed Grain Users' Group, to fight for future grain security. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2004 | RSPCA joins wild dog fight
The Victorian Farmers' Federation has been joined by the RSPCA in its battle against wild dogs. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Rain forecasts improve outlook for Vic farming
Victorian Treasury says that improved prospects for rain over the next few months have boosted the outlook for the state's agriculture. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2004 | Unkind cut for meat buyers
South Australians are facing skyrocketing meat prices, with the lingering effects of the drought forcing up prices of beef and lamb over the past 12 months. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Quarantine rethink after farmers' fury
The Federal Government yesterday announced changes to Biosecurity Australia, following pressure from concerned pork, apple and banana producers. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | Tasmanian wins farmer award
A 29-year-old Tasmanian livestock agent, David Finlay, has won the 2004 National Young Farmer of the year title. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jul 2004 | FTA clears its first hurdle
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of legislation relating to the Australia-US free trade agreement. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | Nothing paltry about big bird show
Southern Tasmanian Poultry Club is holding its biggest ever poultry exhibition this weekend at the Royal Showground in Glenorchy. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jul 2004 | Wool rebounds at a healthy clip
The 15-year decline in the national wool clip will end in 2004-2005, according to Australian Wool Innovation. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Cloned Suzi falls to disease
Australia's first cloned dairy cow, Suzi, has died. She died last month of acute mastitis soon after calving. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2004 | Injection flattens farmer: needlestick danger
The "Weekly Times" Waratah Farmer of the Year, Steven Harrison, was helping a mate vaccinate his flock against Ovine Johne's Disease in February, when he accidentally injected himself in the wrist with the Gudair vaccine. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Agri forum gets support
An agribusiness forum may be set up by the Department of Primary Industries in Victoria's north-west to plan future development of the region's $1.5 billion agriculture sector. ...... FULL STORY
13 Jul 2004 | Study confirms viability of chicken drug: BioDiem
An independent study by RMIT University has confirmed the commercial viability of BioDiem's drug to replace antibiotics used on chickens for disease control and to boost growth, according to the company. ...... FULL STORY
12 Jul 2004 | Stampede for beef
Farmers at the saleyards are smiling as they respond to a strong demand for beef and sell off the cattle they've battled to keep throughout the drought. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | Changes to RAS competition
The Royal Melbourne Show led steer and heifer beef carcase competition has been redesigned to reflect current industry specifications and requirements. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2004 | SA farmers in clover as lamb prices hit $170 heights
Lamb prices are hitting record levels around South Australia. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Beef industry slams US quota decision
The Australian Meat Industry Council has criticised the decision last week by the Federal Agriculture Minister to continue with US beef quota arrangements for the rest of the current trading year. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Lack of rain may hurt farmers
The Westpac-National Farmers' Federation rural commodity index rose one per cent in June following a two per cent decline in the $AUD. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jul 2004 | Cattle battle
Concerns about the environment may destroy a 170-year-old tradition of grazing cattle in Victoria's high country. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | A ewe beaut result
When Hamilton farmer Don Collins checked on his lambing ewes two weeks ago, he found a bundle of bleating woolly ears and limbs which unravelled to reveal five newborn lambs. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2004 | Lamb prices soar but not in Tassie
Lamb prices are surging in Victoria due to the drought and the smallest national flock since 1946, but in Tasmania the increases have not been as dramatic as on the mainland. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2004 | Report rubs salt in dry land's wounds
The National Dryland Salinity Program said yesterday that about 5.3 million hectares of land - equal to one-quarter of Victoria - may never recover from the effects of salinity. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | NSW abattoir cuts 150 jobs
The small community of Harden in New South Wales' south-west has been shocked by the sudden closure of Harden Abattoir. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | Lamb off menu as drought hits prices
The drought has driven up the price of lamb to the extent that some restaurants are removing it from their menus and the Sunday roast is becoming a rare treat. ...... FULL STORY
5 Jul 2004 | Stanbroke to sell three more stations
Peter Menegazzo is offloading three more stations from the Stanbroke pastoral empire and is aiming to reap more than $100 million. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Victoria will not let farms go to the dogs
The Victorian Government has backed down on a decision to cut the number of wild-dog trappers in the state's north-east. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | Traceability becoming beef's 'price of entry'
Meat and Livestock Australia says traceability and source verification are quickly becoming the "price of entry" for competition in the international beef trade. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jul 2004 | 'Back door' US entry denials
One of the negotiators for the US-Australia free trade agreement has emphatically denied the deal will mean changes in how quarantine decisions are made in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2004 | Rabbits shed light on gut issue for livestock
A study of wild rabbits, co-authored by a CSIRO scientist, has found that there's a network of interactions between the five major species of nematodes and tapeworms existing in the rabbit's gut. ...... FULL STORY
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