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30 Sep 2004 | Producers rebuild sheep flocks
Australia’s sheep producers are expected to withhold adult sheep from slaughter in bid to rebuild flocks over the next year. ...... FULL STORY
30 Sep 2004 | Farm exports slump in August
Australia is finding it harder to sell both farm and manufactured goods overseas. ...... FULL STORY
29 Sep 2004 | Howard’s spending spree keeps the bush in mind
The coalition government would spray $40 million at funding more weed reduction and would also beef up Australia's quarantine system if re-elected. ...... FULL STORY
27 Sep 2004 | Grow wheat, not meat
Diets may have to change, and crops may have to replace livestock to lower the amount of water used in growing food. ...... FULL STORY
24 Sep 2004 | China looks abroad for grain
Agricultural exports to China from Australia for broadacre farm products such as wheat are certain to increase, mainly due to a shortage of arable land in China as cities expand and incomes rise. ...... FULL STORY
23 Sep 2004 | Aussies cling to prime cut of Japan’s beef market
The stand off between Japan and the US over Japan’s ban on US beef will help Australian exporters, with exports of Australian beef to Japan likely to surpass $2.2 billion this year. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2004 | Middle eastern customers run away from live sheep
Australian live sheep exports fell in July by 63 per cent compared with 2003, to 156,759 head, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimate. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2004 | Beef sales may slump if Japan lifts US ban
Australian beef exports to Japan are likely to drop next year, if Japan lifts its ban on American beef imports by the end of the year. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2004 | Agricultural recovery consolidates
Farm production will stabilise in 2004/05, the government’s commodity forecaster ABARE concludes in its latest quarterly forecast. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2004 | Chooks choke when systems fail
Growers that rear poultry for chicken meat processors are at odds over the quality of systems used to maintain conditions in electronically controlled, tunnel-ventilated chook sheds. ...... FULL STORY
16 Sep 2004 | Shoppers eat well on red meat
Red meat demand has increased in the past year. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2004 | Feds won’t pay for stock ID scheme
The federal trade minister Mark Vaile says the coalition won’t fund the National Livestock Identification Scheme. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2004 | Cattle prices in a frenzy
Cattle prices are looking up, thanks to reasonable rain and a fall in the Australian dollar. ...... FULL STORY
14 Sep 2004 | Drought kicks boot makers
Australia's rural boot makers sell most of their products to the city feet. ...... FULL STORY
14 Sep 2004 | Live export trade targeted in RSPCA campaign
The RPSCA is stepping up its campaign to ban the export of live animals. ...... FULL STORY
14 Sep 2004 | Wool clip poised for recovery
Australian Wool Innovation forecasts that shorn wool production will rise to 500,000 tonnes in 2004 from 480,000 tonnes in 2003. ...... FULL STORY
13 Sep 2004 | Canola and cotton prices rises offset wheat’s decline
Strong canola and cotton prices helped push the Westpac NFF Rural Commodity Index up one per cent during August. ...... FULL STORY
8 Sep 2004 | Industry tries to keep US beef at bay
The Australian beef industry is working to consolidate its $2 billion share of the Japanese market, as the US presses to be allowed to return. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2004 | Cattle leave electronic tracks
The Queensland government resolved a dispute with the cattle industry over a livestock identification system that aims to track meat from the paddock to the plate. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2004 | Another Stanbroke remnant hits the cattle market
Davenport, a 1.5 million hectare property, north west of Windorah is up for sale. ...... FULL STORY
6 Sep 2004 | Meat output rises despite the drought
Despite more than 60 per cent of Australia's farmland still being drought-declared, the meat industry's output is rising, with beef exports soaring and lamb production set to reach record highs next year. ...... FULL STORY
3 Sep 2004 | Labor floats feed grain plan
Labor says it will force the Wheat Export Authority to consult regularly with feed grain users if it wins government. ...... FULL STORY
3 Sep 2004 | Farm animals to 'athletes'
Researchers have found that cattle manage heat stress better and retain their body weight if certain electrolytes, such as those found in sports drinks, are added to their drinking water. ...... FULL STORY
3 Sep 2004 | Qld graziers end their beef over tags
The Queensland beef industry has ended its dispute with the State Government over the adoption of the National Livestock Identification Scheme. ...... FULL STORY
2 Sep 2004 | Lesbian cow study udderly serious
Professor Clive Phillips from the University of Queensland is hoping to find out why domestic cows mount each other during fertile periods. ...... FULL STORY
1 Sep 2004 | Pig industry faces new PC probe
The Productivity Commission will investigate the Australian pork industry, looking at the economic problems facing the industry. ...... FULL STORY
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