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31 Aug 2005 | Livestock producers fret over ethanol plans
Livestock producers are worried about a permanent rise in the cost of grain in the event that the federal government mandates a mandatory blend of 10 per cent of ethanol with petrol. ...... FULL STORY
29 Aug 2005 | Malaysia takes hard line on halal certification
Malaysia said it withdrew halal certification from 15 Australian abattoirs and processing plants. ...... FULL STORY
26 Aug 2005 | Plantation investor diversifies into beef
Great Southern Plantations, promoters of tax-effective agricultural schemes, said sales increased by 53 per cent and profit by 33 per this year. ...... FULL STORY
26 Aug 2005 | EG Green reopens with shorter shifts
Producers who sell livestock to the administrator of embattled beef processor E.G Green and Sons will be guaranteed payment, and will not join the list of creditors. ...... FULL STORY
26 Aug 2005 | Graziers turned off Chowilla floodplain
The South Australian government said graziers could no longer use the Chowilla floodplain in the Riverland district. ...... FULL STORY
25 Aug 2005 | SAFF wants a further levy on farm income
Farmers in South Australia could be funding projects from next year if 80 per cent of farmers approve proposals for a voluntary commodity levy. ...... FULL STORY
25 Aug 2005 | McGauran feral over breakaway wool growers
Federal agriculture minister Peter McGauran attacked the Australian Wool Growers Association for signing an agreement with a controversial animal rights group. ...... FULL STORY
23 Aug 2005 | Cattle and chicken won’t mix in Gippsland
A clash of farm cultures is brewing in the South Gippsland region of Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
23 Aug 2005 | EG Green will reopen next week
Beef producer EG Green and Sons is expected to reopen its main abattoir next week. ...... FULL STORY
22 Aug 2005 | EG Green may resume trading next week
The board of Western Australian meat processing company EG Green and Sons appointed Martin Jones of Ferrier Hodgson as administrators of the company on Friday, a week after the company suspended operations for two weeks. ...... FULL STORY
19 Aug 2005 | Second abattoir suspends operations
The O'Connor beef plant in Pakenham on Melbourne’s outskirts said it would suspend operations for six weeks, citing reduced livestock supply and high prices. ...... FULL STORY
19 Aug 2005 | Live sheep exports subjected to new trial
A ban on winter live exports of pastoral sheep from Port Adelaide could be lifted. ...... FULL STORY
19 Aug 2005 | Fortunes fade for longline fishers
The operators of one Australia’s largest fishing fleets has fallen into the red. ...... FULL STORY
18 Aug 2005 | ER Green stressed for some time
West Australian beef processor EG Green & Sons was believed to have traded at a loss for the past four years before suspending operations "for a period of two weeks" at the end of last week. ...... FULL STORY
16 Aug 2005 | Liquidity crunch sends Green & Sons to the brink
WA's biggest meat processor, E.G. Green and Sons, blamed the company's compounding liquidity shortfall over the past few months on new reporting systems that did not provide timely and accurate reporting of its position. ...... FULL STORY
15 Aug 2005 | Bank forces Green and Sons to suspend trading
EG Green and Sons, Western Australia’s biggest meat processor, shut its meatworks at Harvey for two weeks on Friday pending a complete "financial and operational" overview of the business. ...... FULL STORY
15 Aug 2005 | Rising meat prices offsets falling demand for live exports
Australian live cattle exports for the 2004/05 financial year fell by nine per cent to 624,202 head – the lowest level in 10 years. ...... FULL STORY
12 Aug 2005 | Booyong co-op shuts pig meat facility
The Northern Cooperative Meat Company said it would shut its pig meat abattoir at Booyong in northern New South Wales. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2005 | Rains fatten cattle and farm profit
Australian Agricultural Company said strong rains in late June changed the dynamics of the cattle market, improving the outlook for itself, and no doubt other beef farmers. ...... FULL STORY
10 Aug 2005 | Wool producers clash over deal with PETA
The Australian Wool Growers Association said it reached an agreement with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals over a plan under which sheep farmers in Australia would gradually phase out mulesing merino sheep in Australia by 2010. ...... FULL STORY
9 Aug 2005 | Broad-based rise in commodity prices
The recent rains and rising prices, especially for beef, are pointers to improved prospects for the rural sector. ...... FULL STORY
5 Aug 2005 | Cattle farmers back increased levy
Beef Industry Funding Steering Committee said they were confident cattle producers support a $1.50-a-head increase in the beef transaction levy, to $5. ...... FULL STORY
3 Aug 2005 | Close call on foot and mouth
An SBS television Dateline investigation reported that Australia came close to catching foot and mouth disease. ...... FULL STORY
2 Aug 2005 | Farmers grizzle over cattle tags
The beef industry is grumbling about the reliability and costs of the national livestock identification scheme. ...... FULL STORY
1 Aug 2005 | Pig levy likely to increase
Australian Pork Limited, the national pork industry representative body is talking to producers about lifting the Pig Residue Levy from 8.5 cents to 17.7 cents a carcass. ...... FULL STORY
1 Aug 2005 | Some wool growers seek talks with PETA
Wool growers are becoming divided over the best approach to confronting the lobbying by the US-based People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals against the practice of “mulesing” young sheep. ...... FULL STORY
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