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22 Dec 2005 | Aussie meat endorsed by leading Japanese chef
Japan’s most popular cooking personality, Harumi Kurihara has been recruited by Meat and Livestock Australia to front a Christmas advertising campaign promoting Aussie beef and lamb dishes in 3000 supermarkets across Japan. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2005 | SA egg producers at breaking point
Some producers in South Australia are selling eggs for 79 cents a dozen and healthy hens are being slaughtered. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2005 | Its not Roo meat, its Australus
The “Skippy syndrome” is holding back human consumption of kangaroo meat, with most of the 3.9 million kangaroos culled this year to be fed to dogs. ...... FULL STORY
19 Dec 2005 | Harvey creditors look to sell to new owners
London investment fund Stark Investments and Harmony Capital Partners have bid for the Harvey Meatworks from creditors of EG Green and Company and revealed plans to restructure and grow the business. ...... FULL STORY
16 Dec 2005 | Beef prices and profits fall
Australian Agricultural Co announced yesterday that low cattle prices would cut the company's after-tax profit by $10 million this year. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2005 | EC drought support extended for Qld Vic and NSW
Exceptional Circumstances Drought relief funding has now been extended until well into 2006 for many beef and dairy producers in northern Victoria, many areas in western NSW and all farmers in South western Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2005 | Sheep and Goats to come under NLIS
The implementation of an identification and tracing system for the sheep and goat industries has been allocated $2.5 million in federal funding for the next three years. ...... FULL STORY
14 Dec 2005 | Locusts on rampage
There is little that can be done to stop locusts attacking Victorian lucerne, canola, horticulture crops and other green plants, the Department of Primary Industries said. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2005 | Japan buying beef from the US again
The Japanese government yesterday announced a partial resumption of US and Canadian beef imports in a move that is expected to have only minor impact upon Australian sales. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2005 | Fruit and vegies to get country of origin labels
New country of origin food labelling rules have been announced for unpackaged fruit, vegetables, nuts and seafood products to come into force in six months' time, for unpackaged pork products in 12 months and for packaged goods in two years' time. ...... FULL STORY
12 Dec 2005 | Woolgrowers revive saline land
Australian Wool Innovation chief executive Len Stephens said improved land management practices had restored once saline land to productivity. ...... FULL STORY
9 Dec 2005 | Three bidders for Harvey Meatworks
Three groups have emerged as bidders for the Harvey meatworks', previously run by the collapsed company EG Green, including the Green family and Elders. ...... FULL STORY
7 Dec 2005 | Salinity exaggerated
Dryland salinity problems in Australia are exaggerated, according to a report published by the Australian Farm Institute. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2005 | Land clearing restricted on Tasmanian farms
The Tasmanian government adopted a new policy that restricts farmers clearing forested land, known as the Permanent Forest Estate policy. ...... FULL STORY
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