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31 Mar 2006 | Plantation company pays top dollar for cattle station
Perth-based Great Southern Plantations will pay $30 million for the historic cattle station Moola Bulla near Halls Creek. ...... FULL STORY
30 Mar 2006 | Crime affects almost one in five farms
Seventeen per cent of farms experienced farm crime at least once in 2003 according to the Australian Institute of Criminology. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2006 | Mad cow disease on the decline
There has been an annual 50 per cent decline globally in cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) over the past three years says the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation. ...... FULL STORY
29 Mar 2006 | SFE / ASX merger expected to be positive for farmers
The proposed merger of the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) and the Sydney Futures Exchange (SFE) is expected to see the creation of a single agriculture derivative market, offering cattle, wool and grain derivatives. ...... FULL STORY
28 Mar 2006 | AACo expands Wagyu herd
Westholme Wagyu is selling its Wagyu beef business to the Australian Agricultural Company with a $1 million deal to buy 130 head of full blood wagyu bulls with an option to purchase the rest of the breeding business for $9 million. ...... FULL STORY
21 Mar 2006 | Land clearing laws too inflexible
ABARE says that NSW land clearing laws have cost farmers in the central and west of the state about $1.1 billion in lost production opportunities. ...... FULL STORY
20 Mar 2006 | Vets want better welfare for live exports
Australian vets are concerned about animal welfare standards in the live export trade says the Australian Veterinary Association and expects improvements if exporters are to maintain vets support for the industry. ...... FULL STORY
17 Mar 2006 | Beef exports get promotional help
The beef industry will spend $14 million on promotional activities in Japan in 2006-2007, up from $7 million last year. ...... FULL STORY
14 Mar 2006 | Harvey meatworks’ new owners move in
Former chief executive of Skywest Scott Henderson took over yesterday at Western Australia’s biggest meat processing plant, Harvey Beef, as new owners Stark Investments and Harmony Capital took possession eight months after the collapse of EG Green Group. ...... FULL STORY
10 Mar 2006 | Grain fed boom set to continue
The future of beef production is in a combination of pasture and grain fed finishing says the head of Meat and Livestock Australia. ...... FULL STORY
10 Mar 2006 | Prison proposal for mulesing
The Australian Democrats have defended their plan to introduce prison time and fines up to $30,000 as penalties for sheep mulesing in their proposed National Animal Welfare Bill. ...... FULL STORY
7 Mar 2006 | Beef slaughters up, lamb down
National slaughter rates for lamb continue to decline according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2006 | Wheat and dairy farms make sound profits
Wheat and dairy farming are the most profitable niches in the agricultural sector in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
2 Mar 2006 | Farm dam licences may be needed in Victoria
The Department of Sustainability and Environment in Victoria said the state government is looking at restricting the construction of new stock and domestic dams. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2006 | Grain prices to firm over next two years
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics expects grain prices to rise in 2006 and 2007. ...... FULL STORY
1 Mar 2006 | Outlook grim for wool and sheepmeat
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics said poor productivity, falling demand and low prices blighted Australia’s wool industry. ...... FULL STORY
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