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29 Sep 2006 | Security clearances needed for some fertilisers
The Federal Government prepares to restrict use of many farm chemicals and nitrate fertilisers as part of measures to counter criminal use. ...... FULL STORY
28 Sep 2006 | Irrigation supports one quarter of farm production
Irrigated farms generate one-quarter of the gross value of Australia's agricultural production, according to a joint report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Productivity Commission. ...... FULL STORY
28 Sep 2006 | Minority of irrigators trade in water rights
Irrigated farms of all sizes engaged in the trade of irrigation water, although water trading was not a frequent event for most farms according to a joint report released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the Productivity Commission. ...... FULL STORY
26 Sep 2006 | Higher grain prices offset by lower livestock prices in 2007
ABARE said the index of unit export returns for farm commodities was forecast to rise by 0.4 per cent in 2006-07, after a marginal decline in 2005-06. ...... FULL STORY
25 Sep 2006 | Wine and grain production to slump in SA
Private industry forecasts for the next wine grape harvest show production will fall by 400,000 to 600,000 tonnes unless significant rain falls soon. ...... FULL STORY
25 Sep 2006 | Meat prices rise as stock supply declines
Meat and Livestock Australia said there had been a 70 per cent increase in cattle yardings in SA in the past five weeks, and said that as supplies tighten meat prices will rise by early next year. ...... FULL STORY
25 Sep 2006 | Native vegetation constrains development
Up to 7.5 million hectares, or 14 per cent of farmland surveyed in south-west Queensland, was identified by farmers as likely to be affected by existing restrictions on the clearing of native vegetation. ...... FULL STORY
22 Sep 2006 | Many meat workers on short term visa
Employers are hiring six times as many meat workers from overseas on temporary visas as they did a year ago. ...... FULL STORY
21 Sep 2006 | Herd improvement cooperatives negotiate merger
Talks over a merger between four major herd improvement co-operatives have stalled. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2006 | Sheep flocks reduced
Sale of sheep at saleyards in southern Australia is 80 per cent higher than a year ago, as producers have flooded markets with more than 200,000 head in the past week. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2006 | KR Castlemaine to close down in Toowoomba
KR Castlemaine will sell its abattoir and smallgoods processing factory in Toowoomba, and consolidate operations at Castlemaine in Victoria. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2006 | Riverina farmers cut sheep stock
Farmers in south-western New South Wales are selling their stock as dry conditions reduce the level of feed. ...... FULL STORY
13 Sep 2006 | Victoria bans 1080 for fox control
The Victorian government imposed a ban on 1080 liver baits, annoying farmers who prefer the bait to control foxes. ...... FULL STORY
13 Sep 2006 | Beef and milk offset sheep and wool
The most valuable agricultural commodities in 2004/05 were cattle and calf slaughterings and other disposals (up 18 per cent to $7.8 billion)... ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2006 | Sheep meat production a record
ABARE forecast that the value of Australia’s sheep meat production (including live sheep exports) would exceed $2.2 billion in 2005/06, surpassing the previous record of $2.1 billion set in 2001/02. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2006 | Lamp sales central to profits of sheep farms
High domestic sheep meat prices, buoyed by strong export demand, combined with falling wool prices have increased the emphasis within the Australian sheep industry on the production of sheep and lambs for slaughter. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2006 | Exports displace domestic demand for lamb
Export markets are increasingly important for lamb producers, as offshore demand grows and domestic consumers turn to other meats in light of the escalating price of lamb. ...... FULL STORY
7 Sep 2006 | Beef farms take over from dairy
The Australian Bureau of Statistics' latest census results show that farm numbers fell 17,200, or 12 per cent, to less than 130,000, over 10 years. ...... FULL STORY
6 Sep 2006 | Cereal crops suffer from dry winter
The dry winter has caused the South Australian government to downgrade the estimated cereal crop by nearly a third from 6.6 billion tonnes to 4.7 billion tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2006 | Steady growth in sheep meat prices
Meat & Livestock Australia said lamb and sheep prices were expected to remain relatively strong over the next few years. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2006 | Cattle prices in decline
The amount of feed available for cattle on classic stock routes in western Queensland and western New South Wales is insufficient to support the usual cattle drives. ...... FULL STORY
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