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1 Apr 2009 | Farmers go bananas over Biosecurity decision
The NSW Minister for Primary Industries says the state government will make enquiries regarding the decision by the quarantine agency Biosecurity Australia to allow the importation of bananas from the Phillipines. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2009 | Dust drifts over horticulture
The scarcity of irrigation water is crippling horticulture in the Murray Darling basin. Hundreds of thousands of fruit trees have been pulled out, rice production has plunged by 93 per cent and vineyards lie abandoned. ...... FULL STORY
9 Mar 2009 | Exotic produce sells well
"New" farm products may be a growth industry. Game birds, goat meat and Asian vegetables are among farm industries now worth almost $1 billion, a study commissioned by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation found. ...... FULL STORY
24 Feb 2009 | Governments urged to buy back fire prone land
The state government must buy back fire prone land in order to prevent future loss of life says RMIT''s Environment Planning Group leader Michael Buxton. ...... FULL STORY
24 Feb 2009 | Rural property sales and values slide
The number of rural properties sold for more than $1.5 million in NSW last year fell to 550 from 900 in 2007 according to valuer Herron Todd White. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2009 | Buffalo fly menace rises after rain
Cattle on the Atherton Tableland region in Queensland are significantly worried by buffalo fly which have increased in numbers after recent rains. ...... FULL STORY
23 Feb 2009 | Meat prices up
For the first time in 2009, national saleyard prices for cattle and lamb increased last week. Yardings were down 28 per cent in NSW and 19 per cent in Queensland after recent rains and cooler weather. ...... FULL STORY
19 Feb 2009 | Listed agri has a very bad month
According to the February Commonwealth Bank Agri Indicators report the agribusiness sector has fallen by 20.8 per cent, against the broader S&P/ASX200 which fell by 6.5 per cent during the month. ...... FULL STORY
19 Feb 2009 | Burnt businesses can get cash, loans
Cash grants totalling $25,000 per business and low cost loans of up to $200,000 will be made available to businesses affected by the Victorian bushfires. ...... FULL STORY
18 Feb 2009 | Consumers urged to be patient as farmers recover
Victorian farmers affected by bushfires will not be able to produce fruit and vegetables to the same quality *or* quantity for many months to come. ...... FULL STORY
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