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28 Feb 2003 | Plague rabbits controlled with triple onslaught
Scientists, the drought and satellite technology have combined to eradicate more than half a million rabbits in a two-year program in Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
26 Feb 2003 | GM hysteria 'harmful'
The executive manager of Agrifood Awareness Australia, Paula Fitzgerald, has hit out at "hysteria" over genetically modified crops and foods. ...... FULL STORY
24 Feb 2003 | Farmers only getting 53c for raising a chook
Fifty-three cents is all NSW poultry farmers are getting from processors to raise a single chicken. ...... FULL STORY
24 Feb 2003 | Kingaroy peanut firm poised for expansion
The Peanut Company of Australia, one of the nation's largest primary industry firms, is aiming to grab a larger slice of the world market and will unveil its new $1.7 million research facility today. ...... FULL STORY
18 Feb 2003 | Contamination raises fears about quarantine protocols
A bucket-load of genetically modified corn from the United States fell from a conveyor belt into a silo of Australian wheat at Australian Bulk Alliance's Appleton Dock grain terminal in Melbourne recently. ...... FULL STORY
17 Feb 2003 | GE crops threaten exports, say Greens
A Greens MP says the release of genetically engineered organisms will threaten tens of millions of wheat and canola exports from New South Wales. ...... FULL STORY
12 Feb 2003 | E-aware farmers value satellite information
Farmers comprised about 70 per cent of the 3,000 users who logged onto web sites in 2002 looking for CSIRO estimates on pasture biomass and growth rates, says CSIRO Livestock Industries. ...... FULL STORY
12 Feb 2003 | Pratt Water gets $5m to test plan
Pratt Water, a division of Richard Pratt's Visy Industries, has received $5 million from the Federal and State Governments to test his plan to cover irrigation channels. ...... FULL STORY
10 Feb 2003 | Dam cover helps farmers
A cover for dams has been developed by Queensland farmer Warwick Hill. ...... FULL STORY
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