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30 Jun 2004 | Grape growers see red over wine prices
Sunraysia wine grape growers are angry about a price cut of $300 a tonne for their grapes this vintage. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2004 | Farms' worst drought in 100 years
Australia's worst drought in a century devastated crops and livestock in South Australia in 2002-2003. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2004 | Farmers celebrate water victory
The Federal Government has succeeded in getting the states to sign up to a landmark national water agreement. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jun 2004 | Welcome changes to wine tax
The Federal Government has backed down on some planned changes to the wine equalisation tax which would have affected large wineries with high cellar-door sales. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2004 | Farm work's image muddied, talks told
Agricultural industries are having a problem recruiting young workers because of an image problem, the chairwoman of the Tasmanian Industry Advisory Group told a forum in Launceston yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2004 | Wineries in a bunch of trouble
Up to half of Australia's 1,500 small wineries are at risk of financial extinction, according to a report by Deloitte and the Winemakers' Federation. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jun 2004 | Dump site decision hypocritical, say growers
Sunraysia growers say the Victorian Government's decision to site a toxic dump in the district is hypocritical, given that the state Department of Primary Industries has just recently helped the region introduce an environmental code of best practice. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jun 2004 | Wine rebate may breach NZ trade deal
Senior trade officials said yesterday that the Government's Budget rebate for small wine producers was designed without regard to possible breaches of Australia's treaty obligations. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jun 2004 | Wine sales trickle off
Sales of wine in Australia fell 4.9 per cent in April to 34.4 million litres, and were 5 per cent down on the same period last year. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2004 | Excess wine leads to bargains for consumers
Consumers are buying cleanskin wines at savings of up to 50 per cent, due to vineyards getting rid of excess stock to make room for this year's production. ...... FULL STORY
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