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27 Aug 2004 | Farmers get new drought bail-out
Australia is facing an additional $300 million in assistance to farmers in Queensland and western NSW, where poor rains are threatening to devastate Winter crops and crush hopes of a rural recovery. ...... FULL STORY
23 Aug 2004 | Look out, they're hatching
The Spring locust menace has started, with the first sightings of young hoppers around Lightning Ridge and Bourke in the past week. ...... FULL STORY
18 Aug 2004 | Thirsty outback farmers threaten to block flow to wetlands
On the Paroo River floodplains, north-west of Bourke, farmers are getting record high prices for cattle fed off the result of February rains in Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
18 Aug 2004 | More bad news for SA, Vic grains farmers
Farmers in western Victoria and South Australia, who have already battled through a two-year drought, have been told to expect below average rainfall this Spring. ...... FULL STORY
16 Aug 2004 | Rust and rodents
NSW farmers are set to battle plagues of pests and diseases within a few weeks, as rising mouse numbers and an outbreak of stripe rust are added to concerns about locusts. ...... FULL STORY
11 Aug 2004 | Beware: lamb prices tempting thieves to fleece flocks
Police have warned farmers to be vigilant, fearing soaring lamb prices could spark a wave of thefts. ...... FULL STORY
10 Aug 2004 | Rural commodity prices ease as rainfall deficit continues in SE Aust
The Westpac-NFF rural commodity price index eased 2.3 per cent in July. ...... FULL STORY
5 Aug 2004 | Farmers change minds on global warming
The National Farmers' Federation fears that global warming will be the greatest threat to farmers this century. ...... FULL STORY
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