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30 Jun 2005 | Reviewers short-list regions eligible for more drought aid
The Government's independent drought aid adviser, the National Rural Advisory Council, is finalising recommendations after a month of site visits. ...... FULL STORY
30 Jun 2005 | El Nino weather threat recedes
The likelihood of an El Nino weather event developing in the Pacific Ocean this year has receded, the Bureau of Meteorology said. ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2005 | ACID test on water reform
The Australian Council for Infrastructure Development chief Dennis O'Neill, said "there isn't a shortage of water in this country". ...... FULL STORY
27 Jun 2005 | Drought breaking rain soaks most farming regions
For farmers across the agricultural belts of Australia, the recent rains - coming on the back of the driest autumn on record in Victoria and South Australia and the second driest in NSW - were the best break the eastern states had seen for a long time. ...... FULL STORY
24 Jun 2005 | Funding found for Wimmera-Mallee pipeline
The federal and Victorian governments are set to announce a cost-sharing agreement for the Wimmera-Mallee pipeline, a project estimated to cost $501 million. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2005 | Help non-viable farmers leave the land
A study commissioned by the Queensland Government found the general community was more likely than farmers to support taxpayer assistance to farm businesses during droughts. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2005 | Rain messes with ABARE’s pessimism
Agribusiness analysts ProFarmer said the rain over the last two weeks was "the best break across the eastern seaboard this millennium". ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2005 | Dampened Queensland shires remain drought declared
The recent rain in southern and central Queensland won’t cause the Queensland government to remove any shires from its drought-declared register. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jun 2005 | ABARE sticks to pessimistic crop forecasts
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics said it now forecast that farm incomes would fall from $35.9 billion this financial year to $34.3 billion in 2005/06. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2005 | Widespread rain a surprise
Steady, soaking rain fell on western Queensland for the second time in less than a week, while good follow-up rains were also reported in several districts of western NSW. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jun 2005 | Cattle and lamb prices leap in line with the rain
Meat and Livestock Australia said last week’s rain had lifted cattle prices across the eastern states, with farmers no longer culling their herds and more buyers entering the market. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jun 2005 | El Nino threat recedes
The chance of an El Nino warming of Pacific Ocean temperatures, and thus potentially a drought in Australia, have receded from a 60 per cent chance to a 25 per cent chance, according to the National Climate Centre. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2005 | Riverina rice co-op forced to buy foreign rice
Riverina rice miller SunRice will buy foreign grain to meet orders, most of which will be processed in Papua New Guinea, and in the Middle East. ...... FULL STORY
15 Jun 2005 | Cattle prices take off after Victorian rains
Rains in Victoria have pushed cattle prices higher and reined in the cost of hay. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2005 | Weekend rains encouraging
The highest rainfall recorded in NSW over the weekend fell in the state's central, western and north-western areas, including the towns of Gunnedah, Gundagai, Narrabri and Tamworth. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jun 2005 | More Queensland shires deemed in drought
Queensland’s government added two more shires and one part shire in southern Queensland to the list of shires that are drought-declared. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jun 2005 | Farmers paid to use less water
Farmers may be paid to draw less water from six groundwater aquifers under the lower Murray, lower Gwydir, lower Macquarie, lower Lachlan, lower Murrumbidgee and upper and lower Namoi rivers. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2005 | Wetter West offset the dry in eastern Australia
The quarterly crop report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics estimates that winter crop production nationwide would fall by 17 per cent to 26.1 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2005 | Victorian grain farmers more optimistic than ABARE
The Victorian Farmers Federation said it was premature for ABARE to talk about a 17 per cent drop in production in the state, with farmers hopeful rains would come this weekend. ...... FULL STORY
8 Jun 2005 | Dairy farmers wary despite high prices
Research, development and marketing body Dairy Australia said producers were still in much better circumstances than during the 2002/03 drought and were experiencing the second highest milk prices on record. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2005 | Western wheat belt offsets dry winter in eastern Australia
The Grains Council said the dry winter in eastern and southern Australia could cut the size of the region's winter crop by 85 per cent unless decent rains fall in the next two weeks. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2005 | Rising grain price a worry for dairy farmers
Most dairy farmers, unsurprisingly, are worried about profits and costs. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2005 | Long term cycle indicates many more dry seasons likely
Australia’s climate may be returning to the drier pattern that was dominant in the first half of the twentieth century. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2005 | Climate centre expects an even drier winter
The National Climate Centre's outlook says the winter is going to be drier and warmer over the next three months than earlier forecasts. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2005 | Roberts walks away from Ruralco takeover
Tasmanian pastoral company Roberts Ltd walked away from merger talks with mainland country retailer Ruralco Holdings. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jun 2005 | Farm practices and not low rainfall will dictate survivors of the drought
Traditionally, rain has been the main barometer for judging farmers most at risk of going under during drought. ...... FULL STORY
3 Jun 2005 | Drought relief open to fraud
The federal government’s income support payments to farming families affected by the drought are open to fraud and abuse, a report by the Australian National Audit Office found. ...... FULL STORY
2 Jun 2005 | May a hot and dry time in Victoria
The lowest rainfall recorded in Victoria in May was 1.2 millimetres at Ouyen, adjacent to the Mallee region in the state’s north-west. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2005 | Dry spell in Tasmania insufficient to qualify for drought aid
Farmers in Tasmania are unlikely to get any relief from a $250 million federal drought package. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2005 | Farming the most highly subsidised industry sector in Australia
Extended drought relief for farmers means the government is seeking to subsidise the more than 50 per cent of farms that produce less than 10 per cent of agricultural output. ...... FULL STORY
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