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29 Sep 2006 | Some financial help for Goulburn Valley orchardists
The Victorian government said it would provide up to $4.9 million in financial assistance for frost-affected stone fruit crops in the state’s north. ...... FULL STORY
29 Sep 2006 | A warm end to 2007
The weather bureau said there was a moderate to strong shift in the odds towards above normal daytime temperatures for the December quarter over much of the country. ...... FULL STORY
29 Sep 2006 | WA wheat crop stabilised
Wheat exporter AWB reduced its production forecast for 2006/07 by up to a third as drought conditions in three grain-growing states threaten to cut the national harvest to about half of average levels. ...... FULL STORY
28 Sep 2006 | Half NSW winter crop likely to fail
The Department of Primary Industries reduced its forecast for winter crop production in the state to 2.5 million hectares from 4.5 million hectares. ...... FULL STORY
27 Sep 2006 | Mango growers expect a warm summer
The Ord Mango Growers Association said this year's crop looks to be very good quality at this stage and probably slightly larger than the average crop, but didn’t amplify the estimate. ...... FULL STORY
27 Sep 2006 | EC declaration likely for stone-fruit producers
The Victorian government is likely to provide “exceptional circumstances” assistance with costs shared with the federal government. ...... FULL STORY
27 Sep 2006 | 300,000 tonnes of fruit lost to frost
Fruit Growers Victoria said the impact of this week’s severe frost in the Goulburn Valley region would not be as bad as Cyclone Larry's impact on the banana industry earlier this year, because apricots could be imported to make up the shortfall. ...... FULL STORY
26 Sep 2006 | Frost kills many stone fruits in Goulburn Valley
Stone fruit growers in northern Victoria's Goulburn Valley said severe frost caused farm-gate losses expected to exceed $75 million. ...... FULL STORY
25 Sep 2006 | Wine and grain production to slump in SA
Private industry forecasts for the next wine grape harvest show production will fall by 400,000 to 600,000 tonnes unless significant rain falls soon. ...... FULL STORY
25 Sep 2006 | Bleak prospects in Murray basin this summer
Dam levels in the Murray Darling river basin are at their lowest levels ever for this time of year. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2006 | Queensland and WA grain growers fare worst from dry winter
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Research Economics is forecasting winter crop production will fall 36 per cent to 26 million tonnes in 2006/07. ...... FULL STORY
20 Sep 2006 | Sheep flocks reduced
Sale of sheep at saleyards in southern Australia is 80 per cent higher than a year ago, as producers have flooded markets with more than 200,000 head in the past week. ...... FULL STORY
18 Sep 2006 | Little relief from drought in NSW
Drought estimates for New South Wales show that 92 per cent of the state is drought declared, one per cent lower than last month. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2006 | Riverina farmers cut sheep stock
Farmers in south-western New South Wales are selling their stock as dry conditions reduce the level of feed. ...... FULL STORY
15 Sep 2006 | Forecast cut for WA grain harvest
Farmers in Western Australia may produce 40 per cent less grain this year because of dry weather. ...... FULL STORY
12 Sep 2006 | Conditions dry for dairy
Dairy farmers in northern Victoria are culling herds and transferring stock to farms with greener pastures. ...... FULL STORY
11 Sep 2006 | Cane growers optimistic despite lower prices
Queensland Canegrowers described 2006 as "a bloody awful year", but remained confident world sugar prices would even out and the weather would be kinder in the coming months. ...... FULL STORY
8 Sep 2006 | A very dry end to winter
August was the driest end to winter on record since 1900, as well as the warmest since high-quality monthly temperature records began in 1950. ...... FULL STORY
8 Sep 2006 | Sugar profits tumble
Falling sugar prices have cut into the profit of the sugar mills. ...... FULL STORY
6 Sep 2006 | Cereal crops suffer from dry winter
The dry winter has caused the South Australian government to downgrade the estimated cereal crop by nearly a third from 6.6 billion tonnes to 4.7 billion tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2006 | Steady growth in sheep meat prices
Meat & Livestock Australia said lamb and sheep prices were expected to remain relatively strong over the next few years. ...... FULL STORY
5 Sep 2006 | Cattle prices in decline
The amount of feed available for cattle on classic stock routes in western Queensland and western New South Wales is insufficient to support the usual cattle drives. ...... FULL STORY
4 Sep 2006 | Many Larry claimants still waiting for insurance
One of the primary victims of Cyclone Larry may not be the banana and sugar cane farmers of the Innisfail and Tully regions of far north Queensland, nor the households and small businesses affected by the late summer storm. ...... FULL STORY
4 Sep 2006 | Murray rainfall minimal this year
Rainfall in the Murray-Darling basin in the nine months to August is in the lowest 10 per cent of all recorded rainfalls for the catchment. ...... FULL STORY
4 Sep 2006 | No farm water from the Loddon and Campaspe
Farmers in central Victoria fear they will have no water allocations at all this summer. ...... FULL STORY
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