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22 Dec 2006 | White Christmas reality for Australia
Weather forecasters are predicting the first white Christmas in Australia for more than 20 years with the possibility of snowfall on the Snowy Mountains and the central Tasmanian plateau. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2006 | Dairy Australia gives feed options
Dairy farmers can now access an independent weekly grain and hay report to help them with their feed purchasing decisions. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2006 | Cooler late summer in parts of the south-east, but hot elsewhere
The Bureau of Meteorology said there is a moderate to strong shift in the odds towards above normal daytime temperatures for the March 2007 quarter over much of eastern and northern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2006 | Drought drags down economic growth
The Australian Treasury yesterday published updated economic and budget forecasts for the 2007 financial year. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2006 | Drought severity only patchy
Incitec Pivot said it still hopes for a good winter cropping season next year. ...... FULL STORY
21 Dec 2006 | GM wheat trialled in Victoria
Victoria’s government will support trial crops of genetically modified wheat. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2006 | Fresh food prices soar
The continuing drought is affecting prices in all parts of the food and produce sector. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2006 | Water low a threat to the economy
Melbourne’s water supply has hit a 21-year low as the State Government warns that Victoria will face an economic downturn due to the drought. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2006 | Meat margins on the block
The Federal agriculture minister Peter McGauran said he planned to publish the results late next month of an investigation by the nation's consumer watchdog on the meat prices at Coles and Woolworths supermarkets. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2006 | Canola growing brightly in WA
The Australian Oilseeds Federation said it increased its estimate of canola production in Western Australia to 320,000 tonnes, about 60,000 tonnes more than its November forecast. ...... FULL STORY
19 Dec 2006 | Lamb prices on the slide
The saleyard price of lamb is forecast to fall 15 per cent in 2006/07 as the drought forces farmers to sell livestock, and the saleyard price of beef is expected to slide 13 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
19 Dec 2006 | Drought shrinks farm incomes
Farm incomes have dropped to their lowest level since ABARE started its farm surveys almost three decades ago. ...... FULL STORY
18 Dec 2006 | WA runs out of rainwater
The drought is starting to affect areas in WA not serviced by the integrated water supply system, prompting talks to consider if action is needed to avoid major shortages later this summer. ...... FULL STORY
18 Dec 2006 | 193,000Ml of water wasted
The NSW Government had underestimated the amount of water that had been saved within the system by irrigators from last year, resulting in severe over-allocations early in the season, and which led to forced cuts of more than 52 per cent. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2006 | Drought Buses a success
The Australian Government Drought Bus program was launched with just one mobile service unit at the beginning of November this year. ...... FULL STORY
15 Dec 2006 | Spot water at a high
The price of water in the Goulburn Murray system is trading around $900 a megalitre. ...... FULL STORY
14 Dec 2006 | No buyers for scrawny stock
Thousands of sheep remained unsold at saleyards at Wagga last week due to their poor condition. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2006 | Grains Council wants AWB to cut fees
The Grains Council of Australia called on AWB to lower its base pool management fee again to halt a crisis in confidence among West Australian wheat growers. ...... FULL STORY
12 Dec 2006 | Farmers look to 2007 cropping season
Subject to good rains, WA Farmers said they expected “massive” plantings next year in WA, the biggest grain growing state, after this year’s harvest which is expected to total just 6.3 million to 6.5 million tonnes when it is over in the next few weeks. ...... FULL STORY
11 Dec 2006 | Wool clip shrinks
The wool clip is expected to fall to a 20-year low. Australian Wool Innovation has slashed its forecast for shorn wool production by nine per cent for 2006/2007 on last year's 475,000 tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
11 Dec 2006 | NSW farm dams one third below 2005 levels
Almost 93 per cent of the area of New South Wales is drought declared, with no firm prospect of plentiful summer rains. ...... FULL STORY
8 Dec 2006 | NSW irrigators want compensation for lost water
The NSW Irrigators' Council has asked for $57 million in compensation for lost carryover water. ...... FULL STORY
8 Dec 2006 | Goulburn water $780/megalitre
The price of temporary Goulburn water hit $780 a megalitre last week. ...... FULL STORY
7 Dec 2006 | Farm income down 72 per cent
The drought will reduce Australia's agricultural income by 72 per cent to $2.6 billion in 2006/07, the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated. ...... FULL STORY
7 Dec 2006 | Murray-Darling inflows dire
The Murray-Darling Basin Commission said that just 610 gigalitres of water flowed into the Murray River system between June and November, 56 per cent of the previously recorded low in 1902. ...... FULL STORY
6 Dec 2006 | Cotton and rice crop in decline
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics predicted that whilst this summer will feature average rainfall, the impact of the drought so far will severely reduce cotton and rice crop yields for this season. ...... FULL STORY
6 Dec 2006 | Winter crop 60 per cent less than in 2005
According to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, the winter grain crop will be over 60 per cent less than last year and the smallest in 10 years. ...... FULL STORY
6 Dec 2006 | Driest spring since 1900
Late winter and early spring have been the driest August to October period since 1900 across most cropping districts in Australia. ...... FULL STORY
1 Dec 2006 | Murraylands harvest disappointing
Most Murraylands farmers are getting disappointing results from the current harvest although grains planted early were showing promising yields. ...... FULL STORY
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