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30 Apr 2007 | Good rain brings hope but not certainty
Farmers are sowing crops after rains fell across most of southern Australia last week. ...... FULL STORY
30 Apr 2007 | Not enough dam rain
Last week’s rain may have given some hope to farmers but it wasn’t enough to raise dam levels. ...... FULL STORY
27 Apr 2007 | Long dry broken in SA
The long dry in South Australia was finally broken yesterday as a deluge soaked all corners of the state. ...... FULL STORY
27 Apr 2007 | Beef prices to rise as state runs dry
Beef prices are expected to rise with Queensland farmers preparing to sell tens of thousands of head from drought ravaged properties or move long distances to greener pastures. ...... FULL STORY
26 Apr 2007 | Dry towns face shutdown
Two towns on the Darling Downs are almost out of water and may be evacuated. ...... FULL STORY
24 Apr 2007 | States battle over Murray plan
A South Australian request for guaranteed additional supplies of water from the Murray River has hardened Victoria’s opposition to the commonwealth’s proposed plan. ...... FULL STORY
24 Apr 2007 | Numbers plunge in cattle yards
A few months ago in the cattle yards at Wagga Wagga in southern New South Wales, cattle were brimming over at the weekly sales with up to 6,000 sales a day. ...... FULL STORY
24 Apr 2007 | WA’s wheatbelt gets rain in parts
Scattered thunderstorms in Western Australia have brought rain to some farms while neighbouring properties barely registered a drop. ...... FULL STORY
24 Apr 2007 | Dry winter despite the rain
Rain continued flood parts of the New South Wales east coast yesterday but farmers beyond the ranges again missed out and have little prospects of heavy falls in the near future. ...... FULL STORY
23 Apr 2007 | Howard tells states to help fund relief
Prime Minister John Howard will meet irrigators and rural groups within weeks as major water users in the Murray-Darling basin prepare for tough efficiency to start on July 1. ...... FULL STORY
20 Apr 2007 | Grape growers hope for La Nina
Unless the Murray River system receives much needed rain over the coming months, citrus and wine grape growers could be forced to leave the land in droves. ...... FULL STORY
20 Apr 2007 | Dire outlook for tree crops
NSW Irrigators Council chief executive Doug Miell said zero water allocation would destroy the permanent planting sector, including citrus, almonds, stone fruits and olives. ...... FULL STORY
20 Apr 2007 | Howard’s water warning
Yesterday Prime Minister John Howard said he had received a report warning of an "unprecedented dangerous" situation in the Murray-Darling Basin. ...... FULL STORY
20 Apr 2007 | Irrigators fear food price hike
Irrigators are predicting that water shortages will result in dramatic price hikes similar to the surge in banana prices after Cyclone Larry last year. ...... FULL STORY
18 Apr 2007 | PM stands by Australia’s water
Yesterday at a community meeting in Lowood in south east Queensland, John Howard said that the Labour states were being insensitive to farmers and drought ravaged bush communities by seeking to contain the nation’s water resources within their borders. ...... FULL STORY
18 Apr 2007 | No drought relief in sight
World experts have warned that Australia’s farmers face more severe droughts, fires and floods over the next two decades due to climate change. ...... FULL STORY
17 Apr 2007 | Farmers need $2.4 million a day
Farming families are getting $2.4 million dollars a day from the government to help them cope with the worst drought on record. ...... FULL STORY
16 Apr 2007 | Cattlemen face eviction
For more than 150 years, cattle producers have grazed stock in Barmah State Forest on a Murray River flood plain between Echuca and Tocumwal in Victoria’s north. ...... FULL STORY
12 Apr 2007 | The grape race begins
Nervous wineries are already looking for wine grapes for next year’s vintage as fears grow that low or non-existent water allocations could create a small 2008 vintage. ...... FULL STORY
11 Apr 2007 | Legal precedent could be set in grains industry
A group of Riverina maize growers will take up their case against Cargill Australia later this year and could set a legal precedent in the grains industry. ...... FULL STORY
11 Apr 2007 | Climate change up for debate
On Friday a $300 million dollar plus project to map the impact of climate change on coastal areas and farmlands will be considered by national leaders. ...... FULL STORY
11 Apr 2007 | Nervous wait for autumn rain
April is considered by some to be the ideal time for rain, and now that the middle of the month is fast approaching farmers are getting nervous. ...... FULL STORY
10 Apr 2007 | New ways to beat the drought
Struggling farmers are having to find other sources of income in order to survive the drought. ...... FULL STORY
4 Apr 2007 | NSW farmers plant double crops
New South Wales farmers will plant 4.63 million hectares of winter crops; almost double last year’s 2.62 million hectares. ...... FULL STORY
3 Apr 2007 | Only rain needed for bright agriculture outlook
Economists believe that Australia’s $100 billion agricultural sector is set for a post drought rebound, with commodity prices as high as they have been for 20 years. ...... FULL STORY
2 Apr 2007 | No horse gymkhana
The organisers of the annual William Creek Gymkhana had to change their plans this year with the drought leaving the horses in the South Australian outback looking a little worse for wear. ...... FULL STORY
2 Apr 2007 | Camel plague on the horizon
Camels, stricken by the drought, are invading far north communities and causing havoc. ...... FULL STORY
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