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21 Dec 2007 | Cotton draining Murray flows
Figures released yesterday show that about 40 per cent of the water in the Gwydir River is being used for agricultural irrigation and mostly by the cotton industry. ...... FULL STORY
20 Dec 2007 | Storms hit WA wheat crop
Storms bringing heavy rain and hail to Western Australia last weekend are expected to have cut the size of the state's wheat crop. ...... FULL STORY
19 Dec 2007 | Goulburn dam relieved
After three years of the tightest water restrictions in the country the dams around Goulburn are more than half full. ...... FULL STORY
18 Dec 2007 | Grain prices fuel inflation
Food prices are expected to continue to climb as the price of wheat broke through the $10 a bushel price barrier for the first time yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
13 Dec 2007 | Murray River at new record lows
In a first, the water level of the Murray River at Murray Bridge is lower than sea level. ...... FULL STORY
11 Dec 2007 | Rain falls but Murray-Darling basin empty
While much of the east coast has been receiving good rainfalls and the Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a 60 to 70 per cent chance of high rainfall throughout summer, irrigators in the Murray-Darling basin.... ...... FULL STORY
10 Dec 2007 | Victoria offers Christmas cheer to NSW
Christmas tree crops in NSW have been hit by the drought and are 75 per cent below normal. ...... FULL STORY
10 Dec 2007 | Bumper crop for parts of WA
In Western Australia wheat growers are split between those who are busily taking advantage of good weather to harvest their crop quickly and those who are still in the grip of drought. ...... FULL STORY
7 Dec 2007 | Climate change to slash farm output
The Australian Bureau of Agriculture and Resource Economics has predicted that farmers could lose up to 10 per cent of their production within the next 25 years due to climate change. ...... FULL STORY
7 Dec 2007 | La Nina welcome but will it be enough?
With the Southern Oscillation Index standing at plus 10, the La Nina weather pattern has set in and wetter conditions are being forecast through to around April. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2007 | Rains boost crop expectations
Recent rains have improved the winter crop forecast, now expected to total 21.7 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
5 Dec 2007 | Murray-Darling growers need help to survive
While conditions have improved for grain farmers, horticulturalists in the Murray-Darling continue to struggle with irrigation restrictions, hot weather and a lack of rain. ...... FULL STORY
4 Dec 2007 | Farmers to get help with climate change issues
The new Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister, Tony Burke, said yesterday that the government would be focused on helping farmers to prepare for climate change, describing it as "one of the greatest challenges facing our primary industries". ...... FULL STORY
4 Dec 2007 | Summer crop looking up
According to the managing director of ProFarmer, Richard Koch, there have been patchy results for the winter crop but, if the current rainfall continues, summer should be much better. ...... FULL STORY
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