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8 Apr 2009 | Murray irrigators face even drier times
Inflows to the Murray Darling river system were the lowest in 117 years during the three months to March says the Murray Darling Basin Commission. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2009 | Banks turn away from southern farmers
Farmers in Western Australia, Northern NSW and Queensland are preparing for a good winter season after recent rains while croppers and graziers south of about Dubbo in NSW are expecting to miss out again. ...... FULL STORY
27 Mar 2009 | Hay buyers hoping for greener pastures
Twenty five to fifty centimetres of rain has improved pastures south of the Great Dividing Range in Victoria and into South Australia''s lower southeast. Bigger falls have been recorded in northern Tasmania, between Burnie and Launceston. ...... FULL STORY
11 Dec 2008 | Rain tipped for summer
The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting neutral conditions for the Australian summer, but has raised the possibility of a La Nina event which could bring rains to eastern Australia. ...... FULL STORY
10 Dec 2008 | Poor spring hurts grain growers
Average to above average late spring rainfall in key growing regions has improved the outlook for grain sorghum yields. ...... FULL STORY
3 Dec 2008 | Wheat crop suffers rain damage
Heavy rains across the Western Australia wheatbelt, New South Wales and Queensland have caused significant crop damage to wheat farmers and led to a downgrading of the total Australian harvest forecast. ...... FULL STORY
24 Nov 2008 | WA wheat farmers saved by rains
April rain has saved many grain farmers in the Western Australian wheatbelt from financial disaster says the WA farmers federation. Despite dry conditions in the spring, a big WA wheat harvest is delivering boom times for farmers. ...... FULL STORY
7 Nov 2008 | No exit grants for Victorian irrigators
Federal Water Minister Penny Wong has outraged Victorian farmers and the state government by denying irrigators access to exit grants ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2008 | Water prices go up and down for irrigators
Temporary irrigation water licence prices have fallen by 50 per cent in the first quarter of 2008-09 says the Annual Water Market Report ...... FULL STORY
6 Nov 2008 | Dry spring slashes grain forecasts
The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics (ABARE) has cut its forecast for the nation’s what crop by 11.4 per cent to 19.91 million tonnes ...... FULL STORY
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