Grocery sector could buck trend this Xmas
DESPITE predictions of a bleak Christmas period for retailers, there is hope the food and grocery manufacturing...
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30 OCTOBER 2012
Crown rot-tolerant varieties underway
WITH crown rot disease costing the grains sector up to $97 million each year, scientists are working...
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29 OCTOBER 2012
$6.5k smacking for lack of weed whacking
TWO Victorian landowners have copped hefty fines for failing to control weeds on their properties.
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29 OCTOBER 2012
Stable fly fines on the cards
CATTLE, horse and pig farmers in Western Australia could soon receive fines for failing to control stable...
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29 OCTOBER 2012
Ag sector recognised in Asian future
IN a bid to meet increased food demand from Asia, the need for greater investment in the agricultural...
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29 OCTOBER 2012
Farmers told to guard against lepto
VICTORIAN dairy farmers are being urged to vaccinate their cows against the disease leptospirosis, or...
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29 OCTOBER 2012
Commit to drought policy reform: NFF
WHILE the National Farmers Federation has welcomed a national framework on drought reform policy, the...
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27 OCTOBER 2012
GM soybeans could get the nod
GENETICALLY modified soybeans tolerant to three herbicides could be approved for human consumption as...
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27 OCTOBER 2012
Backlash over Gillard's water plan
TWO peak agriculture lobby groups have come out firing against the federal government's plan to return...
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26 OCTOBER 2012
Managing weed seed banks in WA
WESTERN Australian growers are set to make more informed decisions on weed seed banks thanks to an online...
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26 OCTOBER 2012
Native forage shrubs lift profits
MIXED livestock and cropping farmers can boost profits by 15-20%, increase feed reliability and lower...
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26 OCTOBER 2012
Extra wild dog baiting in Vic
IN A bid to tackle wild dog numbers, an additional 12 sites in northeast Victoria will be targeted with...
