Grains News

• Locust plagues could cost Australia billions

  There is international concern that plagues of locusts could cause billions of dollars worth of damage to Australia's agricultural industry in the coming weeks. Earlier this year swarms of bugs

• Barley growers battle the bugs

  Farmers on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula are battling their largest outbreak of ryegrass mealybug in 30 years. A good grain growing season also means ideal weather conditions for the bugs to

• Monsanto steps up its campaign for acceptance of GM

  Global biotechnology company Monsanto has begun an education and advocacy campaign to change the opposition many Australia consumers have to genetically modified food. Speaking at the NSW

• Fear of myrtle rust in the bush in spring

  Warmer temperatures and stronger winds in spring could trigger the spread of myrtle rust into Australia native bushland. Myrtle rust was recently discovered on the Central Coast of NSW and six

• Monsanto buys WA grain breeder

  One of the world's largest agricultural biotech companies, Monsanto, has bought part of the Western Australian Government's grain breeding company, Intergrain. A 'collaborative agreement' has been