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Healthy prices at Newcastle wool sale

Created Fri, 3^rd of Sep 2010

The first Newcastle wool sale of the season has been strong with the northern indicator closing at 910 cents a kilo. While the prices achieved this week are not historically high, they are strong ... more
Potato growers struggling with Tasmanian contract negotiations

Created Fri, 3^rd of Sep 2010

Tasmanian potato growers are anxiously negotiating processing crop contracts. McCain potato growers have been asked to take a 10 per cent price cut and Simplot growers are meeting this afternoon ... more
First locusts hatch in predicted record plague

Created Fri, 3^rd of Sep 2010

The New South Wales Government says the first plague locust nymphs have hatched in the north and central-west, signalling the start to what is predicted to be the state's worst outbreak in 30 ... more
Organic food trade outgrows its roots

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

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Farmers face long wait for locust pesticides

Created Thu, 2^nd of Sep 2010

The Australian Plague Locust Commission says it may be up to eight weeks before orders for a locust control agent will arrive, after a batch was contaminated. The commission's director Chris ... more
Locust plagues could cost Australia billions

Created Thu, 2^nd of Sep 2010

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 ... more
Sugar industry to push its green credentials

Created Thu, 2^nd of Sep 2010

The new chief executive of lobby group Canegrowers wants to promote the environmental credentials of the sugar industry. Former Property Council of Australia executive officer, Steve Greenwood, ... more
Pulp mill still an issue, as Gunns exits wine

Created Thu, 2^nd of Sep 2010

Tasmanian forestry company Gunns Ltd is out of the wine business, after signing a $32.5 million deal. Northeast Victorian company, Brown Brothers, has taken over the assets, including the Tamar ... more
Rain encourages Victorian irrigators

Created Thu, 2^nd of Sep 2010

Heavy rain and moist catchments are pushing Victorian irrigators' water allocations up. In central Victoria, Loddon River irrigators have had little to no water in the last four years. Now their ... more
Dried fruit and nut demand on the up

Created Thu, 2^nd of Sep 2010

Global demand for nuts and dried fruit is on the rise. That's the view of the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council Foundation, which represents 50 countries. INC is a not for profit ... more
Farmers' hopes up for spring crops

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

Vegetable farmers in Tasmania's north-west are optimistic about the prospect of good spring crops. The last month of winter brought 125 millimetres of rain, and farmers are planning to put their ... more
Mosaic virus hits Gascoyne crops

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

Agronomists are concerned a virus harming vegetable crops in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia could also damage summer melon crops that are about to be planted. Plantations are being ... more
Canadian company gets finger on the pulse

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

Canadian company, Alliance Grain Traders, has announced it will buy South Australia's Balco Grain Services. The company will pay $10 million for the business and the expansion of its storage and ... more
Merino rams selling well in SA

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

The annual merino ram selling season has begun in South Australia and prices are up more than $200 on average. The strong demand for sheep and lambs, and the focus on increasing the nation's sheep ... more
Irrigation water to become available to Flinders River farmers

Created Wed, 1^st of Sep 2010

Potential irrigators in north-west Queensland could be extracting water from the Flinders River as early as December. For the first time, 80,000 mega litres will be available to graziers wanting ... more