Tag: Agricultural Crops
Farm group backs GM crop report
A farming group has welcomed a new Government report on the role of genetically modified (GM) crops in Australia.[MORE]
SA says no to GM crops
The SA Govt says its moratorium on genetically modified crops will remain.[MORE]
Visitors tour Vic farms ahead of Workers Pilot scheme
Officials from four Pacific Island nations are touring the Murray Valley, in the lead up to the new Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme.[MORE]
South coast storm clean-up underway
The clean-up after this week's wild weather on Western Australia's south coast has begun, with farmers reporting hundreds of dead livestock and ruined crops.[MORE]
AWB in merger talks with ABB Grain
Wheat exporter AWB has confirmed it is in talks with rival ABB Grain about a possible merger. [MORE]
Group finds evidence of wind spreading GM canola
A group opposed to genetic modification says it has found evidence of wind spreading GM canola in the Wimmera.[MORE]
Heavy rain damages grain harvest
Farmers in some parts of Western Australia say their chances of an improved harvest have been damaged by heavy rain.[MORE]
Pacific Islanders recruited for seasonal worker trial
The Federal Government has announced that 100 Pacific Islanders will arrive in Australia within weeks for a trial seasonal worker scheme.[MORE]
Federal funds needed for grain rail network: Opposition
The Western Australian Opposition says the State Government needs to secure federal funding to ensure the future of WA's grain rail network.[MORE]
Call for city to pay more for Murray produce
An environmental engineer with the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists says people in the cities should be paying more for produce grown from River Murray water.[MORE]
Tas GMO ban to stay
The Tasmanian Government says primary producers will benefit from its decision to ban genetically modified food for another five years.[MORE]
Farmers can't make hay until the sun shines
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Many farmers in northern NSW and southern Qld who've spent the past few years praying for rain are now wishing for sunshine.[MORE]
NSW farmers urged to grow hemp
New South Wales farmers are being encouraged to start growing industrial hemp.[MORE]
Imported bananas 'may undercut' local produce
A banana industry analyst says imported fruit could be sold in Australian for 35 per cent less than locally-grown produce.[MORE]
Crop pests changing with pesticides, GM
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Farmers are being told they will have to change the way they manage pests, as GM crops and pesticides make their mark.[MORE]
Murray growers 'can't take much more'
Farmers on the Murray River in southern New South Wales have suffered another dismal growing season. [MORE]
Locust threat low-risk as harvest nears
The New South Wales Government is playing down the risk posed to crops by swarms of locusts that have begun taking flight across parts of the state's south-west. [MORE]
Potato growers move closer to quarantine clearance
Potato growers in Thorpdale, in south-east Victoria, are a step closer to having an interstate ban on their produce lifted.[MORE]
Wheat research focuses on fungal disease
The Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food is hoping to continue research into a fungal disease that can reduce wheat crop yields by up to 30 per cent.[MORE]
Locust swarms move west
Locusts appear to be heading west in the Wagga Wagga Rural Lands Protection Board area after weekend inspections were conducted in an attempt to map the activity of the pests in New South Wales.[MORE]
Locust swarms threaten NSW harvest
Locusts are beginning to swarm in southern New South Wales at the worst possible time for farmers, who still have a crop to harvest.[MORE]
Wine regions study warns on climate change
A study warns that warm climate wine regions are likely to be most at risk from climate change.[MORE]
Vic grain harvest slashed despite rain
The Victorian DPI says the forecast grain harvest has been cut by two-thirds, despite good rain on Friday.[MORE]
Rain eases struggle for some central Australians
Heavy rain in parts of central Australia has provided welcome relief for some pastoralists in the region, but others are continuing to struggle.[MORE]
Glen Innes research centre future uncertain: MP
The state MP for the New South Wales Northern Tablelands, Richard Torbay, says he is worried the Government might shut down the Department of Primary Industry's (DPI) Glen Innes Research Centre because of low staff levels.[MORE]
