Tag: Rice
Council considers subsidising SunRice water
Leeton Shire Council is considering giving the local rice industry heavily subsidised water at its request.[MORE]
Lack of water causing reduced irrigation: ABS
New ABS figures show a significant drop in irrigation water use across Australia.[MORE]
SA Murray irrigators fear upstream crop switch
Riverland representatives hope the Murray-Darling Association annual meeting, in Leeton in New South Wales from today, will boost understanding of why rice growers upstream need to keep growing that crop.[MORE]
Farmer says EC extension a bandaid solution
A Riverina farmer is warning the extended cut-off date for Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought aid will still leave many in a desperate situation.[MORE]
Rice industry focuses on challenges
About 250 people are expected at Coleambally today for the annual Ricegrowers Association (RGA) conference in a year when production is at an 80-year low.[MORE]
Rice farmers look to new region as irrigation solution
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Some rice farmers say they have found a solution to irrigation struggles by looking to a region flush with rain and prone to flooding.[MORE]
Researchers see potential in native rice
Researchers at the Southern Cross University believe the genetic information found in Australian native rice varieties could lead to sweeping changes in the domestic industry in Queensland and New South Wales.[MORE]
Ricegrowers' chief up-beat about future
The new executive director of the Ricegrowers Association of Australia (RGA) says although the industry is facing tough challenges, she is confident in its future.[MORE]
SunRice boosts price offer
SunRice is offering big money to growers in a bid to lift Australian rice production next season to 120,000 tonnes.[MORE]
Push to increase rice production
Sunrice is offering big money to growers in a bid to lift Australian rice production next season to 120,000 tonnes.[MORE]
Algae gene could make rice, wheat more tolerant
Scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) say new strains of rice and wheat adapted to the pressures of climate change could be ready in five to 10 years.[MORE]
Bangladesh bans rice exports
Bangladesh has banned exports of rice for six months after prices at home doubled in a year causing widespread hardship to the country's impoverished millions, an official said.[MORE]
Riverina researchers to join rice growing trials
Riverina-based researchers will take part in New South Wales Government trials of rice growing on the state's far north coast.[MORE]
Field days return to Swan Hill
Swan Hill's annual field days will make a welcome return today.[MORE]
Cambodia hopes to lead world rice exports
Cambodia is seeking to become one of the world's leading rice exporters, with the country's agriculture minister Chan Sarun saying he hopes to produce enough rice to export some 8 million tonnes annually by 2015.[MORE]
Aust drought increasing world grain prices: expert
An expert in science communication says the drought in Australia is one of the reasons world grain prices are increasing.[MORE]
Brazil halts rice exports as world food prices climb
Brazil has temporarily banned rice exports to protect its domestic supply and contain pressure on food prices.[MORE]
Water use labels urged for food
An economist says Australia should consider developing a labelling system to identify how much water is used to produce various products.[MORE]
Rice industry in doubt as crop shrinks
Australia's rice crop this year is set to be the smallest since the industry began in the 1920s, as years of drought and no water allocations take their toll.[MORE]
SunRice up-beat about industry future
Local rice processing company SunRice says it is confident in the industry's future, despite having to lay off staff because of the ongoing drought.[MORE]
More SunRice workers lose jobs: union
The National Union of Workers says another 39 SunRice employees, mostly from Leeton, have been made redundant in the past fortnight.[MORE]
Food plant opening may alleviate rice job losses
The looming loss of rice jobs in Leeton may be allayed somewhat with a new food processing company to set up in the shire.[MORE]
SunRice job cuts begin this week
Drastic jobs cuts at food processor SunRice have taken effect this week.[MORE]
Bureau predicts smallest-ever rice crop
This summer's rice crop is forecast to be Australia's smallest on record because of the drought.[MORE]
Global warming threatens Japanese rice farms
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Japanese farmers and experts are growing more concerned over the effects of rising temperatures on the country's rice.[MORE]
