NationalNFF wants new drought aid plan18-02-2010 News | Staff Reporter The National Farmers Federation (NFF) is ramping up pressure on the Federal Government to look at alternatives to the current model of providing drought assistance to farmers. » Read full article China seals machinery deal 18-02-2010 National | Haidee Vandenberghe Consumers are the likely big winners from an alliance between veteran machinery distributors CJD Equipment and major Chinese manufacturer Shandong Lingong Machinery Company (SDLG). » Read full article Farm debt reaches $62 billion 11-02-2010 National | Kate Matthews Australian farm debt amounts to a staggering $62 billion, a figure that has almost doubled in less than a decade. » Read full article Inquiry told of mad cow concerns 11-02-2010 News | Alessia Spedding The Federal Government's decision to allow beef to be imported from countries that have had outbreaks of mad cow disease could put 300,000 people out of work in a week, a Senate inquiry has heard. » Read full article Opposition carbon plan questioned 11-02-2010 News | Haidee Vandenberghe Tony Abbott's promise to sequester 85 million tonnes of carbon by 2020 on farmland have come under fire from academics and the carbon-offsetting industry for being nothing but "smoke and mirrors". » Read full article Thrust, parry in ETS battle 11-02-2010 News | Haidee Vandenberghe The Federal Government cannot guarantee that its controversial climate plan will cut Australia's greenhouse gas emissions at all. » Read full article Frozen farce 04-02-2010 News | Sarah Quinton WA vegetable growers are alarmed after discovering that Australian quarantine authorities only test for the minimum when it comes to agricultural chemicals in imported frozen vegetables. » Read full article Overhaul for education 04-02-2010 News | Lauren Celenza In a bid to prevent WA's agricultural education system falling behind the rest in the nation, the State Government rolled out an urgent review this week. » Read full article Ethical trading on the radar 04-02-2010 News | Lauren Celenza WA fruit and vegetable growers supplying Coles and Woolworths are being slapped by "ethical trading audits". » Read full article Senate milk pricing probe 04-02-2010 News | Rebecca Turner A Senate inquiry into competition and pricing in the Australian dairy industry was held in Perth last Friday. » Read full article » Next Page |
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