Crop Industry News: Australia
20 December 2012
Study Identifies the Drivers for Sustainable Land ManagementAUSTRALIA - A new study by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) identifies financial and environmental concerns as the key drivers influencing the...
Rural Confidence Lower - RabobankAUSTRALIA - A survey for the last quarter indicates Australian farming sentiment has deteriorated....
19 December 2012
Farm Exports, Earnings Up in 2012AUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, has welcomed the annual update of Australia’s agricultural statistics that shows earning and farm exports are...
18 December 2012
Ministers Hear Call on DroughtAUSTRALIA - New South Wales (NSW) Farmers welcomed a decision today by the Standing Council on Primary Industries that it will develop an in-drought business support proposal for consideration...
13 December 2012
Australia's Primary Exports Forecast to Remain Strong in 2012-13AUSTRALIA - Australia’s earnings from agricultural, fisheries and forestry exports are forecast to remain strong in 2012-13, at around A$39.5 billion....
06 December 2012
Australia's Crops Stand up to Dry ConditionsAUSTRALIA - Australia’s cropping sector is in positive shape despite dry seasonal conditions, the Australian Crop Report has found....
03 December 2012
Australia's Wheat Exports to be DeregulatedAUSTRALIA - Australia’s wheat industry will be fully deregulated with the passage of Labor’s Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill through the Senate....
Australia's Cotton Crop Revised DownwardsAUSTRALIA - Australia’s 2012-13 cotton crop has been revised downward (nearly six per cent) to 4.0 million bales. Planting of the 2012-13 cotton crop is largely complete with total area expected...
26 November 2012
World-first Crop Production Forecasting Technology for QueenslandAUSTRALIA - A new way of capturing crop area information will change the way industry forecasts cropping production across Queensland, and other States....
23 November 2012
Farmers Express Murray Darling Basin Plan ImportanceAUSTRALIA - Producer lobbying group, New South Wales Farmers (NSW), have said that the water management framework, Murray Darling Basin Plan, must meet their key expectations upon reviewing it...
Bee on the Lookout for Asian Honey BeesAUSTRALIA - Biosecurity Queensland is calling on the Far North Queensland community to report Asian honey bees found outside of the known infested area....
20 November 2012
Sugar Beet Being Trialed in South AustraliaAUSTRALIA - Dryland cropping in South Australia is no longer limited to winter. It's not uncommon to see paddocks of sorghum, safflower or even sunflowers throughout the summer months. However,...
Sugar Industry 'Needs to Move into Energy Production'AUSTRALIA - A scholarship-winning sugar farmer says the Australian industry needs to shift its focus to fibre and energy production, rather than just sugar production, if it's to keep up with...
16 November 2012
National Australia Bank's Commodity Watch: Cost of Production Critical AUSTRALIA - Australian farmers are experiencing price volatility (of around $100 per tonne in recent months) following a significant dry spell in the US Midwest. So, how can they adopt hedging...
15 November 2012
Proposal from ADM Shot Down by GrainCorp ANALYSIS - GrainCorp Ltd., the largest grain handler in eastern Australia, has shot down an ADM proposal offering A$2.7 billion ($2.8 billion), citing that the ADM offer "materially undervalues...
Priority Research for Farmers, Other Land ManagersAUSTRALIA - Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Senator Joe Ludwig, has announced the second round of competitive grants for the A$201 million Filling the Research Gap programme....
13 November 2012
Taking the Sting out of Practising Good BiosecurityAUSTRALIA - Australia’s 12,000 registered beekeepers have recently received a manual to help protect Australia’s valuable agriculture and horticulture industries from pests that have decimated...
06 November 2012
Support for Climate Action on Australian FarmsAUSTRALIA - Applications are now open for the Gillard Government’s A$64 million Carbon Farming Futures Extension and Outreach Programme....
02 November 2012
Gillard Government Supports Amendments to Wheat Export BillAUSTRALIA - The Gillard Government’s Wheat Export Marketing Amendment Bill 2012 has this week passed the Lower House 70 to 67....
01 November 2012
Innovation Hub to Boost Australia's Export IndustryAUSTRALIA - Australia’s grain export industry will receive a boost with today’s official opening of the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC), a national centre for grain science...
31 October 2012
Vigilance Against Locusts Needed Despite Low ForecastAUSTRALIA - Population upsurges in the west and low populations to the east for locusts are on the horizon according to the latest situation forecast from the Australian Plague Locust Commission...
30 October 2012
Global Food Giant Bid for Graincorp Highlights Wheat Bill FlawsAUSTRALIA - The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says that the proposed Archer Daniels Midland’s (ADM) takeover bid of Graincorp highlights the need for continued oversight of the grains...
New Drought Strategy Receives SupportAUSTRALIA - Reform of Australia’s drought policy is another step closer with Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments agreeing on the framework for a new national drought package focussed...
24 October 2012
Perception, Policy, Prices - Key Issues Affecting AgricultureAUSTRALIA - Government policy, funding and decision making, commodity prices and the Australian dollar, and the perception of agriculture among the community are the three key issues facing Australian...
23 October 2012
Policies Needed to Support Agriculture, not Strangle itAUSTRALIA - The nation’s peak agricultural representative body, the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has called on Parliament to deliver a long-term strategic focus for Australia’s agricultural...
GrainCorp Receives Conditional Proposal from ADMAUSTRALIA - GrainCorp has received a conditional proposal from US agricultural processors, Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)....
16 October 2012
'Bee' Alert and Report Asian Honey Bee SightingsAUSTRALIA - Biosecurity Queensland is asking North Queensland residents to 'bee' on the alert and report suspect sightings of Asian honey bees....
12 October 2012
Australia Sugar Production Revised DownAUSTRALIA - USDA Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) estimate for Australian 2012/13 sugar production has been revised downwards (four per cent) to 4.3 million metric tons (MMT.) While rains...
11 October 2012
Australian Growers Encouraged to Check Wheat for VirusAUSTRALIA - Southern and central wheatbelt growers are encouraged to check their wheat crops for any unusual leaf symptoms with the detection of two cases of high plains virus (HPV)....
10 October 2012
Southern Hemisphere Becoming DrierAUSTRALIA - A decline in April-May rainfall over southeast Australia is associated with a southward expansion of the subtropical dry-zone according to research published last week in Scientific...
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