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Seeding stalls as wait for rain starts

9:00 AM | IT IS a case of 'too wet for dry seeding and too dry for wet seeding' for many croppers across the State, where work has ground to a halt in the past week.

Grains and Cropping - General

Producers 'dodge' SA Water

8:30 AM | A 48 per cent rise in the cost of mains water over two years is forcing Meningie farmers to fork out big money for new water sources.

Agribusiness and General - Finance

7:40 AM | ABNORMALLY high ocean temperatures off the coast of northern Australia contributed to the extreme rainfall that flooded three-quarters of Queensland over the summer of 2010-11, scientists report. | La Nina quits, but rain stays | Don't encourage activists: Cobb

Agribusiness and General - General

Is the carbon price right?

7:37 AM | Is Australia's carbon price too high compared with other major countries, or will it be all right in the end? | Carbon compo payments begin | New ads say nothing about carbon

Agribusiness and General - Political

Grain industry split on WEA future

7:30 AM | GRAINGROWERS are sending mixed messages to Canberra about the future of wheat export marketing arrangements currently being decided in Parliament. | KFC switches to local canola | Woodland birds return to farms

Grains and Cropping - Wheat

Community angst over DPI closures

3:30 AM | THE State-wide restructure of the DPI offices by the Victorian Government has been described as the "May Day jobs massacre" by the Community and Public Sector Union. | DPI cuts could swing rural vote | DPI closures leave local ...

Agribusiness and General - General

What makes a Cash Cow?

3:30 AM | WITH northern Australia home to the majority of the national breeding herd, it's fitting that a research project on an equally epic scale comprising more than 78,000 head is producing some fascinating insights into cattle fertility across Queensland, the Northern Territory and the north-west of Western Australia.

Livestock - Cattle

Greens idea ‘not practical’

3:30 AM | NSW Greens’ claims that The Nationals failed to strengthen the Noxious Weeds Bill to apply a nil-tenure approach where land held by public authorities was subject to the same laws and liabilities are misleading, according to The Nationals MLC Rick Colless.

Agribusiness and General - Political

USDA report sparks futures drop

3:30 AM | WITH the 2011-12 cotton pick well underway, a significant drop in prices has cotton growers across the country feeling uneasy.

Cotton - General

First clip fares well for young woolgrowers

3:30 AM | PASSIONATE sheep breeders Will and George Grimwade, pictured with Australian Wool Network agent Ron Creek, sold their first Merino clip at the Melbourne wool stores yesterday.

Wool - General

Vic leading cattle emission research

3:30 AM | VICTORIAN scientists are leading an international team of researchers into burping cattle. |

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Livestock - Cattle

Coles in yoghurt deal

3:30 AM | FOR the second week running grocery retailing force Coles has revealed new contract arrangements with Tasmanian producers to lock in supplies for its expanding private label range. |

Comments (1) | Retail war causes top drop to ... | Dick Smith defends duopoly

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Skins market crash worst in 10 years

3:30 AM | WITHDRAWAL of Chinese and eastern European buyers from the skin market has caused the fall in lamb and sheep skin prices of $8 to $10 a head on average, and even up to $20 a head. | Outdoor brands evolving with ... | Big miners say they won't pay ...

Livestock - Sheep

Future looks bright for beef, says Cattle Council

16 May 12 | Beef producers must speak up and have a say in the future of their industry, says the Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) and the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF). |

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Livestock - Cattle

Ruralco joins NFF

16 May 12 | RURAL services company Ruralco has joined the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) as a full associate member. | Don Heatley named Beef Achiever

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Incitec fertiliser rejig will pay off: Fazzino

16 May 12 | AFTER a sluggish start to the fertiliser sales year Incitec Pivot is tipping the recent restructure of its three fertiliser businesses under one management umbrella will sharpen its results. | Incitec Pivot profit drops 20pc | Incitec Pivot jobs merge

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Animal welfare, sustainability focus at vet conference

16 May 12 | THE Nation's vets will converge on Canberra this weekend for the industry's annual conference. | Coalition farmland split widens | Regional funding embraced

Agribusiness and General - General

Gunns boss to follow on

16 May 12 | GUNNS boss Greg L'Estrange has signed on for another six months at the beleaguered timber company as he continues his search for possible cornerstone investors. | Gunns closing $35m deal for ... | Gunns rethinks pulp mill numbers

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Ag fund raises $2b

16 May 12 | A NEW company, TIAA-CREF Global Agriculture LLC, has completed a raising of $US2 billion to be invested in farmland in the United States, Australia and Brazil. |

Comments (2) | Dollar drop converts to farm ... | Nufarm good times return

Agribusiness and General - Finance

Processors weigh up carbon costs

16 May 12 | MEAT companies are weighing up whether to wear the multimillion-dollar cost of the carbon tax from July 1 or commit to even larger investments to cut emissions from their feedlots and meat works. |

Comments (2) | Braford industry celebrates 50 ... | Northern beef bleeding

Livestock - Cattle