18 Dec 00 | The main focus to selling moved to the clearance of lighter "pork" pigs in the traditional pre-Christmas market at the Ballarat saleyards last Wednesday.
Numbers were increased sharply to 2106 head overall (500 more) however solid inquiry from Gippsl
13 Dec 00 |
PRODUCERS who take part in the bovine Johne¹s disease (BJD) south-eastern survey cannot lose, according to north-eastern cattlewoman Ailsa Fox.
By testing as part of the survey aimed at determining the extent of BJD in the southern states and ult
13 Dec 00 |
THE FEDERAL Government is expected to get a report on the future of the single desk monopoly for wheat exports within a fortnight.
The committee conducting the National Competition Policy Review of the Wheat Marketing Act is in the throes of formal
13 Dec 00 |
AN AGGRESSIVE plan to attack countries violating world trade rules has yielded two big wins for Australian exporters and farmers in the past week.
Complaints against United States lamb tariffs and South Korean retail restrictions on beef have been
01 Dec 00 |
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AS THE World Trade Organisation (WTO) prepares to scuttle United States trade barriers on Australian and New Zealand lamb imports, two US senators have lodged ambit claims calling for the tariffs to, not only be retained, but increased
01 Dec 00 |
VICTORIAN sheep producers could miss out on their slice of the resurgent Saudi Arabian live export market estimated to be worth $60 million next year for the sake of saving 15 cents a head.
A re-opening of the trade follows seven successful tri
01 Dec 00 |
ONE FULL week of fine, dry weather in the lower border regions of Victoria and South Australia this week released the floodgates on the southern lamb supply, producing the heaviest sale week so far this season.
With Tuesday lamb markets at Ballarat
01 Dec 00 |
Farmers will be unable to access their upfront dairy restructure entitlements for at least a month after the first backdated payments are put in their accounts.
The Dairy Adjustment Authority (DAA) has acknowledged that farmers may have to wait at
01 Dec 00 |
THE UNITED Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV), as a group representing the best interests of dairyfamers, has reaffirmed its support of dairy co-operatives as underpinning the well-being of the dairy industry for both co-operative members and non-member
01 Dec 00 |
A GRASSROOTS protest against excessive valuations and a disproportionate hike in rates on rural ratepayers blossomed into a State-wide ratepayers action group last week.
Representatives of 17 ratepayer groups from right across Victoria, with apolog
01 Dec 00 |
Wesfarmers took a step closer to victory in the fight for control of embattled rural merchandiser IAMA, after it won unanimous IAMA board approval on Tuesday for a revamped merger proposal including a $1.65-a-share cash offer.
Under the deal, which
01 Dec 00 |
HEARTENED by a national poll which revealed petrol prices are the most important area of concern for motorists around the country, the National Farmers Federation (NFF) has promised to continue its fight to freeze excise levels on fuel.
The Federal
01 Dec 00 |
ROAD funding in rural areas collared a long-overdue win this week, with the announ-cement of a 70 per cent increase in Government funding.
Prime Minister John Howard announced a four-year $1.6 billion increase on Monday, of which $850 million will
01 Dec 00 |
DEFAULT prices for grain handling at the ports of Geelong and Portland set by Victoria¹s Office of the Regulator-General last week will apply after terminal operator GrainCorp decided not to appeal the ORG decision.
GrainCorp managing director Tom
01 Dec 00 |
THE EXTENT of crop damage across Victoria from frost last month and rain was still unclear this week as farmers harvested their best crops first in an attempt to prevent further losses from more falls.
Harvesting of mostly barley is in full swing i
01 Dec 00 |
TWO new alternatives to AWB Ltd¹s harvest payment options have already brought the cost of finance down for wheat growers.
National Australia Bank and Westpac announced harvest payment plans this month and forced AWB to reduce the underwriting fee
01 Dec 00 |
WOOLGROWERS who were forced to sell sheep because of ovine Johne¹s disease in the three years preceding June will be given special consideration for shares in Australian Wool Services (AWS).
Shares in the soon-to-be-privatised wool research company
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