17 Jan 01 |
ATTENDANCES were almost unchanged from last year at International Dairy Week, according to co-director Brian Leslie, maintaining its reputation as the place to see and buy the best dairy genetics in Australia.
Despite pressure from low milk prices
17 Jan 01 | COMMERCIAL production of cloned sheep and cattle is now a reality in Australia. Melbourne company Clone Australia was last week awarded the commercial licencing rights to the technology that led to the cloning of Dolly the sheep at Scotland¹s
17 Jan 01 |
UP TO $100 a head was lost on sale heifers last week as bovine Johne¹s disease restrictions hit producers¹ back pockets.
Zoning relating to disease status caused potential buyers from interstate not to enter the buying fray at sales across the Stat
17 Jan 01 |
THE Victorian Farmers Federation Grains (VFF) Group has appointed consultants to dig further into the Bracks Government¹s decision to deregulate barley exports.
The VFF hopes the review will unearth compelling evidence the decision is wrong and con
13 Jan 01 |
Strong demand for Chinese New Year celebration held values near equal for pigs last week at the Ballarat saleyards.
Inquiry for females again led the sale, with best gilt-prices returning to 237c/kg l/w while entire sales topped at 197 cents for th
10 Jan 01 |
THERE has been mixed reaction to the pattern of grants in the second round of funding from the Dairy Regional Assistance Program (DairyRAP).
Agriculture Minister, Warren Truss, last week announced 30 projects across Australia that will receive almo
10 Jan 01 |
IMPORTS of beef and dairy genetics from the European Union will not be casualties of the latest BSE scare.
While Australia imports limited quantities of beef genetics from the EU, there was concern more extensive imports of dairy straws and embryos
10 Jan 01 |
THE spread of ³mad cow² disease in Europe has prompted the National Stud Sheep Breeders¹ Association (NSSBA) to withdraw its support for a new Australian Quarantine Inspection Service (AQIS) import protocol for sheep genetic material, from countries
10 Jan 01 |
AUSTRALIAN cattle producers are unlikely to benefit from expanded export opportunities in the wake of the latest mad cow chaos in Europe, despite our credentials for BSE-free beef.
Industry analysts believe international consumer confidence in beef
10 Jan 01 |
THE Victorian Treasurer and Minister for State and Regional Development, John Brumby, this week defended his Government¹s decision to deregulate barley exports from next July.
The decision to allow the single-desk export arrangements for barley to
10 Jan 01 | THE new organisation responsible for selling Australia¹s wool to the world slipped quietly into existence last week, carrying with it the high hopes of a wool industry desperate for strong market leadership.
Australian Wool Services officially replac
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