National Rural News: Recent Episodes
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Dairy industry agrees to code of conduct on how companies treat suppliers; Fine wool growers double their money in bumper season; Weather bureau confirms June rainfall among lowest on record; Vegemite handover delayed by cyber attack; Dieback disease flourishes after summer rain; MDBA outlines priorities to make the most of good conditions.
Hancock confident of winning approval to send cattle to China within months; GrainGrowers calling for no extra cost for additional satellite data; Brazil ramping up meat inspections in wake of US beef ban; Wheat grower warning on sap sucking bug; Live bait fishers gutted over lifting of imported prawn ban; South Australian artificial shellfish reef attracting international attention.
US President promises to make rural America great again; Tassie farmers losing confidence as June remains dry; Dry June attributed to strong high-pressure systems; Ord growers lose review on water cut decision; Bega Cheese capital raising to fund future growth; Rest of Australia, world, outstripping 'clean, green' Tassie in organic production; Woman takes on NZ farm lobby top job.
Federal Government spends $78 million buying irrigation water; Murray Goulburn steps up milk price for farmers in face of competition; Poppy industry responding to concerns over opioid abuse with research into deterrents; Tighter rules and higher fees haven't deterred foreign buyers in agriculture: FIRB member; Delayed start to winter strawberry picking; Tassie truffle harvest gathers pace.
Border force hold up delays production of mouse bait; Illegal mouse bait suspected in corella deaths; Calls for kanga cull as numbers boom and graziers send stock to agistment; Tuna industry remaining confident in the face of low prices; New dairy processor secures two year milk powder contract; Raw milk herd share operator sells up to pay court fines; Culture shift needed for regional Australia to tap into China tourist boom.
Qatar establishes alternative shipping routes for Australian sheep amid blockade; Wilmar confident of securing rights to sell majority of north Queensland sugar; Lobby group claims Murray Darling Basin plan has put a dent in economic activity in NSW Murray Valley; Despite better milk price, farmers to continue legal action against Fonterra; NFF says driverless vehicles could be a game changer, but will be limited by patchy telecommunications; Pet cat survives year alone in the outback.
ABARES forecasting 33 per cent drop to winter grain production; Local grain market prices reflecting dry conditions on SA's Eyre Peninsula; Farm groups underwhelmed by lack of vision for agriculture in Queensland state budget; Big increase in job applications for livestock industry as confidence picks up; Banana research trials narrowing in on new variety; NT buffalo exports to Asia on the rise; Fonterra announces opening milk price, higher than Murray Goulburn; Tetragonas taking off in Japan.
Gina Rinehart signs deal to send up to 300,000 live cattle to China; Dairy farmers say Bega Cheese's farm gate milk price improves profitability; Irrigators call for lower power prices as chief scientist unveils energy plan; WA beekeepers claim prescribed burns are jeopardising industry growth; Kangaroo abattoir halts operations after food safety suspension notice; Farmers told to embrace big data, fit cows with fitness trackers; New banana variety proves perfect for jam.
Murray Goulburn apologises for milk price profitability call; Bega Cheese increases farmgate milk price; Federal Court finishes hearing cattle genome case; Huge number of submissions on Narrabri gas project; ACCC won't oppose Dow and DuPont merger; Prices for mohair down at first auction of the year; Northern cold snap raises hopes of great mango season ahead.
Dairy processor Murray Goulburn sets prices for the new milk season, Tasmanian farmers still recovering a year after devastating floods, forecasters monitoring conditions amid looming El Nino speculation, WA Queen Garnett plum growers hope to expand their industry, Australia uniquely placed to capitalise on cloning on wine grape vines and carbon farming in Northern Australia has received international attention.
Analyst expects imported gas can compete for price with domestic supply, grains industry rethinking approach to the pest Russian wheat aphid, US farm lobby groups slam President Donald Trump's budget, Indian farmers go on strike and protest low prices and need for debt relief, NT mango grower plants more than 6000 young trees at Katherine and first NT banana crop picked since fungus devastated the Top End industry.
Crop forecast tipping smaller harvest this season; Dry conditions make for a slow start to seeding on SA's Lower Eyre Peninsula; Seafood wholesaler, retailer claims white spot disease is turning consumers off prawns; Continued demand for mutton meat sees old sheep selling for $200 a head; Murray Goulburn Tasmanian workers call for better deal on redundancy pay-out; Lupin company says allergen classification signals growing popularity as a food; Cattle farmers swap station life for racing car.
Elders sells out of livestock export business; Wellard sells Ocean Outback to pay down debt; Industry expert doubts India's beef ban will last; Research finds high level of accuracy in carcase x-ray technology; First medicinal cannabis oil from Victorian crop; McCain to spend $57 million upgrading Ballarat chip factory; Fishermen hail best crab season in a decade.
Battle lines drawn over mandatory grain stocks reporting, miners hit back at proposed WA tax on iron ore miners, NZ Government attempting to trademark Manuka honey, Californian robotic apple picker trialled in Australian orchards and Northern Irish farmers with mixed feelings about Brexit.
Pig farmers face a tough year as Australian pork prices crash, West Australian Government proposes a tax on iron ore miners, rain slashes Australian gold production in the March quarter, barefoot barbecues at risk unless fire ants are eradicated and eagles proving a costly problem for professional drone surveyors.
Sugar cane by-product to fire up power plant; Irrigators voice concerns on coal seam gas project; Rice harvest more than triples thanks to wet year, more water; Record tree harvest sees hardwood exports boom; Livestock groups welcome key cattle intersection upgrade; New technology allows Aussie avocado pulp to be sold into Asia; Commodity price rises, iron-ore production pump up miners' wealth.
Boom time for beef as report predicts increased supply, demand and prices; New Zealand dairy industry reporting solid milk production; JBS Brazil share price dives amid corruption scandal; APVMA speeding up staff training to fill gaps amid relocation from Canberra; Gas industry review finds positive benefits for Queensland regions; Plant pest software wins research award; Mango company to trial two Israeli varieties in Australia.
The Agriculture Department has takes action against six importers, Queensland state Liberal National MP slams inland rail plans, Glencore's control of Australian grain handling could expand and central Australian birdwatches say they've detected an elusive bird.