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Crunch vote on Thursday for AWB change
8:35 PM AEST | On the eve of the historic vote, two South Australian farmers who helped formed AWB's constitution in the late 1990s have thrown their support behind the company's proposed changes.
Wheat still profitable, despite surge in input costs
4:57 PM AEST | Private forecaster Australian Wheat Forecasters’ Ron Storey concedes that wheat's input costs are much higher, due to the “blow-out” in fertiliser and chemical prices. “Fortunately, that’s coincided with higher grain prices,” he says.  | Crunch vote on Thursday for AWB ... | WA GM ban extension 'a tragedy'
WA GM ban extension 'a tragedy'
12:34 PM AEST | WA Pastoralists and Graziers’ Association, Leon Bradley says the WA Carpenter Government, in opposing GM crops, continues to ignore the most successful innovation in farming since the plough.  | Defrosting crop costs with ... | Bright harvest prospects, but ...
Defrosting crop costs with thermal imaging
12:25 PM AEST | Using the latest infrared thermal imaging equipment, a Qld Department of Primary Industries crop physiology team has produced the first ever images of reproductive winter cereal plants freezing under natural frost conditions in the field.
Bright harvest prospects, but concern over frost damage
20/08/2008 | The soaring price of fertiliser and chemical input costs hasn’t daunted the push by Queensland growers into expanded wheat acreage. Harvest prospects looks good, but mounting concerns over frost damage in the past fortnight are starting to emerge.  | Risk to canola exports from ... | Late planting decision looms
Risk to canola exports from illegal chemical use: ABB Grain
19/08/2008 | Australian agribusiness, ABB Grain, has warned canola growers of the ramifications of illegally using non-registered chemicals for combating insects in crops.  | Late planting decision looms | WA extends GM crop ban by 4yrs
Late planting decision looms
19/08/2008 | Producer John Cameron, Kintyre, Bongeen, Qld, is readying his “own-engineered” 8m wide toolbar and matching Flexi-coil combination, gearing up for his summer crop planting campaign later this year.  | WA extends GM crop ban by 4yrs | Ricegrowers in US venture
WA extends GM crop ban by 4yrs
19/08/2008 | Gene Ethics applauds Premier Alan Carpenter's announcement of a four-year extension to the WA ban on all Genetically Modified food and fibre crops.  | CommentsComments (5) | ABB to run national pools in ... | Growers to take barley brewing ...
Ricegrowers in US venture
18/08/2008 | Ricegrowers, one of the largest rice food companies in the world and one of Australia's largest exporters of processed branded foods, has invested in a new US joint-venture rice milling and marketing company.  | Compulsory water buybacks a ... | Termination fees hampering ...
ABB to run national pools in barley, canola, wheat
18/08/2008 | ABB Grain’s general manager–marketing, Peter Jones, says the agribusiness group will run national pools for the coming harvest in barley, canola and wheat.  | WA rust pathotypes hit eastern ... | Rice gains momentum on NSW ...
WA rust pathotypes hit eastern grain crops
16/08/2008 | The GRDC is urging northern region grain growers to plan rust control strategies now following the detection of Western Australian pathotypes in the eastern states.  | Paroo ban on new dams 'breached' | Rudd forced to buyback more water
Rice gains momentum on NSW North Coast
15/08/2008 | Up to 700 hectares of rice looks set to be planted on the rain-flushed NSW North Coast this summer as the region’s sugar and grain growers take up the call to help fill the gap in Australia’s rice industry created by the water-starved Murray-Darling.
Growers to take barley brewing on board
14/08/2008 | WA barley growers, especially those on the south coast, are set to play key roles safeguarding the quality and reputation of Australia’s malting barley and therefore its value.  | Loss of wheat's “Golden ... | Big potential for lupins - if ...
Loss of wheat's “Golden Rewards” could cost growers $35/tonne
14/08/2008 | AWB Ltd’s decision to ditch its popular “Golden Rewards” wheat payment system leaves many wheat growers facing price discounts of up to $35 a tonne in the coming harvest, as AWB discontinues its price incentives for quality.  | CommentsComments (7) | Pulse acreage falls as farmers ... | New Dubbo flour mill provides ...
14/08/2008 | On the surface, it seems a no-brainer. Lupins have been an excellent source of protein and fibre for livestock. Why not humans? Despite its advantages, lupins have still not been embraced totally as a food for the masses.  | CommentsComments (2) | Pulse acreage falls as farmers ... | Prince points to Australia as ...
Pulse acreage falls as farmers swing to cereals
14/08/2008 | Pulse Australia has reported an overall 5pc drop in pulse plantings across the country, as farmers go for lower risk crops, such as cereals, following last year’s drought. That's despite strong prices for pulses such as lentils and chickpeas.  | Prince points to Australia as ... | New Dubbo flour mill provides ...
Prince points to Australia as he reignites GM food flames
14/08/2008 | The Prince of Wales, garbed in a kilt and ensconced in a plump armchair, has lashed out against the genetic modification of food, warning it could cause "the biggest disaster environmentally of all time".  | CommentsComments (1) | Brumby property targeted by GM ... | Growers to have a say in grain ... | AUDIO: GM locations vital for farm ...
New Dubbo flour mill provides growers with variety
13/08/2008 | A $1.4 million upgrade to a Dubbo flour mill is an opportunity for Central West NSW croppers to plant a greater variety of cereals.  | Growers to have a say in grain ... | Pipe water from the Gulf to the ... | AUDIO: New Dubbo flour mill provides ...
13/08/2008 | Grain growers will have an opportunity to express their opinion in a review of the national variety trials announced today by the board of the Grains Research and Development Corporation.  | Pipe water from the Gulf to the ... | Investor exodus sees canola ...
Investor exodus sees canola prices plummet by $100/t
13/08/2008 | New season canola prices have dropped by close to $100 a tonne during August as the oilseeds market feels the exodus of investor money from the market.  | CommentsComments (1) | Europe food tour | WTO has "never been so close to ...
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Buy back the water licences; then what happens Mr Rudd?

17/08/2008 | The Federal Government has bolstered the cash available to buy back water licences, the greens have published their wishlist of properties to be targeted, and the drought has more farmers than ever classing themselves as 'willing sellers'. But after the water is gone, has anyone wondered what happens next?
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