Tag: Agricultural Policy
PGA promises greater Gascoyne focus
The Pastoralists and Graziers Association (PGA) is promising its new Gascoyne management team will bring an increased focus on the region.[MORE]
MP lodges petitions opposing research station closures
Murrumbidgee MP Adrian Piccoli says he has lodged petitions in the New South Wales Parliament opposing the plan to close agricultural research facilities at Temora and Griffith.[MORE]
AgForce warns don't scrap drought aid early
The rural lobby group AgForce says farmers will be left "high and dry" if Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance ends too soon.[MORE]
Climate change sparks call for farmers to consider alternatives
A representative from the Premier's Climate Change Council says Eyre Peninsula farmers should not despair at the prospect of less rain in years to come.[MORE]
Investors sought for Glen Innes research station
A working group is expected to be established to find investors prepared to buy a stake in the Department of Primary Industries' research station at Glen Innes.[MORE]
Qld Govt rejects calls to dump reef protection plan
The Queensland Government says it will not abandon plans to regulate farm practices to protect the Great Barrier Reef from run-off.[MORE]
Govt pressured to delay research station closure
New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald will come under pressure today to delay the closure of the Glen Innes Agricultural Research Station.[MORE]
Broken Hill still opposing RLPB mergers
A new system of amalgamated rural lands protection boards (RLPBs) is expected to start operating in the next six weeks, but some boards, including Broken Hill, are still against the changes.[MORE]
Groups unite to keep Condobolin DPI office
A number of organisations have joined forces to fight to keep the Department of Primary Industries' (DPI) office in Condobolin open.[MORE]
Farmers air reef run-off regulation anger
The Qld Oppn says the State Govt's approach for managing farm run-off into the Great Barrier Reef is arrogant.[MORE]
Fears Griffith may lose guest worker trial
There is concern Griffith, in southern New South Wales, will miss out on taking part in the Federal Government's seasonal guest workers trial.[MORE]
Meeting to canvass rural research station closure
The Glen Innes Severn Council is to host a public meeting this afternoon to discuss the future of the local agricultural research centre.[MORE]
Public urged to fight for research stations
The Member for Murrumbidgee is calling on residents to lobby for the southern New South Wales region's agricultural research stations to stay open.[MORE]
CSIRO lab rescue efforts continue
The stakeholders of the CSIRO research facility in Rockhampton have met in a last ditch attempt to prevent the closure.[MORE]
Call for research into Top End farming
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Investing in agriculture in Australia's north could not only be a way to beat climate change, but could also help feed the planet, a new report says.[MORE]
GM food fears
The Conservation Council says the State Government's decision to allow genetically modified cotton to be grown in the Kimberley could lead to unlabelled GM foods. [MORE]
Green groups attack decision to lift GM crop moratorium
Conservationists have attacked the Western Australian Government's decision to allow genetically modified (GM) cotton to be grown in the Kimberley.[MORE]
WA lifts ban on GM cotton crops
The WA Government has lifted a moratorium on genetically-modified crops to allow GM cotton to be grown in the Kimberley.[MORE]
ACCC quizzed about fertiliser findings
Australia's consumer watchdog will be forced to explain its findings on fertiliser prices to a Senate committee in Canberra today.[MORE]
Farm reef regulation labelled vote grab
Lobby group Canegrowers says a Queensland Government plan to regulate farming practices to reduce their impact on the Great Barrier Reef is just a ploy to grab green votes. [MORE]
Govt says water limits will be fair
The Tasmanian Government has reassured a group of Central Highlands farmers with unlimited rights to water that their entitlements will be capped at a 'reasonable' level.[MORE]
Drought aid returns to Coonabarabran, Tooraweenah regions
The Federal Government has reinstated Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance for farmers around Coonabarabran and Tooraweenah.[MORE]
Bureau hopes Temora research centre survives
There is hope the Temora research station will survive, despite the mini-Budget decision to close eight Department of Primary Industries' facilities.[MORE]
Govt urged to spend drought relief funds
The Nationals are calling on the Victorian Government to spend all of the $5 million promised for drought relief programs.[MORE]
DPI defends research station closures
Up to 200 jobs could be lost with the closure of eight agricultural research stations across New South Wales, including one at Berry.[MORE]
