Olive oil focus on domestic markets
The high Australian Dollar is having an impact on the price olive oil exporters are getting for their product. But domestically, Australian olive oil is still getting a good price. Chief executive...
View ArticleCanola potential
In the past, farmers have backed away from growing canola because the weather's been so unpredictable. But this year, it's a different story. Last season, there was still uncertainty about whether...
View ArticleNew regime for labelling olive oil
Standards for labels on olive oil sold to Australian consumers are set to get tougher in June.
View ArticleBumper olive crops
Olive growers say reliable rains have produced bumper crops this year. Despite small amounts of fungus on trees, growers are optimistic their crops will exceed previous yields. However, prices are...
View ArticleRain helps the grain
Rain has been sweeping across parts of South Australia and Victoria, helping farmers trying to sow crops after a dry spell.
View ArticleFriday Finance: Grain bucks commodity fall as eurozone woes continue
Continuing instability in Europe saw commodity prices fall almost universally this week.
View ArticleSA Mallee farmers still waiting for harvest
Grain farmers in the southern Mallee are still about one week from starting harvest.
View ArticleEarly start for northern Mallee harvest
Grain farmers in the northern Mallee have started harvesting early this season.
View ArticleHealthy lambs, lush crops for Lameroo farmers
Good lambing percentages, excellent rainfall and mild weather have farmers in the South Australian Mallee town of Lameroo, feeling upbeat about the season.
View ArticleControlling canola virus could devastate bee hives
Beekeepers are warning efforts to control the spread of the deadly canola disease, beet western yellows virus, could devastate bee populations.
View ArticleScientist concerned beet western yellows virus could spread from canola into...
There is concern that the virus infecting canola crops in South Australia could move into pulse crops.
View ArticleSow crops early despite frost risk, farmers told
A researcher with the CSIRO is encouraging frost-affected broadacre farmers to continue sowing early, despite the risks of damage during the coldest times of the year.
View ArticleEastern states lagging behind in herbicide free weed control
Western Australian grain growers are leading the way in a new non-herbicidal technique for controlling weeds, but it's yet to be widely taken up by grain growers in other states.
View ArticleResearch into nitrogen to make fertilising easier
A research project by the CSIRO could help broadacre farmers know exactly how much nitrogen fertiliser they need to apply to their crops.
View ArticleMallee Farmer Brenton Pudney says more warm weather will affect yield and...
Farmers in the South Australian Mallee have escaped the worst consequences of warm and windy weather on the weekend, thanks to a bit of rain last week.
View ArticleSevere frosts will be more frequent due to man-made greenhouse gas: scientists
Frosts like the ones that caused so much damage to crops this season could be more common for the next 20 years, according to scientists.
View ArticleMore frosts hit grain farmers in the SA Mallee
Farmers in the South Australian Mallee are trying to work out how much damage has been caused by frosts this week.
View ArticleAbove average yields predicted for some Mallee farmers despite bad conditions
Farmers in South Australia's northern Mallee have started harvesting early crops and for some it could be an above average year.
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