Coles predicted to halve vegetable prices
The vegetable industry is expecting Coles to halve the price of some vegetables, one year after the supermarket launched a milk price war.
View ArticleColes slashes fruit and vegetable prices
Supermarket giant Coles has defended its move to slash the price of fruit and vegetables by up to half.
View ArticleXenophon wants a farming commissioner
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has called for an inquiry into fruit and vegetable prices.
View ArticleSmall farmers pushed out of supermarket trade
An advisor to agribusinesses says Australia has entered a new era of food production.
View ArticleColes rejects need for supermarket ombudsman
Supermarket giant Coles has dismissed calls for a supermarket ombudsman to check on the power of two retailers.
View ArticleFruit and veg growers push for changes to Horticultural Code
Fruit and vegetable farmers who want fair prices for their goods, have met with wholesalers in Canberra.
View ArticleAFGC repeats call for supermarket ombudsman
The Australian Food and Grocery Council has reiterated its call for a supermarket ombudsman, this time in its Federal Budget submission.
View ArticleCalls to reopen fruit and veg exports to Indonesia
Fruit and vegetable exporters want the Federal Government to work harder to reopen the Indonesian market, worth $40 million.
View ArticleCompetition watchdog to crack down on supermarkets if necessary
The competition watchdog is offering protection to people with information about supermarkets being unfair to suppliers.
View ArticleAussie citrus growers furious over cheaper imports
Australian citrus growers are angry to find more cheap produce arriving in Australia.
View ArticleGet ready for more ready meals, says consultant
A food industry consultant says manufacturers have to embrace the era of ready meals and convenient food.
View ArticleFruit grower silenced over horticulture code
The Horticulture Taskforce has told members of its subcommittee not to speak publicly about progress on the new code of conduct.
View ArticleCitrus Australia under investigation over grants
The Federal Department of Agriculture has confirmed it's investigating allegations about Citrus Australia gaining unfair advantage in receiving project grants.
View ArticleOlive oil industry upset about supermarket discounting
The olive oil industry is the latest to complain about heavy price discounting at the two major supermarkets Coles and Woolworths.
View ArticleBeetroot giveaway as supermarkets turn produce away
The rich adventurer Dick Smith has given away $100,000 worth of tinned beetroot to protest against supermarket power in Australia.
View ArticleCooler temperatures bring on chestnut season
Chestnut harvesting is just about to start in southern New South Wales.
View ArticleCitrus industry warning as disease spreads to US
The Californian citrus industry has been shaken by the discovery of one of the worst diseases to affect citrus trees.
View ArticleAustralian tests show up dodgy American olive oil
Testing by a NSW laboratory has found some bottles of extra virgin olive oil, sold in US supermarkets, are in fact half canola oil.
View ArticleEurope tries to solve its olive oil crisis
The EU Farm Commissioner has launched a plan to rescue the European olive industry from low prices and increasing costs.
View ArticleAgri-finance wrap of the week
This week the Reserve Bank did what few economists dared to voice out loud - it cut rates by 50 basis points.
View ArticleApple grower pipped off by disbanding of committee
Apple grower and chairman of the horticulture code sub-committee, Peter Darley, is angry his committee has been disbanded.
View ArticleOlive grower takes the plunge against dodgy oil imports
An olive grower has plunged into a bath of olive oil on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra to protest against cheap and dodgy olive oil imports.
View ArticleLook to Indonesia for veg exports says Elders
Agribusiness giant Elders says Australian vegetables should be marketed better in Indonesia.
View ArticleEU olive oil gets tanked
The European Union has announced it will support olive growers, as they struggle with historically low prices for extra virgin olive oil.
View ArticleSA company fined over fraudulent olive oil labelling
A South Australian company has been fined $13,000 for mislabelling its product as extra virgin olive oil, when it wasn't.
View ArticleCheaper food equals bigger bellies
A researcher in public health says there may well be a link between falling returns to farmers and rising obesity.
View ArticleHorticulture Australia ordered to change the way it funds citrus research
A Federal Government inquiry has ordered the research body, Horticulture Australia Limited, to be more transparent in how it hands out research money for citrus projects.
View Article'Positive' talks on new quarantine changes for horticulture
Horticulture industry representatives have met Department of Agriculture officials for what have been described as "positive talks" about new quarantine charges.
View ArticleHorticulture Australia rejects citrus grant allegations
Research body Horticulture Australia limited denies there's a conflict of interest in the way projects are approved.
View ArticleRefrigeration a big carbon tax cost for horticulture
The peak vegetable grower group says farmers will struggle with the increased charges in the carbon tax, particularly in the cost of refrigeration.
View ArticleCosts of apple growing 'highest in the world'
A major apple packer, grower and marketer says Australia is the most expensive country in the world to grow and export apples.
View ArticleProfessor says soils are suffering as farmers try to produce more food
The chair of Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Sydney says practices by farmers to produce quantity over quality is degrading soils.
View ArticleFenthion use tightly restricted for the next year
From today, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has issued new restrictions on the use of the pesticide fenthion, commonly used to control fruit flies.
View ArticleAustralia toughens its anti-dumping stance
Australian vegetable growers have welcomed the Federal Government's decision to strengthen investigations of cheap imported food and manufactured products.
View ArticleDarkness to Light
Preparation for Christmas is a candle-lit procession through the history and corridors of Salisbury Cathedral, as Bach, Handel, Lully, Elgar and Stanford help prepare the way.
View ArticleVegetable farms face carbon tax costs
Commodity forecaster ABARES has for the first time calculated the cost of the carbon price for vegetable farmers.
View ArticleCanberrans use the web to find money for honey
A Canberra beekeeper has used crowd funding to raise money for a project aiming to bring bees to Canberra.
View ArticleCrowdfunding to bring bees to Canberra
Crowd funding is an increasingly popular way for artists and musicians to raise money for their projects
View ArticleHigh dollar brings willing workers for farms
The high Australian dollar is a challenge for farmers who export their product.
View ArticleChinese company buys major fruit and veg supplier
Chinese company Chevalier is finalising a deal to buy Moraitis, Australia's largest fresh produce supplier to supermarkets.
View ArticleOpposition says government failed to consult on canned fruit tariffs
The Federal Opposition says the Prime Minister's decision to reject out of hand calls for tariffs on canned fruit imports has been made without consideration or consultation.
View ArticleCherry season crop set to be among biggest in Australian history
This year's cherry crop is set to be one of the biggest in Australia's history, but buyers have been warned not to expect a drop in prices, with a surge in demand for Australian cherries from overseas...
View ArticleMajors Creek gold mine: Historic orchard uprooted amid fears of toxic mine...
Tens of thousands of fruit trees will be bulldozed at the historic Wisbey's Orchards in NSW after concerns toxic runoff from a nearby gold mine will impact the water catchment.
View ArticleFarmers getting older as latest survey reveals average age is 56
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the average age of farmers has risen to 56.
View ArticlePostcode 4306: The four digits forcing farmers to turn backpacker workers away
A postcode can seem like a little thing, but in some parts of southern Queensland it is forcing farmers to turn desperately needed backpacker workers away.
View ArticleCherry farmers face losing half their crop to wet weather in lead up to...
Less than a month from Christmas, cherry farmers say they may have to leave up to half their crop on the trees, threatening price rises for the stone fruit this festive season.
View ArticleAgribusiness Outlook 2018: Farm sector tipped to benefit from improved global...
Agri-banker Rabobank expects increased global demand for Australian wine and wool will drive growth in the farm sector this year.
View ArticleMigrant workers' exploitation can be fixed by unions and farmers, says expert
Unions and fruit and vegetable farmers can work together to end the exploitation of overseas workers, says an expert in labour supply and migration.
View ArticleFarm work for welfare trial labelled a failure, demands for agriculture visa...
The $27.5m Seasonal Work Incentives Trial has only found placements for 333 people in 18 months, falling far short of its 7,600 possible places.
View ArticleBackpacker tax ruled 'a disguised form of discrimination' and overturned by...
An estimated 75,000 backpackers working, or that have worked in Australia, could be back-paid hundreds of millions of dollars after the Federal Court ruled the so-called backpacker tax invalid.
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