Tag: Agricultural Policy
QRC to lobby for 'fair' mining laws
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says it will be working to ensure the fairness of laws to protect prime agricultural land from mining.[MORE]
Government plans to keep miners off prime farmland
The Queensland Government has released a plan to protect top quality agricultural land from invasive mining.[MORE]
MP pledges to quarantine pastoral leases in heritage area
The Pastoralists and Graziers Association has welcomed a pledge from the Member for Kalgoorlie to quarantine pastoral leases from the proposed Ningaloo National Heritage area.[MORE]
Expert predicts carbon cash bonanza
An expert in geoscience from the Southern Cross University says the Federal Government may have underestimated the worth of its new carbon-trading scheme.[MORE]
WAFF pleased to see agriculture on election agenda
The WA Farmers Federation (WAFF) has welcomed the inclusion of agriculture into the election campaign.[MORE]
WAFF backs drought committee
The Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFF) has welcomed a decision to establish a committee to support producers in what looks to be a below average year.[MORE]
Doubt cast over cattle train cuts
A south-west Queensland mayor says rail is the best way to move thousands of cattle produced every year in the Channel Country. [MORE]
Farmers outline food plan priorities
Farmers say Labor needs to address biosecurity, research and development and water in its promised national food plan.[MORE]
Pineapple growers fear Malaysian import risks
Queensland pineapple growers are worried their crops could be at risk of disease if imports from Malaysia are allowed into Australia.[MORE]
Greens call for agricultural asset register
The Greens are calling for a national register of foreign ownership of agricultural assets.[MORE]
Wasps proposed to fight flystrike
A farming organisation says wasps could be used as a solution to flystrike.[MORE]
Government willing to extend reef run-off plan deadline
The Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) says it is willing to negotiate with farmers on the deadline for environmental risk management plans for the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]
Population, water key election issues: QFF
The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) says both sides of politics need to look at population growth outside of metropolitan areas during the federal election campaign. [MORE]
Beef industry in crisis talks in central Queensland
About 500 cattle producers turned out for a beef industry crisis forum on a property at Gracemere, west of Rockhampton in central Queensland today. [MORE]
Shadow cabinet faces the farmers lobby
The New South Wales Farmers Association says it will use the shadow cabinet meeting in the Central West to push the agenda for agriculturalists.[MORE]
Farmers sound warning on 'food bowl' vision
Tasmania's peak farming body warns better irrigation and marketing are needed to establish the state as the country's food bowl.[MORE]
Qld's farm debt soars rises to $15b
A new report shows the state's rural sector has moved deeper into debt with the Queensland Rural Adjustment Authority (QRAA) survey finding farm-based debt has reached $15 billion. [MORE]
Single coordinator for eastern SA drought fight
Funding has been cut for drought response programs in eastern parts of South Australia.[MORE]
Reef regulation plans frustrating canegrowers
The Canegrowers Association says some of its members are having difficulty adjusting to requirements of the Queensland Government's reef regulation laws. [MORE]
Feds extend hand to Euro farmers
Eurobodalla farmers on the New South Wales far south coast are set to receive a respite from the drought, with the region declared eligible for exceptional circumstances support.[MORE]
Govt pledge to save Sydney's foodbowl
The New South Wales Government says it will ensure agricultural areas on the edge of Sydney will be protected in its metropolitan strategy.[MORE]
Mouse plague policy issues under review
The South Australian Government is reviewing policy on dealing with mouse plagues amid complaints from farmers.[MORE]
Farmers gather for policy forum in Brisbane
The Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF) says rapid population growth and competition from the mining sector are among the biggest challenges facing the state's primary producers.[MORE]
Growers worried by Chinese apple imports
Australian fruit growers will ask the Federal Government to step in following a decision to allow Chinese apples into the country.[MORE]
Community rallies to keep research station afloat
Low-scale research work has resumed at a north-west Victorian agricultural research station abandoned by the State Government.[MORE]
