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No way, mate!
Australian farmers have joined health groups in opposing suggestions to apply GST to the sale of fresh food.
Dry weather stems Aussie milk flows
Grain and graze from oilseed rape
AUSTRALIA’S GROWERS are grabbing four-six weeks autumn or winter grazing off oilseed rape crops with no impact on grain yield, CSIRO agronomist John Kirkengaard told growers at Crops 2014.
$100m lifeline for drought-hit Aussie farmers
DROUGHT AFFECTED Australian farmers are being offered another A$100 million by the Federal Government but the farmers want a long-term drought policy.
Oz–China FTA benefits won’t flow overnight
A BIG fanfare about the recent signing of the free trade agreement between Australia and China includes the hope that China will be the main destination for Australian dairy exports in the next 10 years.
Oz dairy sets sight on Indonesia
WHILE CHINA is widely touted as a bonanza for Australian dairy exports, another massive market even closer remains largely overlooked. Indonesia is emerging as the next big thing for dairy exporters.
6 Nations wine competition
This competition began 12 years ago, although it was then called the “Tri-Nations Wine Competition” with wines from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Chile and Argentina were added to the list a few years ago with the US joining last year.
Fonterra’s Aussie suppliers well paid – report
FONTERRA SUPPLIERS in Australia were among the highest paid last season, according to an independent report.
Aussie/China FTA welcomed
AUSTRALIA’S NATIONAL farmer lobby has welcomed the free trade deal with China – but not everyone is happy.
A2 baby formula sales boom in Oz
THE A2 MILK Company (a2MC) believes a lot of its new a2Platinum infant formula could be finding its way from Australia into China on the ‘grey market’ – though regulation changes have hampered its launch of the product there.