The Federal Government accepts all but two recommendations from a review into the industry's code of conduct, pleasing Australia's sugarcane growers.
Category Archives: Agricultural Marketing
Can an inner-city success story help struggling bush towns fight back?
Many metropolitan business have got cooperatives down to a fine art, but it's in the bush that the business model can have a real and lasting impact.
‘Man in the mirror’ wool chairman Wal Merriman resigns
Controversial Australian Wool Innovation chairman Wal Merriman resigns, saying he is proud of what has been achieved during his tenure.
Farmers feel the pinch as water prices skyrocket
Demand is threatening to outweigh the supply of water in the Murray-Darling region, with prices set to double.
WA egg farmers face the brink due to imports by supermarkets
As the industry struggles to make ends meet, WA egg farmers say its major supermarkets have switched to selling eggs from the eastern states.
Australian pork industry in crisis
Low prices and exorbitant production costs have sent many Australian piggeries to the wall. Those remaining are in survival mode, and most growers say it has never been tougher.
China’s middle class develop a taste for quality Aussie food
Companies exporting Australian produce target the refined tastes of China's rising middle class.
Shooting high-powered firearms on remote station a tourism drawcard
A remote pastoral station in Western Australia is attracting firearms enthusiasts from around the world who are keen to spend time in the outback shooting high-calibre rifles.
How can you tell if your steak really is Aussie when you’re overseas? Technology may soon have the answer
How do you know if the Aussie-branded meat you are eating overseas is really Australian? Technology is being developed to tell you with a click of a button.
Queenslanders find new market for unwanted produce
A sweet potato abundance has prompted some big thinkers from far north Queensland to trial transforming the surplus into flour.