VFF says hands tied over strong dollar
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) says its members can do little about the current value of the Australian dollar.
View ArticleMP says farmers disgusted with cattle cruelty
The Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has welcomed a Federal Government decision to suspend live cattle exports to some Indonesian abattoirs.
View ArticleMP says cattle ban to hurt Gippsland farmers
The Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has criticised a Federal Government decision to ban all live cattle exports to Indonesia.
View ArticleSurvey shows regional traders hurting
Regional Victorian businesses are reporting a slip in trade in the latest quarter survey by the state's peak business group.
View ArticleExport ban worries poultry farmers
Victorian poultry farmers expect a ban on exporting to some Asian countries could stay in place for up to six months.
View ArticleStoush erupts over brown coal exports
A row has broken out between the federal Greens and federal Labor over a Victorian plan to export more Latrobe Valley brown coal.
View ArticleReport casts doubt over brown coal exports
A new report says there is little money to be made from exporting the Latrobe Valley's brown coal.
View ArticleDairy farmers hope China tariff cuts will help trade
The Chinese government has reduced import tariffs on a range of products, including specialised infant formulas.
View ArticleMP wants brakes put on low safety rating cars
The federal Member for Gippsland, Darren Chester, has called for a complete ban on the importation of cars with low safety ratings.
View ArticlePopulation boom and business bust in Warragul
Retailers in Warragul are blaming high council rates, expensive leases and a downturn in people shopping locally, for a drop in business over the last year. Dave Cann from the Warragul Business Group...
View ArticleGreen group airs brown coal export fears
Environmentalists want the Victorian Government to abandon plans to develop brown coal from the Latrobe Valley for export.
View ArticlePaynesville businesses report festive season boom
Paynesville business and tourism operators are reporting the busiest summer holiday trading yet despite high petrol prices and a cooler start to the year.
View ArticleInquiry keen to help boost regional exports
A Victorian parliamentary committee wants to hear from rural and regional businesses about how opportunities for export can be developed.
View ArticleChina Trees
After years of negotiation a Victorian commercial tree farm is about to send their first batch of ornamental trees to China.
View ArticleChina free trade agreement expected to tip billions into Australian farms,...
The Australian agriculture sector is expecting a transformation later this year, with food-hungry Chinese companies in negotiations worth billions.
View ArticleThe lure of Australian rural land for Chinese investors
2015 will be the biggest year on record for Chinese investment it Australian agriculture, and it's only going to get bigger. But what do the local communities effected by it think?
View ArticleFour-week suspension on trade to China costs Victorian infant milk formula...
South Gippsland infant formula manufacturer says a four-week suspension on trade with China cost his company millions.
View Article'Stylish' genes of 'beautiful' Australian cow Bamba sold to Portuguese farmer...
A Portuguese dairy farmer invests in heifer genes from Victoria's Gippsland in an attempt to boost 'the beauty' and productivity of his herd.
View ArticleGoat breeding program sees Gippsland boers head to Nepal to sow their...
Victorian boer goats are winging their way to the Himalayas as part of a program that injects their excellent genes into the goat population of Nepal.
View ArticleStrawberry needle scare: Growers claim 'hysteria' is outrunning...
While the Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister front up to the cameras, strawberry growers are taking aim at government agencies for creating what they describe as "hysteria" over the strawberry...
View ArticleDrought wipes billions from Australian farm production
The National commodity forecaster, ABARES, finds three quarters of dairy farmers and half of all broadacre farmers will receive a lower income than they did last year because of the drought.
View ArticleDonald Trump's trade war with China is causing Australian wool prices to drop
It's not just stockbrokers who are watching the China and US trade war Australia's wool market has fallen to its lowest level in a year-and-a-half due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs.
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