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Wine and taxes: only one certainty for small producers

When is a farm not a farm? Some producers are finding out the hard way as they're unexpectedly hit with hefty land tax bills, sparking calls for change.

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‘Gobsmacked at the scale’: blueberry industry’s rapid expansion divides NSW’s mid-north coast

Dairy and beef producers among those concerned about how pesticide use affects their land as well as water quality on the mid-north coast

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RBA breaks rate cut drought but farmers still battling

The RBA's first rate cut since late 2020 will provide some relief to Aussie farmers, but it won't do much to ease the difficulties facing the industry.

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Transmission approval 'huge step' for region, farmers

A transmission project with farmers involved will connect a swathe of regional Australia to the electricity network after securing federal government approval.

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Farmers charged up over renewable energy projects

NSW farmers want more say on how renewable energy projects impact agricultural land and for compensation to be extended for the life of the project.

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Farmers go nuclear but reject ban for more renewables

Farmers will push for nuclear power plants on the sites of retiring coal-fired stations but quashed a motion opposing new solar and wind projects.

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Controversial 'travel tax' behind border security boost

International travellers leaving Australia are being charged more as the government seeks to defray the increasing cost of biosecurity.

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Premier rejects farmer push to shorten daylight saving

The NSW premier has ruled out winding back daylight saving, saying the practice encourages healthy lifestyles and helps get children off devices.

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Experts say discovery of fire ants in Murray Darling Basin should be ‘ringing alarm bells’

Risk of fire ants spreading at ‘another level’ after detection in Oakey, Queensland, says chair of NSW Farmers’ biosecurity committee

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Farmers fear for future as supermarkets crunch costs

Large numbers of family farms will be forced to close because of low prices being paid for their produce by major supermarkets, an inquiry has been told.

AAP

Farmers, shoppers bear brunt of supermarket pricing

Farmers have called for a consumer watchdog inquiry, rather than a review, into the supermarket sector after accusing it of failing producers and consumers.

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Consumers still being hammered on meat prices

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt wants the supermarkets to do more about dropping meat prices but hasn't supported calls for the ACCC to investigate.

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Flood preparation plans need to protect at-risk homes and businesses better, NSW regional communities say

NSW Farmers say a process to protect people and property in flood-prone areas is long overdue, especially after the deadly devastation in the Northern Rivers last year.

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Why we throw away tonnes of perfectly fine but ‘unaesthetic’ produce

Farmers want relaxed "aesthetic" standards for produce, saying good food is going to waste. But part of the issue is in the home.

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More rats up north, fewer mice in south

Rats are causing serious problems for cane growers in a far north Queensland town while flooding may help NSW farmers deal with a destructive mouse plague.

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NSW Farmers slams Coles over response to producers' requests for price increases

Farmers are angry after Coles writes to suppliers, asking them to "cut costs" at their end rather than ask for price rises for their produce.

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Farmers want tougher biosecurity penalties

Farmers say an Indonesian caught trying to bring in six kilograms of meat from a country with foot and mouth disease should have faced a tougher penalty.

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Resume culling now: NSW Farmers, Greens

NSW Farmers and the Greens have formed an unlikely alliance, calling for the immediate resumption of the aerial culling of pests, which pose a biosecurity risk.

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Newcastle container terminal a top priority for state's farmers

The establishment of a Newcastle container terminal is among the top priorities for a new NSW Farmers Federation taskforce created to identify supply-chain bottlenecks which are costing the state billions in lost revenue each year.

Newcastle Herald

Farmers say Botany never as efficient as Newcastle port

The peak farming body says Port Botany has 'significant limitations that Port Kembla and Newcastle don't have'.

Newcastle Herald

Port tells farmers container terminal would save billions

Port of Newcastle has told the NSW Farmers' annual conference that a full-scale container terminal in Newcastle would save producers $2.8 billion over 30 years.

Newcastle Herald

Veggies hit hard again as second flood in four months bites production

A second flood in four months has left the Dennis family counting the cost on the farm.

The Guardian - AU

Devastated farmers say latest NSW floods likely to raise fruit and vegetable prices further

Growers in Sydney basin and Hunter region say flooding is ‘soul destroying’ and it will take some time to get back on their feet

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'Trapped' farmers' fury over damaged roads

NSW farmers are demanding action to fix flood-damaged roads in regional NSW, with some "trapped" property owners saying emergency services can't get to them.

The Guardian - AU

Ruffled feathers: is the power imbalance in Australia’s chicken industry making shortages worse?

Farmers believe a more diverse poultry industry could help ease supply chain issues – and reduce cost pressures on chicken growers

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