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Farming confidence across the country had fallen this year even before the Iranian war pushed fuel prices up, a new national survey reveals. The quarterly survey by global agribusiness banker Rabobank found farming confidence was down 9% (down by 3% […]
A new federal fuel supply taskforce, and boss, has been set up amid fears that the price crisis sparked by the Iran war is made worse in regional areas by a lack of services. Anthea Harris has been named Fuel
Record grain harvests in Western Australia (WA) are prompting rail upgrade work to boost freight capacity, hasten travel times to ports and fetch higher export prices. The most recent upgrades at the CBH Group’s grain receival sites at Moora and
Tiny towns in Victoria have been given an extra month to apply for a funding grant to upgrade facilities. Regional Development Minister Jaclyn Symes says that applications for a third round of grants from the $20 million Tiny Towns Fund have been extended
A geopolitical storm of fast-changing global trade rules and volatile prices will test Australia agricultural exporters this year, a new report says. But the report’s published, global agribusiness bankers Rabobank, says Australian agribusiness is strong enough to navigate these global
Experienced aerial shooters will be hired to cull feral pigs and other pests in flood-hit north-west Queensland. The cull is being funded under an $11.32 million primary producer support package as part of joint Commonwealth-state disaster recovery funding in response to North
Farmers are ending the year expecting a mostly stable year ahead and a desire to spend more on their businesses. This was the main finding of the fourth quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey that was just released (December 17). Despite
Politics is set to dictate agricultural trade, prices, and production, according to agribusiness bankers Rabobank. The banker made the prediction in its recently released outlook for next year which says China-US tensions will treat agricultural exports as “pawns on a
Victoria’s tiny towns are in line for state help in attracting visitors with applications for a new round of grant funding now open. Regional Development Minister Jaclyn Symes visited Glenlyon to formally open applications for the third round of applications
War memorials in 25 council catchments across NSW are to benefit from almost $250,000 in grants to fund conservation work. On a visit to Orange today, Veterans Minister David Harris announced the list of successful recipients of the latest round
