20 July 2015Barnaby JoyceMinister for Agriculture Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, has today announced a breakthrough in live cattle export trade negotiations with China. Minister Joyce said the Australian and Chinese veterinary […]
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Article – Farmers welcome Abbott government's vision for development in northern Australia
18 June 2015Jared LynchSydney Morning Herald Farmers say the Abbott government’s long-awaited plan to create an “economic powerhouse” in northern Australia is farsighted but achievable. Foreign investment, stripping restrictions on pastoral leases, […]
Read moreArticle – Live cattle trade: Australia could earn $2b from exports to China, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says
20 July 2015Eliza BorrelloABC News Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has signed a deal which will see Australia export live cattle to Beijing. It comes after Indonesia recently slashed live cattle imports from Australia. […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Australia plan: China backs 'economic powerhouse'
18 June 2015Mark LudlowAustralian Financial Review Prime Minister Tony Abbott has pledged $1.2 billion in new money for roads and dams and relaxed visa requirements for backpackers and tourists as part of […]
Read moreArticle – Northern Territory cattle trucked thousands of kilometres south to Victoria for better prices
10 July 2015Daniel FitzgeraldABC Rural High domestic cattle prices are making it viable for Top End pastoralists to send their heavier stock all the way to Victoria. Cattle from Kalala Station, near […]
Read moreArticle – Foreign Investors on Hunt for Aussie Farms
5 July 20157 News China is on the hunt for new food sources to feed its one and a half billion people and its central government has ordered $3 trillion be spent […]
Read moreArticle – Massive Gilbert River Agri-development Gets QLD Govt Support
5 June 2015Beef Central The outlook for the proposed $1.98 billion Etheridge Integrated Agricultural development on the Gilbert River catchment in Queensland’s north is looking more optimistic after the Palaszczuk Labor government […]
Read moreArticle – 'Elite Chinese meat market beckons'
13 June 2015Andrea CrothersQueensland Country Life BURGEONING opportunities for Queensland beef and lamb producers to leverage branded meat products in premium Chinese markets have been re-emphasised in a research report published by […]
Read moreArticle – Plan for the north now on paper
18 June 2015Colin BettlesFarm Weekly THE Abbott government’s Northern Development White Paper will outline a plan and funding for a dedicated agricultural research facility to pursue commercially-focussed opportunities specific to the region’s […]
Read moreArticle – RDA support for diversification funding allocations, but competition from north for remaining cash
26 May 2015ABC News Regional Development Australia (RDA) Riverina has supported the criteria for the allocation of millions of dollars in grants to projects in the Murray Darling Basin to boost economic […]
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