Tag: Cotton
GM food fears
The Conservation Council says the State Government's decision to allow genetically modified cotton to be grown in the Kimberley could lead to unlabelled GM foods. [MORE]
Green groups attack decision to lift GM crop moratorium
Conservationists have attacked the Western Australian Government's decision to allow genetically modified (GM) cotton to be grown in the Kimberley.[MORE]
WA lifts ban on GM cotton crops
The WA Government has lifted a moratorium on genetically-modified crops to allow GM cotton to be grown in the Kimberley.[MORE]
Kimberley GM cotton crop 'outstanding'
The Department of Agriculture and Food says the latest harvest of genetically modified (GM) cotton in the East Kimberley, in northern Western Australia, has been outstanding.[MORE]
Lack of water causing reduced irrigation: ABS
New ABS figures show a significant drop in irrigation water use across Australia.[MORE]
Senate announces inquiry to save lower Murray
The Senate has passed a motion to set up an urgent inquiry aimed at replenishing the Murray River system's lower reaches.[MORE]
SA Murray irrigators fear upstream crop switch
Riverland representatives hope the Murray-Darling Association annual meeting, in Leeton in New South Wales from today, will boost understanding of why rice growers upstream need to keep growing that crop.[MORE]
Cotton growers defend upstream water use
Cotton growers say don't blame them for lack of water in the downstream Murray-Darling.[MORE]
Liberals would allow GM crop trials
The Opposition leader Colin Barnett has travelled to the wheatbelt town of Miling to launch the Liberals' agriculture policy.[MORE]
Drought brings cotton industry to its knees
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The drought has brought Australia's cotton industry to the brink of collapse, with many growers now turning to other crops.[MORE]
Cotton farmers question Murray water plan
A growers' representative says taking water from cotton farms in the upper reaches of the Murray-Darling River would do little to alleviate problems elsewhere in the river system.[MORE]
Cubbie expansion sparks Murray-Darling fears
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Australia's largest cotton farm, Cubbie Station, wants to expand but the plans are worrying environmentalists.[MORE]
Calls to buy cotton industry water to save Murray
The South Australian Democrats say water from the cotton industry should be bought to save the River Murray.[MORE]
Demand for soft commodities drives agricultural mini-boom
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Soft commodities like wheat, barley and cotton are at their highest levels in more than 20 years.[MORE]
Demand for agricultural commodities leading to inflation: experts
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Economists warn that increasing prices for agricultural commodities will add to inflation.[MORE]
Minister to investigate irrigation allocation concerns
The New South Wales Water Minister, Phil Koperburg, says he will respond quickly to concerns about irrigation allocations on the Warrego River, reducing flows into the Darling River under the current licensing system.[MORE]
No Moree Cotton Trade Show for 2008
Organisers say a run of poor sales, little new research and the third poor season in a row are to blame for the cancellation of next year's Moree Cotton Trade Show.[MORE]
US disappointed by WTO cotton ruling
The United States says it is "very disappointed" with a ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that its subsidies to cotton farmers breached global trade rules.[MORE]
Zero water allocations tipped to hurt cotton planting
A lack of water allocations on Queensland's central highlands is expected to greatly impact on the cotton planting window in the next few weeks.[MORE]
Taskforce to urge Ripper to endorse GM crops
The head of the Prime Minister's Northern Taskforce is planning to highlight the national importance of agriculture in northern WA when he meets the Deputy Premier Eric Ripper today.[MORE]
Changing climate may make way for cotton crops
A change in climate could see cotton crops being grown in far western New South Wales.[MORE]
Cotton growers encourage WA to change GM stance
The peak body representing Australia's cotton growers has predicted an industry in the Kimberley would be lucrative should the Western Australian Government change its stance on genetically modified (GM) strains of the crop.[MORE]
NT Govt likely to veto any GM cotton plans
The Northern Territory Government is likely to thwart any recommendation that a special task force makes to grow genetically modified (GM) cotton in the Territory.[MORE]
Singapore-based Olam announces QC takeover
Singapore's Olam International has announced it will buy the remaining shares in Queensland Cotton (QC) Holdings.[MORE]
Opposition says Govt not committed to Ord expansion
The Western Australian Opposition says Ord stage two will not happen because of the State Government's failure to commit to maintaining WA's northern sugar industry and its refusal to lift the ban on genetically modified (GM) cotton.[MORE]
