2012

December

Date Title
18 Dec 2012 Season's eatings with a local flavour
11 Dec 2012 Merger to create new and improved wine industry body
21 Dec 2012 Establishment of Wheat Industry Advisory Taskforce underway
31 Dec 2012 Animal welfare reforms to cover 100% of Australia's livestock trade
07 Dec 2012 Country of Origin labelling extended for unpackaged meat
17 Dec 2012 Australia's little helpers
21 Dec 2012 Changes to help Australia's horticulture exports keep pace
17 Dec 2012 Farm exports and earnings up in 2012
18 Dec 2012 McVeigh out of his depth and misleading Queenslanders as a result
06 Dec 2012 Ministers toast wine and tourism partnership
18 Dec 2012 Minister welcomes new APVMA CEO
20 Dec 2012 A bigger reach for rural financial counselling
13 Dec 2012 Stopping illegal logging: We're in this together
04 Dec 2012 Australia's crops stand up to dry conditions
11 Dec 2012 New reports give fuller picture of Australia's fish stocks
11 Dec 2012 Australia's primary industries exports forecast to remain strong in 2012-13
19 Dec 2012 Minister appoints new Australian Landcare Council
13 Dec 2012 Working with our neighbours to fight illegal logging

November

Date Title
02 Nov 2012 South Australian winery leading the way in climate action
03 Nov 2012 Support for climate action on farms
14 Nov 2012 Priority research for farmers and other land managers
23 Nov 2012 Australia's natural resources are 'in safe hands'
01 Nov 2012 New innovation hub to boost Australia's grain export industry
29 Nov 2012 Australia's wheat exports to be deregulated
19 Nov 2012 Australia joins global fight against illegal logging
27 Nov 2012 New strategy in the fight against climate change
05 Nov 2012 Sheep consignment to Pakistan
30 Nov 2012 Minister welcomes fisheries science report
01 Nov 2012 AgTalks gets Australia talking about food
20 Nov 2012 Assisting Australia's rural leaders with $150,000 grant
28 Nov 2012 Safe, modern, AgVet chemical regulation
02 Nov 2012 Consultations on the national foreign ownership register for agricultural land begin
29 Nov 2012 Gillard Government progresses biosecurity reform
01 Nov 2012 New vaccine for Hendra virus
02 Nov 2012 Historic visit to open opportunities for Australia's agriculture industries

October

Date Title
28 Oct 2012 Agriculture key to Australia's role in the Asian century
23 Oct 2012 Implementation of a national foreign ownership register for agricultural land
15 Oct 2012 Acknowledging the rural women of Australia
11 Oct 2012 Despite token show of unity, Nationals remain set on single desk
31 Oct 2012 Government to support amendments to Wheat Export Bill
31 Oct 2012 Wheat export deregulation Bill passes Lower House
01 Oct 2012 Minister acknowledges DAFF Secretary for his service
30 Oct 2012 Low number forecast but vigilance against locusts still needed
04 Oct 2012 Minister visits Tasmanian vegetable producers and processors
12 Oct 2012 Community input key to Caring for our Country
24 Oct 2012 Spring racing carnival boosted by international imports
09 Oct 2012 Viticulturist wins 2012 RIRDC Rural Women's Award
26 Oct 2012 Support from the ground up with new advocate for soil health
10 Oct 2012 Wheat industry goes from strength to strength
26 Oct 2012 National agreement progresses drought reform agenda
19 Oct 2012 Science and Innovation to be rewarded
16 Oct 2012 Australia's food continues to shine on the world stage
02 Oct 2012 Forum on Food Sector Relationships

September

Date Title
01 Sep 2012 Livestock export reform roll out on schedule
21 Sep 2012 20 million chemical drums collected by drumMuster
04 Sep 2012 Jamberoo farmer wins Bob Hawke Landcare Award
21 Sep 2012 New directors appointed to guide fisheries research and development
13 Sep 2012 Fisheries review details announced
11 Sep 2012 Major review of Australian fisheries management
25 Sep 2012 Improving food sector relations
13 Sep 2012 Newman puts Queensland reconstruction into doubt
24 Sep 2012 Full package of biosecurity legislation available for comment
06 Sep 2012 Flood damaged riverside to be rebuilt
06 Sep 2012 Australian barley exports to Korea back on track
11 Sep 2012 Newman inflicts more cuts to agriculture
11 Sep 2012 Young Australians' ideas to strengthen agriculture
03 Sep 2012 Landcare celebrates success, looks to the future
20 Sep 2012 Primary industry educators gather in Canberra

August

Date Title
01 Aug 2012 Bumper rice crop reflects positive outlook for agriculture
29 Aug 2012 McVeigh marks Skills Week by flagging cuts to Ag Colleges
20 Aug 2012 Coalition votes no to action against illegal logging
18 Aug 2012 Working together for the future of recreational fishing
13 Aug 2012 Government support for partnerships in agricultural education
21 Aug 2012 Australia and New Zealand Arrangement to combat illegal logging
16 Aug 2012 National conference to mark Landcare Week
16 Aug 2012 Young Australians to gather for agriculture think tank

July

Date Title
23 Jul 2012 Making the most of our world class rural R&D
13 Jul 2012 Community Action Grants to fund $4.9 million in local projects
12 Jul 2012 Liberal scare tactics risk long term costs for Queensland farmers
20 Jul 2012 Farm health and safety should be front of mind
05 Jul 2012 All part of the plan - taking action to conserve and manage Australia's shark populations
19 Jul 2012 We can feed our own and still satisfy a growing export appetite
17 Jul 2012 Australians to help shape our National Food Plan
04 Jul 2012 New Bill to improve biosecurity system
09 Jul 2012 $400m Quarantine facility for Mickleham
05 Jul 2012 Gillard Government supports ABC's Heywire Competition
26 Jul 2012 Strong fisheries management and community consultation
18 Jul 2012 Opportunities are diverse in Australian agriculture
17 Jul 2012 Nationwide consultation for Australia's first food plan to begin

June

Date Title
20 Jun 2012 Australia's primary industries exports remain competitive
15 Jun 2012 Protected oceans and recreational fishing side by side
22 Jun 2012 Better value for money as we rebuild Queensland
22 Jun 2012 New chairperson for Wine Australia
19 Jun 2012 Breakthrough for Australian horticulture exports to Indonesia
07 Jun 2012 73 new Caring for our Country projects announced
13 Jun 2012 Australia provides relief to Japanese farmers
14 Jun 2012 Industry assistance to precede marine reserves
21 Jun 2012 Public consultation opens for next phase of Caring for our Country
25 Jun 2012 Award to commemorate Bob Hawke's Landcare action
15 Jun 2012 Gillard Government to consult on foreign ownership register for agricultural land
29 Jun 2012 Liberals, Nationals fail farmers

May

Date Title
31 May 2012 Research funding to combat Hendra virus
22 May 2012 $4 million in fee rebates to grain, fish and egg exporters
28 May 2012 Australian experts take up positions with World Organisation for Animal Health
18 May 2012 Goods seized under biosecurity reform
22 May 2012 Agriculture to benefit from Malaysian Free Trade Agreement
17 May 2012 Agriculture shares $70 million in research grants
15 May 2012 Landcare Volunteers praised
08 May 2012 Gillard Government commits to another five years of Caring for our Country
18 May 2012 Minister welcomes independent regulator's report
08 May 2012 Boosting biosecurity to protect Australia

April

Date Title
24 Apr 2012 Biochar research funding to build Australia's carbon capacity
02 Apr 2012 Australia's food sector dishing up strong results
19 Apr 2012 New members, direction for National Rural Advisory Council
24 Apr 2012 Gillard Government supports rural women
27 Apr 2012 Australia to be drought free
13 Apr 2012 Funding boost for Australian Indigenous Pastoralists
04 Apr 2012 Gillard Government supports farmers to have their say

March

Date Title
30 Mar 2012 Australia secures future fish stocks with two new treaties
01 Mar 2012 Live export reform progresses
29 Mar 2012 Gillard Government celebrates the Australian Year of the Farmer
19 Mar 2012 Bacon Week set to sizzle
08 Mar 2012 Celebrating the role of women in agriculture
07 Mar 2012 Supporting young Australian researchers, biosecurity champions
06 Mar 2012 Minister addresses leaders of Australian agriculture
20 Mar 2012 Jakarta visit to strengthen trade ties
16 Mar 2012 Australian fish: a sustainable and healthy choice
28 Mar 2012 Keeping our fisheries strong
08 Mar 2012 Grants to improve welfare standards in live animal export supply chains
07 Mar 2012 Australia's biosecurity system: improvements since Beale
14 Mar 2012 Bundarra and Eurobodalla Exceptional Circumstances declarations

February

Date Title
23 Feb 2012 Mapping out a food secure future
09 Feb 2012 Minister congratulates Heywire winners
23 Feb 2012 Statement on Labor Party leadership
22 Feb 2012 Burning opportunity for carbon credits
13 Feb 2012 Agriculture sector embraces a Clean Energy Future
17 Feb 2012 Exceptional Circumstance in South Australia
09 Feb 2012 Ministerial Statement - Livestock trade to the Middle East

January

Date Title
23 Jan 2012 Ludwig to lead industry delegation to the Middle East
18 Jan 2012 ABARES report provides facts about foreign investment
12 Jan 2012 Reduced red tape and assistance to boost regional economies