Dairy giant Murray Goulburn has abandoned its attempt to acquire Warrnambool Cheese and Butter, after several months of rejected offers. A letter to suppliers yesterday said that Murray Goulburn “does...

Peak horticulture organisation Growcom today suggested that the best use for the proposed ‘green wedges’ program, creating green barriers to limit urban sprawl, is not parkland but food production. Premier...

Queensland’s iconic nut is losing ground in its home state, with new research by the WWF revealing that only around 3000 wild nut trees are still alive in their native habitat. The research, by WWF...

Consumer group CHOICE has found that consumers are paying up to 40% more for alcohol at liquor outlets next to supermarkets, and that aggressive pricing policies by the big retailers may be driving smaller...

According to new figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the apparent consumption of ready-to-drink pre-mixed alcoholic beverages fell by 30% in 2008-09, reversing an upward trend for...

The NSW Government has announced its support for a national requirement for fast-food chains to publish detailed nutritional information on their products as part of their menus. Under the proposed plan,...

Fosters Group Ltd today announced its plans to demerge its beer and wine businesses in a move to separate the thriving beer side from the globally unstable wine market. “We are increasingly seeing the...

New Zealand-based dairy firm A2 Corporation is eyeing expansion in Australia and beyond following its merger with ASX-listed Freedom Nutritional Products. Previously, Freedom Nutritional had produced A2...

The Western Australian state Budget, announced Thursday by Premier and Treasurer Colin Barnett, has a number of provisions for food in WA, including livestock, irrigation, biosecurity and food charities. Agriculture...

The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has launched a national program and competition offering growers a unique opportunity to visit some of the world’s leading grains research facilities....