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CSIRO invests $1.2 million in making infant formulas more nutritional

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Leading Australian scientists based at the CSIRO are working with the Australian ingredients manufacturer, Clover Corporation Limited, to improve the nutritional content of infant formulas. They are developing...

Will anti-palm oil campaign succeed in Australia?

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Pressure from anti-palm oil campaigners on Australia’s distributors and retailers continues. The campaigns concern how palm oil should be labelled as a food ingredient. The issue is now before a Federal...

AFGC rails against carbon tax

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The Australian Food and Grocery council has decried the Federal Government’s proposed carbon tax, saying it will increase the cost of food and grocery manufacturing in Australia. While full details...

Government to launch inquiry into milk prices

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The Australian senate has announced an inquiry into the ongoing price war between the country’s major supermarket chains.The price war, which began around Australia Day (26 January), when Coles dropped...

Grant gives Pinot Noir winemakers reason to celebrate

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A two day conference which has helped establish the Mornington Peninsula as a premium producer of Pinot Noir has received a $20,000 Victorian Government grant to ensure Victorian winemakers can continue...

Food Labelling: display your national pride legally

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As Aussie’s proudly display their national pride during Australia Day celebrations, NSW food retailers are being reminded to ensure the labels they display are not breaking the law, NSW Primary Industries...

Calls for assistance for agriculture businesses in QLD floods

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Peak horticulture body Growcom today welcomed the announcement of a state-federal grant of up to $25 000 for small business and agricultural producers for clean-up and recovery in flood affected areas...

WA chicken meat Act to expire

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The Chicken Meat Industry Act 1977 will expire at the end of the year, Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman announced today. The decision follows a recent inquiry by the Economic Regulation Authority...

Victoria invests in farm success

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The Coalition Government has signed off on a $73.2 million initiative to safeguard Victoria’s agricultural sector, upgrade infrastructure and improve on-farm productivity and profitability.Minister...

Hidden cost of excessive alcohol consumption

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Excessive alcohol consumption has a huge hidden cost to Victorian society, Premier Ted Baillieu said today. Visiting the Alfred Hospital Emergency and Trauma Centre with Minister for Mental Health Mary...