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A Tinned black beans (Good Living, March 22) are sold at Fiji Markets, Newtown; Harris Farm Markets, Bondi Junction and Broadway; Essential Ingredient, Rozelle and Norton St Deli, Leichhardt.

Supermarkets dump their embrace of farmers to pursue a brand war

Rural Australia has become a marketing battleground.

A quail of a time

REDGATE FARM owner Charlie Scott spent 30 years working on the research and selective breeding of quails. The result is a super-sized bird he believes is the heaviest table quail sold worldwide. He calls it the jurassic quail.

All Clear For Growers And Grain Buyers

A COMPANY led by former St Kilda football coach Grant Thomas is set to become a middleman between Australia's wheat growers and grain buyers as they prepare to do business this year in the new world of deregulated bulk wheat exports.

Victorian Grain Growers Sow Seeds For Co-op

VICTORIAN grain farmers are considering a co-operative to market bulk wheat and other grains here and overseas after AWB loses its monopoly in the middle of the year.

Blooming Lovely

A Sydney farming couple brings their niche crops to market, writes Jacqui Taffel.

The Great Taste Of Sydney

Sydneysiders love their food and wine, restaurants and cafes. All the elements come together for one glorious month each October when growers bring their produce to town, special cocktails are poured, degustation dinners served and noodle markets fired up. It's Good Food Month's 10th anniversary and this year's program has a range of new features, from a Slow Food brunch at the Growers' Market in Pyrmont to the Festival of the Olive at Elizabeth Farm, Rosehill. One of the city's newest food ...

Growers To Sidestep Awb In Market Plan

GRAIN growers are pressing ahead with their plan to create a new single-desk export wheat model irrespective of what AWB does.

Pot Luck System Is No Bed Of Roses: Growers

CASUAL flower growers say their livelihoods are at risk because of a change in the way stalls are allocated at the Sydney markets.

Grape Growers Face Uncertain Future

Thousands of wine grape growers must decide whether or not to leave the industry amid uncertain financial futures, Wine Grape Growers' Australia says.

Wheat Growers Demand Single Desk

WHEAT growers from central Queensland want to wrest back control of the sale of their crops on the international marketing, convinced this will make them the most money.

Grain Growers Want Single Desk To Stay, But Want Independence

THE Grain Growers Association has called for the retention of the single desk for wheat exports, but wants it run by a truly independent regulator.

Growers Throw Compost On Code

FRUIT and vegetable growers have broken off talks with the Government over its proposed voluntary code to protect them from exploitation by wholesalers, and demanded legislation before Christmas for a mandatory code.

Vegie, Fruit Growers In Melon-cauli Mood Over Epping Plan

IT WOULD be a disaster for Melbourne if the State Government forcibly closed the Footscray Road produce and flower markets because growers and wholesalers would not move to Epping, market users claim.

Wheat Growers Are Hoodwinked Into Believing They Get A Better Deal From Single Desk

SURELY Russell McKenzie has missed the whole point of Paul Kerin's comments (Business, 31/7). Sixty to 70 per cent of wheat growers are hoodwinked into believing they receive premium prices from the single desk. Those who grow 70 per cent of the crop would be happy to see competition because it would promote efficient use of resources and allow government negotiators to bring benefits to Australia at the Doha Round. If the Prime Minister wasn't held hostage to the Nationals, the Australian wheat ...

Why Awb Single Desk Works Best For Growers

YET again we have a so-called financial expert espousing the virtues of free trade to wheat growers.

Row Brews Over Food Market Code

THE Federal Government is preparing to break an election commitment to give fruit and vegetable growers more clout when negotiating with supermarket chains, in a move set to inflame National Party tensions.

Faithful Growers Reap Awb Benefits

WHEAT growers remain solidly loyal to the Australian Wheat Board despite the Iraqi bribery scandal.

Taiwan Fruit Row Hits Local Growers

AUSTRALIANS should be able to buy cheaper stone fruit, but growers will be hit hard by a Taiwanese move to block up to $15 million in fruit exports.

Marquee Marmalade

Biodynamic lime and orange preserves have market fans addicted.