2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1362+ words) The national capital might often be lambasted for seeming far away from the interests of Australian agriculture, but the farmers who have been working on the doorstep of Parliament House for generations are loud and proud about their roots. Nor…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (788+ words) The outcome of a debate about carbon credits in the Federal Senate next Tuesday will have state-wide ramifications for privately owned on-farm forestry. Bringing the matter to a head is the long-promised Great Koala National Park, east of the Dorrigo…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (882+ words) For the New England farming communities fighting high-voltage transmission lines and compulsory land acquisitions, the battle is headed for the Supreme Court. Legal advice obtained by three landholders in the Walcha and Gundy locales has identified a key costing requirement,…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (741+ words) In a barley paddock in County Cork, Ireland, Nuffield scholar Maggie Jarrett watched something she hadn't seen anywhere else in her research. It was a company representative on the ground, working alongside the farmer to figure out what was actually…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (701+ words) Pigs and potholes drove politicians to sniping and bickering as political leaders defended their portfolios during parliamentary hearings in Sydney. Battling a rural road repair blowout of nearly $3 billion, Regional Transport Minister Jenny Aitchison confirmed despite nearly two-thirds of road…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (964+ words) There has been a 71 per cent hike in fees for vendors and agents selling at Grafton Regional Livestock Selling Centre since the start of the financial year and livestock producers say the one-hit increase is too much to bear. Now,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (783+ words) High-stakes competition, business decisions that made an empire, and beating the competition at their own game remain part and parcel of one of Australia's largest poultry processors. Baiada chief executive officer Simon Camilleri shared how a potentially devastating move that…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (772+ words) A review of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit has found few flaws, but questions whether 25-year projects are long enough to meet premium market requirements. The independent review was published on Tuesday by the Climate Change Authority, chaired by former…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (882+ words) Prices for fuel, fertiliser and all farm inputs have skyrocketed but farmers are still making plans for the future, even if they are on a wishlist for now. Fast-rising prices for farm machinery and other essential agricultural production inputs have…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (382+ words) Food security is no longer just about how much a country can produce, Canada's deputy high commissioner to Australia Carly Volkes has told the National Farmers' Federation Leaders' Summit in Canberra on Tuesday. Ms Volkes said the pandemic, geopolitical conflict…...