5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (787+ words) Farmers are heading towards summer with one of the largest self-funded financial reserves in the history of Australian agriculture sitting in the bank, as producers continue to grapple with prolonged dry conditions and forecasters monitor a rapidly intensifying El Nino…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago   (1147+ words) Farmers would be allowed to share solar power generated on one part of a property with pumps, sheds and equipment on another for the first time, including across separate titles, under a national electrification push to be launched in Canberra…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (932+ words) The challenge of drawing up farm succession plans seems doomed to get even harder if families take the bait offered by the Albanese government as it again tries to make its business trust tax grab less controversial. The new tax…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (902+ words) Grain growers have questioned why a Senate committee has reopened a paraquat debate they believed had been settled by Australia's chemical regulator. They warn an upper house inquiry could undermine confidence in the country's independent approval system and create fresh…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (505+ words) Have you heard that Australian agriculture topped $100 billion? Well, brace yourself because our illustrious leaders have just kicked the biggest own goal of the century so far. They have been out celebrating $100b milestone like drunken sailors and every politician in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1088+ words) The farm sector's thirst for time-saving technology and money-saving management strategies has a costly downside - cyber hackers and scammers. As farmers adopt more internet-connected digital gear for labour-saving and productivity-boosting roles ranging from remote management of stock and watering systems,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (837+ words) From transport operators and manufacturers to small businesses lining regional main streets, family-owned enterprises have warned the federal government's proposed trust tax reforms fail to recognise their crucial role within bush economies. In a submission to Treasury during a 23-day…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (645+ words) The Australian agriculture industry will struggle to get the workforce it needs from backpackers on holiday visas with regulations the way they currently stand according to the managing director of a leading ag recruitment firm. Jimmy McKenzie, AgRec, based in…...