10+ hour, 45+ min ago   (523+ words) A prestigious agricultural award needs a medal to match the level of honour it will bestow upon its recipient. That's where medal maker and coin designer Tony Dean comes in. Mr Dean created the medals for the inaugural Australian Agriculture…...

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, 49+ 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…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (649+ words) China has the world's largest sheep flock, at somewhere between 170 million and 190 million head. Australia has about 69 million, but it is Australia that is the world's largest sheepmeat exporter. It raises an interesting question. How often is the country producing…...

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…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (658+ words) The detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in wild seabirds in Australia has understandably placed the poultry industry on alert, but the implications extend across agriculture, with each sector having a role to play in maintaining biosecurity. There is also…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (932+ words) If there's one thing family farmers have learnt from the past decade's gyrating seasons, topsy-turvy markets and rising cost pressures, it's that they probably need help to profitably manage the multi-million-dollar business assets they operate these days. Mum and dad…...

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,…...