Agricultural and Farming Practice

In an interview with Stateline WA, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt insists the federal government's $107 million transition package is "significant", but says discussions will continue with the state government to determine what is needed. 

Drought threatens the future of food and wine production in Tasmania's south-east as a major new water project is knocked back.

Fourth-generation graziers Michael and Michelle Lyons are the driving force behind a trial that succeeds in striking a balance between managing the land properly and also making a profit from their cattle.

It's Pay Day! Farmer and filmmaker Leila McDougall shares the surprising truth about life on the land, how her family informed her attitude towards credit cards, and why it's important to believe in yourself. 

Australia failed to grow jojoba in the 1980s, but 40 years on the nation's largest grower is experiencing booming demand from skincare users.

Forget the Paris Olympics, two young people from the Australian sheep industry have claimed prizes at the World Young Shepherds competition held in France.

With the likely end to live sheep exports out of Western Australia, people right along the state's supply chain are contemplating how the future of sheep production will look.

Details of the deaths on a pastoral property the state's far north in November last year were discussed in parliament this week, with the Greens describing the late disclosure as "disappointing".

Grower liason Fabio Spiniello explains the process of packaging mandarins at Venus Citrus in South Australia's Riverland.

Small and big retailers alike are looking to adopt new recyclable packaging for mandarins, saying it would avoid the use of 11,700 kilograms of plastic in one year.

Farmers' market organisers say an increasing number of shoppers are cutting out the middleman and buying direct from producers, with many embracing a unique online marketplace gaining traction in Australia.

As the iconic red desert around Birdsville transforms into a green oasis, Queensland is emerging from a long, difficult drought.

Demand for seedless fruit is growing and the technology needed to create new varieties is improving rapidly, but some in the industry say "the price point just hasn't been there" to convince farmers to grow them.

A sharp tongue and a quick wit saw Sarah Marsden climb the corporate ladder at speed until a gap year on an outback station convinced her to cast aside life in the big city. 

Chicken farmers want an industry code of conduct to protect their industry from what they call unscrupulous and powerful processors.

A collective selling local farm produce is forced to close in Victoria's South Gippsland region, as consumers across the country move to "essentials-only" shopping. 

Two new reports find that regional Australia wants more certainty for the future as the country looks to decarbonise by 2050, with one stating the current "largely unplanned, market-led approach" is unlikely to be effective.

Growing watermelons in NSW's Far West to the scale the Gebert family planned had never been done before, but where there is a will, there is a way.

When it comes to the art of picking a good watermelon, Nick Gebert is well versed in the process.

As a parliamentary committee investigates supermarket prices, farmer groups are begging growers to share their stories. But, fearing potential retribution from retailers, few are speaking out.  

Tech-savvy farmers share their passion for agriculture.

Farmers consider running the gauntlet and leaving machinery uninsured as premiums go through the roof, with insurers blaming erratic weather, inflation, and increasing costs for the price hikes.

It started as a war-time snack that reduced waste during food scarcity, but now tallow is making Australia one of the most significant players in biofuel exports.

All new light vehicle models introduced in Australia will need to meet the Euro 6d standards from December next year. But some in the agricultural community say they are not realistic for farm utes.

Majura Valley farmers say they've been in a constant battle for certainty regarding their properties in Canberra's agricultural heartland.