Agriculture

A federal inquiry into the government's plan to ban the live export of sheep from Western Australia backs the bill in its initial report handed down on Friday and calls for more funding for the industry. 

Yabbie and honey farmers are concerned about the environmental impact of aerial spraying within 500 metres of farm dams.

While you question whether to pay $13 for a block of cheese at the supermarket, the dairy farmers who produce the milk to make that cheese are questioning whether they can stay in the industry.

Ideal breeding conditions has seen alpaca producers report a record number of crias being born.

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt confirms Beijing has lifted bans on five major Australian beef exporters, allowing trade to resume.

As much anticipated break in the weather is forecast to bring rain to Western Australia's grain growing regions this week, growers are wrapping up their seeding programs.

An avian influenza outbreak in Victoria prompts the US Department of Agriculture to ban all poultry products until further notice.

Australian Chicken Growers' Council says avian influenza outbreak at Victorian farm appears to be contained.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are being spent to combat the invasive species in the state's south east.

While wine producers in Australia are celebrating China's decision to lift tariffs, growers in the Riverina region in NSW say the move came too late to provide financial relief. 

Papua New Guinea is hoping to take advantage of a global shortage of cocoa in West Africa by dramatically increasing exports.

Very low prices for wine grapes and low demand is putting excessive pressure on the wine industry, leading to the formation of a government taskforce to report on the challenges faced by Australian growers and winemakers.

Pacific Island nations are preparing to stake their claim to naming rights for kava, as demand for the product grows outside the region.

Former shearer Robin Rogers now makes a living dealing with what's under a woolshed.

Insectivorous bats are tiny, quiet and worth about $63 million to the cotton industry. A study of the creatures, some of which are under threat, has been expanded in NSW.

Protesting Indian farmers clash with police for a second consecutive day as tens of thousands march towards the capital to demand guaranteed prices for their produce.

Honey farmers say the huge haul of hundreds of kilos of product is 'bittersweet' as the industry prepares for potential devastation caused by the varroa mite.

The Hewitt brothers oversee 2.2 million hectares of land across the nation, from sheep and cattle stations to piggeries.

Growers in Australia's largest wine grape producing region drove their tractors, harvesters and trucks through the streets of their community.

Anthony Albanese has used a trip to Tasmania to suggest he's on the side of aquaculture workers amid considerations to reduce salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour.

Germany's capital Berlin was brought to a standstill after tractors filled the streets, protesting tax rises.

Students from Toolamba Primary School, near Shepparton, have won a national competition with their eye-catching cow 'Moolamba', and along the way brushed up on their nutrition knowledge.

With the nation's growing dependence on a Pacific Islander workforce, especially in regional areas, attention is shifting towards improving worker welfare and wellbeing.

Several wet years and this month's cooler, spring-type temperatures have been ideal for raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries, but as prices drop at the supermarket there's a real fear expenses will overtake profits for growers.

Many shoppers are questioning whether supermarket prices are fair, and so next year the Senate will examine claims of price gouging by Coles and Woolworths.