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No living under a mushroom for farmer tackling waste

No living under a mushroom for farmer tackling waste

Up to 30 per cent of what's produced on Australian farms ends up wasted but one mushroom grower is finding an innovative way to try to make every stem count.

Farmers dig in on renewables as transition accelerates

Farmers dig in on renewables as transition accelerates

Farmers dig in on renewables as transition accelerates

Farmers dig in on renewables as transition accelerates

The push is on for Australian farmers to play their part in the transition to renewable energy but some remain apprehensive about climate targets.

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

An environmental regulator says water quality in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour is showing continued improvement, but conservationists aren't convinced.

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Outbreak spreads with bird flu confirmed at 11th farm

Outbreak spreads with bird flu confirmed at 11th farm

A Canberra facility is the 11th property nationally that has been affected by a bird flu outbreak, as Woolworths imposes egg limits on some customers.

Potential Canberra bird flu case linked to NSW outbreak

Potential Canberra bird flu case linked to NSW outbreak

A Canberra egg farm has been locked down while the ACT government investigates a suspected case of the bird flu virus believed to be linked to a NSW outbreak.

Ban on live sheep exports clears lower house

Ban on live sheep exports clears lower house

Laws imposing a ban on live sheep exports has passed parliament's lower house, despite concerns the contentious proposal was being rushed through parliament.

Maggot-munching goannas can help sheep with flystrike

Maggot-munching goannas can help sheep with flystrike

Australia's giant lizards can reduce flystrike in sheep by clearing maggot-ridden animal carcasses from the landscape, according to Australian and UK research.

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Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Another Victorian farm has been confirmed to have bird flu, the eighth in the state, with the chickens at the property doomed to be euthanised.

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Experts have hosed down fears about bird flu outbreaks in Australia and overseas being stoked on social media.

Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets to face millions in fines under new code

Supermarkets could be hit with millions in fines in a government bid to make prices fairer for farmers and shoppers.

Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm

Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm

Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm

Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm

The highly contagious and deadly H7N8 strain of bird flu has been detected at a second farm in the Hawkesbury region, NSW's health minister says.

'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

'Hoax': report backing live sheep export ban savaged

Peak livestock and farming bodies have derided a report backing a ban on Australian live sheep exports, saying the inquiry that led to it was a sham.

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

A parliamentary committee has thrown its weight behind laws to ban live sheep exports, with its chair saying the "time has come" to bring an end to the trade.

Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Talks spring hopes of path forward on water

Despite two days and hundreds of voices from along the Murray Darling Basin, the future shape of the basin plan is as clear as mud.

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Plea for calm as mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu

Some 240,000 birds will be destroyed on a NSW egg farm to tackle the spread of bird flu in two states.

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Australia does not do enough to protect its biosecurity, an expert has warned as authorities work overtime to contain the spread of bird flu in two states.

Reflections reveal climate risk to Murray-Darling Basin

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority has identified a drying climate as a key risk factor for Australia's largest river system and the people who depend on it.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives in Australia

Li Qiang, second only to President Xi Jinping in the Chinese pecking order, has arrived in Adelaide on the first trip to Australia by a premier in seven years.

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Banning sheep exports will kill towns, inquiry told

Farmers have gathered to protest a ban on live sheep exports, with witnesses at a fiery public hearing saying towns will die when the ban comes into effect.

PM warned not to pander to China as premier visits

Australian concerns must be kept front of mind, the federal opposition says, as the prime minister prepares to welcome China's second-in-command.

Ducks culled as flu hits sixth Victorian farm

Flocks of ducks will be disposed of after bird flu has been detected at a sixth Victorian farm which was already in quarantine.

'Concerning precedent' but animal welfare risk too high

Banning live sheep shipments is a "concerning precedent" for other live animal exports but vets say animal welfare risks remain unacceptable, an inquiry hears.

Dry weather in some states dampens farmer confidence

Farmer confidence has taken a U-turn in the latest quarter in the face of economic pressures and mixed seasonal conditions across Australia.

Skills shortage could lead to food insecurity

A lack of scientists across Canada, New Zealand and Australia who specialise in plant breeding could lead to global food insecurity, according to new research.

Farmer pressure ends NZ plan to price cattle emissions

A plan to price agricultural emissions has been scrapped by New Zealand's government, which is forming a group to find other ways to work on methane.

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