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Victorian beekeepers warned there mite be a big problem

Victorian beekeepers warned there mite be a big problem

Another infestation of varroa mite discovered in the New South Wales Riverina has prompted warnings for beekeepers in Victoria.

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Another marine heatwave is about to hit the waters off south east Australia and there are some lessons about what might be in store from an earlier event.

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Australian companies face mandatory climate reporting as consumers and investors demand information they can trust and action to prevent even higher costs.

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More varroa mite hive infestations found in NSW

More varroa mite hive infestations found in NSW

New infestations of varroa mite in the Riverina and Sunraysia regions of NSW have prompted an emergency order barring beehive movements in the affected zones.

Firing up Indigenous knowledge puts heat on land care

Firing up Indigenous knowledge puts heat on land care

Farmers, fire practitioners and Indigenous leaders are tapping into 60,000 years of experience to improve land management practices around the country.

Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Push for green tariffs ushers in 'proxy carbon price'

Commodity-rich Australia is pushing the world closer to a 'proxy carbon price' as it moves to level the playing field for big emitters and keep jobs onshore.

Rinehart backs plan for wealth to return to regions

Rinehart backs plan for wealth to return to regions

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart says economic gains from regional communities should be returned to the area from which they were generated.

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Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Farmers on front line of battle against invasive deer

Landholders will play a key role in a national plan to control numbers of feral deer, but critics say a more consistent approach is needed.

Aussie winemakers are hoping to raise a glass to China

Aussie winemakers are hoping to raise a glass to China

Aussie winemakers are hoping to raise a glass to China

Aussie winemakers are hoping to raise a glass to China

Australian grape and wine producers are optimistic that hefty tariffs will be scrapped on wine exported to China, after imposts on barley were removed.

Malaysia hits pause on Australian live cattle exports

Malaysia hits pause on Australian live cattle exports

Malaysia hits pause on Australian live cattle exports

Malaysia hits pause on Australian live cattle exports

A second country has stopped taking live cattle from Australia over fears of lumpy skin disease, despite officials maintaining the nation is disease-free.

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

The agriculture minister has confirmed the Chinese customs agency will reinstate barley producers CBH and Emerald Grain to the approved list of exporters.

Miners at odds with farmers on cultural heritage laws

Miners at odds with farmers on cultural heritage laws

Miners at odds with farmers on cultural heritage laws

Miners at odds with farmers on cultural heritage laws

A key mining figure has urged the industry to embrace the voice, at a forum where there was also surprise at WA's scrapping of cultural heritage laws.

Funding fears risk taking heat out of fire ants fight

Funding fears risk taking heat out of fire ants fight

Funding fears risk taking heat out of fire ants fight

Funding fears risk taking heat out of fire ants fight

Government documents indicate a shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars in fire ant funding and could mean the super pest keeps spreading, critics say.

Barney over barley continues despite China tariffs axe

Barney over barley continues despite China tariffs axe

Barney over barley continues despite China tariffs axe

Barney over barley continues despite China tariffs axe

The trade minister is calling for all barley producers to have Chinese market access with the largest exporters remaining blocked despite tariff removal.

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China's barley ruling to be template for other products

The agriculture minister is confident China's decision to remove trade sanctions on Australian barley will be used as a model for other products such as wine.

Wine on the menu after China drops barley tariffs

The federal government hopes China will lift tariffs on Australian wine after China confirmed it will drop duties on barley.

'We are the glue': rural women's network marks 30 years

Women are the glue that holds rural communities together, something the Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women's Network is celebrating in its 30th year.

Aussie barley ready for China brewers with tariffs axed

Growers have welcomed the Chinese government's decision to lift tariffs on Australian barley imports, which were effectively shut out of the key export market.

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Clean energy and 'green' cotton sprout from seed money

Decarbonising cotton has begun in the NSW Gwydir Valley as an agribusiness sows the seed for customers to trace products from the paddock to the shopping bag.

Minister pledges to take the sting out of fire ants

Out of the pan and into the fire ants, Queensland's agriculture minister is adamant a battle to contain the invasive pests is being won.

Sparks fly over planned power lines across farming land

The energy market operator has dismissed a bid to shift a controversial transmission line project after critics argued there was a better alternative.

'Not enough done' as safety burn-offs go up in smoke

Firefighters are scrambling to catch up on bushfire preparations as NSW braces for a hot summer after wet weather hampered efforts during the past 12 months.

Australian cattle tested to prove no 'disease risk'

Australia's chief vet has reassured Indonesian authorities that Australia remains free of the potentially deadly lumpy skin disease.

Calls for border checkpoints in fight against fire ant

Farmers from northern NSW worried about fire ants want authorities to consider checkpoints on the Queensland border to halt the spread of the pest.

Startups graduate from the lab as tech funder tops $1b

A deep technology funder that brings Aussie startups to life has achieved a $1 billion investment milestone with "mylk", cyber and infinitely recycled plastic.

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