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Farmers eye yield gains as fertiliser, fuel costs surge

Farmers eye yield gains as fertiliser, fuel costs surge

Nufarm shares have soared to a one-year high after the Melbourne-based agribusiness reported a first-half profit increase of 28 per cent to $38 million.

Global capital eyes $50b water market, raising stakes

Global capital eyes $50b water market, raising stakes

Global capital eyes $50b water market, raising stakes

Global capital eyes $50b water market, raising stakes

International investors are wading into Australia's water market, and while scarcity ensures decent returns, droughts could leave some producers high and dry.

Beef lovers steer it home for billionaire-backed firm

Beef lovers steer it home for billionaire-backed firm

Beef lovers steer it home for billionaire-backed firm

Beef lovers steer it home for billionaire-backed firm

Australian Agriculture Co has delivered its highest annual operating profit after strong consumer demand for Aussie beef pushed up prices, despite flood losses.

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Australia secures more jet fuel shipments from China

Australia secures more jet fuel shipments from China

An extra 100,000 litres of jet fuel will come through in three shipments from June, following negotiations with Beijing.

Cloud based migration looms large on Elders share price

Cloud based migration looms large on Elders share price

Elders has delivered higher earnings, but a $15 million jump in corporate overheads related to a computer project has sent its shares plummeting.

The 50-year fight to recognise rural mums' unpaid work

The 50-year fight to recognise rural mums' unpaid work

Outback women are expected to supervise their children's education for years without getting paid, as a five-decade fight for recognition continues.

Global glut hits grain handler as farmers hold back

Global glut hits grain handler as farmers hold back

A leading Australian agribusiness has made a relatively small net profit in the first-half of its financial year, down 92 per cent from a year ago.

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Rural leaders see budget shortfalls for health, roads

Rural leaders see budget shortfalls for health, roads

Rural leaders see budget shortfalls for health, roads

Rural leaders see budget shortfalls for health, roads

The federal budget was billed as the most ambitious and important in decades, but rural Australians say critical gaps outside the cities did not get a look-in.

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

'Trying times': farmers stare down trifecta of troubles

Farmers are being forced to adapt and innovate as drought conditions intensify and global shocks push up costs and risk vital fertiliser supplies.

Grain belt hit by worst mouse plague in years

Grain belt hit by worst mouse plague in years

Grain belt hit by worst mouse plague in years

Grain belt hit by worst mouse plague in years

Mouse numbers have exploded to plague proportions across a state's grain belt, with thousands per hectare threatening crops and straining bait supply

Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'

Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'

Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'

Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'

Musician, activist and former politician Peter Garrett is hoping to usher in the next generation of Australians to care for the land as he begins a new role.

Decades-long debate over river flows on amid new plan

Decades-long debate over river flows on amid new plan

Decades-long debate over river flows on amid new plan

Decades-long debate over river flows on amid new plan

A pristine river home to endangered fish is at the centre of renewed debate about water use, as environment groups call to protect a vast tropical savanna.

Search to shore up fuel security strikes 'liquid gold'

Search to shore up fuel security strikes 'liquid gold'

Search to shore up fuel security strikes 'liquid gold'

Search to shore up fuel security strikes 'liquid gold'

A renewable diesel project has been unveiled as a state government shores up fuel security after butting heads with the commonwealth over a proposed oil field.

Australia secures fertiliser deal with Indonesia

Australia secures fertiliser deal with Indonesia

Australia secures fertiliser deal with Indonesia

Australia secures fertiliser deal with Indonesia

Australian farmers will receive an additional 250,000 tonnes of fertiliser from Indonesia, as the conflict in the Middle East continues to squeeze supplies.

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Green advocates urge reset on food security goals

Australia's future food security priorities need to be redefined when a third of the country is going hungry, a conservation group says.

Cyclone's impact set to push supermarket prices higher

Shoppers will pay more for fruit and vegetables in the nation's most isolated capital city after a tropical cyclone tore through a food bowl region.

Farmers hit hard by food waste billions

Australian fruit and vegetable growers are missing out on sales of up to one million tonnes of produce that never makes it to market

Century-old farming dynasty ends with one last harvest

The Carberrys have been cotton farming pioneers for nearly 60 years but this season's harvest will be the last for the family's 97-year-old patriarch.

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'They're everywhere': fresh rural mouse plague warning

Farmers are being overrun by mice in some rural areas, with scientists warning the rodents could cause havoc for the agricultural sector.

Fuel crunch looms but the show must go on

Shortages and logistical woes haven't fazed passionate agriculturalists as Australia's biggest farm show reports not a single exhibitor has pulled out.

US gripes over Aussie TV, social media and drug rules

The Trump administration has again taken aim at some of Australia's policies, claiming American businesses may be facing unfair treatment.

Fuel, fertiliser shortages could deliver barren harvest

After a record-breaking year, agricultural businesses may need to change their approach to succeed amid worldwide supply issues.

'Nature is bashing us': cyclone-hit towns mop up again

Cyclone Narelle left a trail of destruction across Western Australia's northwest in a double whammy for the region, as it grapples with rising fuel costs.

Australia to have another 'crack' at Indian trade deal

Australia will go back to the drawing board with India on expanding its trade agreement, after finalising a free trade deal with the European Union.

The 'horrific' disease hitting regional Aussies hardest

Exposure to pesticides and other environmental factors could be behind far higher rates of motor-neurone disease in regional areas, experts warn.

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