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Embracing 'natural capital' can give farmers extra edge

Embracing 'natural capital' can give farmers extra edge

Tapping into the natural capital of agricultural properties - water, soil, air, plants and other resources - can reap significant economic benefits for farmers.

Blooming good idea recognised in Rural Women's Award

Blooming good idea recognised in Rural Women's Award

Blooming good idea recognised in Rural Women's Award

Blooming good idea recognised in Rural Women's Award

A Victorian flower farmer has won the 2023 Rural Women's Award for co-founding a digital platform that links consumers with local blooms.

Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local

A major supermarket chain has become the first to sell Australian avocados exclusively in all of its 586 stores, ahead of a bumper summer season.

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Bush food in favour as trade savours indigenous flavour

Bush food in favour as trade savours indigenous flavour

Rapid growth is forecast for Australia's native food industry with unique flavours and their Indigenous producers a big drawcard at a major trade show.

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Scrutiny on businesses using carbon credits to meet declared climate commitments is bringing pressure for more ambitious plans to cut emissions.

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Chinese demand boosts record Aussie agriculture exports

Australian agricultural exports have hit a record high for a second year, as China stays the number one destination, fuelled by continued demand for crops.

Founder draws on seeds of change with hemp construction

Founder draws on seeds of change with hemp construction

At a processing mill in northern Tasmania, a women-only start-up with bold expansion plans is using an unlikely material to shake up the construction sector.

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Indonesia lifts ban on Australian live cattle exports

Indonesia lifts ban on Australian live cattle exports

Indonesia lifts ban on Australian live cattle exports

Indonesia lifts ban on Australian live cattle exports

Indonesia has lifted its ban on live cattle imports from four Australian facilities after a lumpy skin disease scare.

Volunteers warn of 'uncertain' future for Landcare work

Volunteers warn of 'uncertain' future for Landcare work

Volunteers warn of 'uncertain' future for Landcare work

Volunteers warn of 'uncertain' future for Landcare work

Funding uncertainty for Landcare is putting the movement under threat, with volunteers claiming not enough money is reaching those on the frontline.

Spotlight on latest Australian agriculture technology

Spotlight on latest Australian agriculture technology

Spotlight on latest Australian agriculture technology

Spotlight on latest Australian agriculture technology

Dozens of homegrown inventions are on display at an agriculture exhibition, which organisers hope will help inspire Australian farmers.

Salmon farmers at odds with destock call to save skate

Salmon farmers at odds with destock call to save skate

Salmon farmers at odds with destock call to save skate

Salmon farmers at odds with destock call to save skate

Tasmania's salmon industry is resisting advice to destock pens in a harbour in order to save an ancient fish on the brink of extinction.

Sweet deal for sugar exporters as UK drops tariffs

Sweet deal for sugar exporters as UK drops tariffs

Sweet deal for sugar exporters as UK drops tariffs

Sweet deal for sugar exporters as UK drops tariffs

Australian raw sugar is heading to the UK tariff-free for the first time in 50 years under the free trade agreement between the two nations.

Malaysia lifts live export ban after lumpy skin scare

Malaysia lifts live export ban after lumpy skin scare

Malaysia lifts live export ban after lumpy skin scare

Malaysia lifts live export ban after lumpy skin scare

A shipment of live cattle will depart the Northern Territory for Malaysia this week after the nation removed an importation ban.

Horticulture and sugar hit give crop production a boost

Horticulture and sugar hit give crop production a boost

Horticulture and sugar hit give crop production a boost

Horticulture and sugar hit give crop production a boost

The latest agricultural commodities and crop forecast shows the sector remains strong despite drier times ahead, with exports tipped to fall after record years.

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Reef run off dramatically reduced with new technology

Cane farmers could dramatically reduce herbicide costs and reef run-off with a new crop sprayer project that uses artificial intelligence to identify weeds.

Foreign ownership of agricultural land takes a slide

The latest figures on foreign ownership show a lessening of overseas interests holding agricultural land in Australia.

Australia welcomes China shipments after barley barney

Trade Minister Don Farrell has welcomed the first Australian barley exports making their way to China after punitive trade tariffs were dropped.

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.

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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

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

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

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'

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

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

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.

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