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Beehive blitz may fill pollination gap as mite spreads

Beehive blitz may fill pollination gap as mite spreads

A severe shortage of bees has kicked off an initiative to build a thousand hives as a deadly parasite threatens to wipe out the wild pollinators.

Warning El Nino could wipe $13b from Australian economy

Warning El Nino could wipe $13b from Australian economy

Warning El Nino could wipe $13b from Australian economy

Warning El Nino could wipe $13b from Australian economy

Farmers are already thinning their herds and varying planting rotations as they brace for lower rainfall driven by a harsh El Nino period.

'Harebrained': basin water plan panned over shortfall

'Harebrained': basin water plan panned over shortfall

'Harebrained': basin water plan panned over shortfall

'Harebrained': basin water plan panned over shortfall

A report has revealed there has been a 265-gigalitre annual shortfall in water to be kept from commercial use from Australia's biggest river system.

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Boom or bust? Farmers fear energy and water data drain

Boom or bust? Farmers fear energy and water data drain

A state government and regional council want to power full steam ahead with a new data centre, but local farmers worry about being left behind.

Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise

Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise

Labor's leader is now declining to guarantee the government won't cut the levy, as One Nation says keeping it unchanged will funnel money to the "mafia".

Fuel costs to creep up as states back excise return

Fuel costs to creep up as states back excise return

Drivers will pay 16 cents a litre more for petrol and diesel from July as battles over taxes on fuel open up on multiple fronts.

Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Legal action over plans to bulldoze tropical savanna

Environmentalists say the federal environment minister's decision not to assess plans to bulldoze tropical savanna for industrial agriculture is legally flawed.

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Green advocates urge reset on food security goals

Green advocates urge reset on food security goals

Green advocates urge reset on food security goals

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.

Farmers hit hard by food waste billions

Farmers hit hard by food waste billions

Farmers hit hard by food waste billions

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

Century-old farming dynasty ends with one last harvest

Century-old farming dynasty ends with one last harvest

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.

How war in Iran helps an Aussie farming breakthrough

How war in Iran helps an Aussie farming breakthrough

How war in Iran helps an Aussie farming breakthrough

How war in Iran helps an Aussie farming breakthrough

The conflict in Iran has sent shock waves through global energy markets and Australia's food and farming sector is more exposed than most realise.

Drought continues but farmers find 'paydirt' at last

Drought continues but farmers find 'paydirt' at last

Drought continues but farmers find 'paydirt' at last

Drought continues but farmers find 'paydirt' at last

Australia’s combined agriculture, fisheries and forestry production is on track to reach a record-breaking $106.4 billion in 2025–26.

Polling 'farmers, not Facebook' reveals climate reality

Polling 'farmers, not Facebook' reveals climate reality

Polling 'farmers, not Facebook' reveals climate reality

Polling 'farmers, not Facebook' reveals climate reality

Most farmers view climate change as a major threat to their businesses and are already dealing with unpredictable growing seasons and unusual rainfall patterns.

Weed killer outlawed over risk to unborn babies

Weed killer outlawed over risk to unborn babies

Weed killer outlawed over risk to unborn babies

Weed killer outlawed over risk to unborn babies

Farmers and retailers must immediately stop using a herbicide due to an imminent risk to human health, following earlier concerns from US regulators.

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Digging in to improve Australia's poor soil health

A national action plan aims to address the long-term security of Australia's soil, considered among the oldest and most nutrient poor in the world.

Govt policies 'anti-farming' says new farmers' boss

The new president of the National Farmers' Federation has taken aim at key government policies including water buybacks and industrial relations reforms.

Fire ants: the war Australia can't afford to lose

Australia's red fire ant invasion is more than 20 years old but people are yet to grasp how everyday life will change if efforts to defeat the super-pest fail.

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