Rural

Field showing drought conditions and green pasture. | Newsreel

All Queensland now drought-free

Queensland’s drought is officially over. After more than a decade, the sate is now free of drought with the last two local government areas having their drought status

Farmers urged to promote sustainability credentials

Australian farmers have been urged to more proactively tell their sustainability stories to lessen the risk of tougher legislative requirements in the future. McCullough

Greener pastures drop red-meat emissions

Improved land management has helped Australia’s red meat industry reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 80 percent. A CSIRO report found that in 2021 net

Hemp as a health food comes out of the shadows

The industrial hemp industry is hoping new research will assist in overcoming production and supply chain challenges, while helping to mainstream hemp as a conventional

Field days ‘boost farmer health and social wellbeing’

Agricultural field days are playing a new and important role in farmer health and social well-being, according to the National Farmers Federation. NFF president David

Biosecurity levy a $50m hit to farmers

A proposed biosecurity levy will impose a multi-million-dollar burden on Australian farmers, forcing many to the brink, according to the nation’s peak body

Long-range drone to boost remote health

A hydrogen-fuelled, emissions-free medical drone is being developed to enhance health services in rural and remote Australia. The drone will be developed through the

Farmers gather to tackle pressing issues

Brisbane will host a major gathering of the agricultural industry and government stakeholders in October. The AgForce 2024 Queensland Agriculture Industry Conference

Grain growers needed to help build on-farm resilience

A gun team of agricultural researchers has assembled to unearth useful methods for assessing how different practices are improving the health, resilience and

Woman and child on sheep station. | Newsreel

Sheep farmers have ridden a rocky rollercoaster

Much of Australia’s early economic success came from the wool industry – a nation “riding on the sheep’s back”. That was then. New longitudinal research just

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