Agriculture

A fourth-generation dairy farmer is using a world-first genetic index to breed heat-tolerant cattle, with his animals grazing in hot, sticky conditions and producing large quantities of commercial-grade milk.

The Australian Conservation Foundation says vulnerable species like the malleefowl and pink cockatoo are suffering a "death by a thousand cuts" due to land clearing.

Graziers are watching pastures disappear, despite some spending tens of thousands to protect their paddocks from voracious swarms threatening to grow to plague proportions.

The need for development in the region is clear, but the Barossa Valley's major stakeholders disagree about the way it needs to be done.

The future of salmon farming in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour remains under "active" assessment by the federal government, despite the passing of legislation designed to nullify the issue.

Banana prawn fishers in the Gulf of Carpentaria are facing the toughest start to the season many can remember, but consumers may be protected from the fallout.

Despite recent environmental and animal welfare concerns, supporters of Tasmania's salmon industry say it provides critical economic benefits to regional communities.

It started when farmer Fred Perry's kids came home from school about 30 years ago, telling him he needed to take better care of the environment. Now, his small slice of a farming island is home to amazing birdlife.

Eromanga's annual rodeo was the first time locals had a chance to blow off steam and debrief after record-breaking floods. While they're ready to build back stronger, it could be months until they know the extent of their losses.

Show-cause notices have been sent to property owners running small-scale campsites in Queensland's Scenic Rim, but they say the regulations are unfair and should only apply to tourist parks.

Stopping thousands of bees from starving during drought will be easier for commercial beekeepers, as Biosecurity Queensland relaxes varroa mite rules around moving hives.

The Andrews family wants to revolutionise Australian farming by proving you can run a profitable farm and regenerate the natural environment.

A NSW cattle farmer is calling for buffer zones to prevent licensed hunting on the border of private properties amid a police investigation into a bullet hitting his parked truck.

In Queensland's Moreton Bay, one man's DIY wave wall is protecting precious oyster baskets and opening up new possibilities for the industry.

Helicopter pilots saved the lives of Queenslanders as floodwater tore through their towns. Now they are providing life-saving supplies to isolated communities and their livestock. 

The imposition of US import tariffs is the latest in a long series of challenges for SA farmers, who have battled frost and flooding in recent years, and are currently contending with drought.

An irrigation scheme will divert nutrient-rich, treated effluent water to crops instead of into sensitive waterways after a $120 million project secured final approval in south-east Queensland.

Queenslanders displaced by catastrophic flooding are sitting tight as they wait to return to their homes, but it is already clear that the road to recovery will be long and difficult.

In Australia the Crown owns all resources under the ground, regardless of who owns the property. Therefore the Byrne family face a lengthy and costly legal battle with limited prospects of success.

Some parents missed their baby's births, others were absent for the deaths of loved ones, but they kept vital industries going when COVID lockdowns began five years ago.