WA-grown Sydney Rock Oysters heading east as Andrew Forrest’s farm ramps up production

WA-grown Sydney Rock Oysters heading east as Andrew Forrest’s farm ramps up production

It remains to be seen whether east coast seafood lovers will warm to the newcomer that’s renamed their native species Albany Rock Oysters.

  • byAaron Bunch

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‘We bring the country to the city’:Animals still the key to show’s success

‘We bring the country to the city’:Animals still the key to show’s success

Rides and showbags come and go,but livestock demonstrations and the animal nursery are the backbone of people’s visits to the Melbourne Royal Show.

  • byCaroline Schelle
Community in shock after WA’s beloved ‘dingo tour’ pair shot dead
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Community in shock after WA’s beloved ‘dingo tour’ pair shot dead

The heartbroken handler of dingoes Eulalia and Steve has taken to social media to express grief over their loss.

  • byClaire Ottaviano andHolly Thompson
Why a global cocoa crunch will sour chocolate for years to come

Why a global cocoa crunch will sour chocolate for years to come

But spare a thought for the small family farms of West Africa,who aren’t getting their fair share of soaring commodity prices.

  • byMike Foley
Define ‘tree’:The fight over Woolworths’ eco-beef pledge

Define ‘tree’:The fight over Woolworths’ eco-beef pledge

Woolworths wants to sell beef that hasn’t been produced on farms that take part in “deforestation” – but no one can agree on the definition.

  • byMike Foley
Mice follow their noses. To stop them damaging crops,farmers are turning to smell

Mice follow their noses. To stop them damaging crops,farmers are turning to smell

What if a mouse couldn’t smell the wheatgerm it feeds on? What if a feral cat couldn’t smell the native bird it hunted?

  • byLiam Mannix
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‘It’s beneficial for the sheep’:The surprising ‘win-win’ for solar panels on farms
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‘It’s beneficial for the sheep’:The surprising ‘win-win’ for solar panels on farms

Farmers are increasingly finding that hosting renewable projects not only provides guaranteed income,but can also offer agricultural benefits.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
The Queensland cattlemen and the traditions they keep going
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The Queensland cattlemen and the traditions they keep going

The Ekka is steeped in tradition,and 148 years on from the first show,people are still finding ways to make it relevant.

  • byCourtney Kruk
‘There’s no benefit’:Call to cut back daylight saving in NSW

‘There’s no benefit’:Call to cut back daylight saving in NSW

NSW should knock two months off daylight saving and let it run from November to March because post-pandemic work habits have largely made it redundant,critics say.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Australian executive found unconscious in California street

Australian executive found unconscious in California street

Colin Bettles was found with severe injuries on a San Francisco street and was in the intensive care unit for days before his family tracked him down.

  • byJessica McSweeney
Bone found at Balmoral Beach reveals origins of Australia’s apex predator

Bone found at Balmoral Beach reveals origins of Australia’s apex predator

When Sally Wasef sent a bone found in an exclusive Sydney enclave off for carbon testing,she thought it would be a couple of hundred years old. She was wrong.

  • byCatherine Naylor