‘I thought it was a horse’:Rogue pigs run amok across NSW

‘I thought it was a horse’:Rogue pigs run amok across NSW

Oscar Pearse was sitting on his tractor planting a crop of chickpeas when he looked over his shoulder and saw his nemeses approaching.

  • byCatherine Naylor

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How drought and disease in Brazil threaten Sunday brunch

How drought and disease in Brazil threaten Sunday brunch

Australian consumers have been warned to expect shortages of oranges and price hikes because of ongoing poor harvests in Brazil.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Free-range farmers who care about their chickens face calamity

Free-range farmers who care about their chickens face calamity

Avian flu is devastating Victoria’s egg farmers. Many are wondering whether they will have to take unthinkable action.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
The small town between Melbourne and Adelaide where kelpies reign supreme

The small town between Melbourne and Adelaide where kelpies reign supreme

The Casterton Kelpie Muster has become a wildly successful dog show,resulting in world records and a tourism boom for the small Victorian town.

  • byNajma Sambul
China drops its beef with Australia over meat exports

China drops its beef with Australia over meat exports

But even as the agriculture sector praised the federal government for the lifting of restrictions,Labor faces a fight over a proposed ban on live sheep exports.

  • byMike Foley
The deadly price of a perfect strawberry

The deadly price of a perfect strawberry

We’re running out of medicines that can treat deadly fungal infections. A new agricultural chemical could make things even worse.

  • byAngus Dalton
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Drought could be ‘nail in the coffin’ for WA farmers

Drought could be ‘nail in the coffin’ for WA farmers

Large parts of the state’s fertile South West have recorded their lowest rainfall in more than 50 years over the past eight months.

  • byAaron Bunch
Why this WA farmer is digging a mass grave for 3000 sheep

Why this WA farmer is digging a mass grave for 3000 sheep

The heartbroken farmer says he “can’t cope with the thought of shooting them” but that he has no choice. He is not the only one.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘Just diabolical’:European wasp plague devastates crops

‘Just diabolical’:European wasp plague devastates crops

Unseasonably warm and wet conditions in Victoria have led to an infestation of wasps that is wiping out some vineyards,beehives and orchards.

  • byBianca Hall
‘This is my first good crop in 50 years’:cockatoos the key to Beverley’s success

‘This is my first good crop in 50 years’:cockatoos the key to Beverley’s success

Fruit and nut production is on the rise after 2023’s damaging storms.

  • byAngus Dalton
How to get a 12-year-old out of bed before dawn

How to get a 12-year-old out of bed before dawn

When their alarms went off before 4am on Thursday,Emily Chad and Annabelle Woodmore had no trouble getting ready to go to school. The best friends were on a mission.

  • byCatherine Naylor