The simple trick to stop another $1 billion mouse plague disaster

The simple trick to stop another $1 billion mouse plague disaster

A photo of a wheat field studded with a neat line of holes caught Professor Peter Banks’ eye,sparking a research project that could halt mice in their tracks.

  • byAngus Dalton

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Australia’s wagyu giant eyes European,Middle Eastern gourmets as profits jump

Australia’s wagyu giant eyes European,Middle Eastern gourmets as profits jump

The Australian Agricultural Company lifted operating profits and revenue by hiking wagyu prices,but shareholders are yet to reap dividends again.

  • byJessica Yun
Farmers ‘crippled’ by satellite failure as GPS-guided tractors grind to a halt

Farmers ‘crippled’ by satellite failure as GPS-guided tractors grind to a halt

A failure in Australia’s GPS satellite system has halted the planting of winter crops and exposed “a critical risk to rural industries”.

  • byMike Foley
Milk without cows:Inside the metamorphosis of Australia’s oldest dairy co-op,Norco
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Milk without cows:Inside the metamorphosis of Australia’s oldest dairy co-op,Norco

Meet the man who has engineered a commercial and cultural turnaround of an “ultra-conservative” dairy business that hadn’t been profitable in 30 years.

  • byJessica Yun
Australia’s 52 top wineries of 2023

Australia’s 52 top wineries of 2023

Against tough conditions,the wine industry has again produced some stellar drops. Here,our 52 top wineries of the year.

  • byHuon Hooke
‘A huge change’:The couple hoping to transform cotton growing

‘A huge change’:The couple hoping to transform cotton growing

Australian cotton producers have a bad rap when it comes to being green. With high-tech help,these farmers dream of weaving a better future.

  • byJane Cadzow
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Carbon farming bracing for a bumper harvest

Carbon farming bracing for a bumper harvest

With the government’s safeguard mechanism due to kick in from July,the carbon market is bracing for a surge in demand for greenhouse offsets.

  • byMike Foley
‘I wasn’t part of the boys’ club’:Now,farmer Emma Germano is leading one

‘I wasn’t part of the boys’ club’:Now,farmer Emma Germano is leading one

Victorian Farmers Federation president Emma Germano doesn’t want you to be distracted by the fact that she’s the first woman to lead the lobby group in 35 years.

  • byJessica Yun
Unlimited carbon offsets could harm agriculture,farmers warn
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Unlimited carbon offsets could harm agriculture,farmers warn

Farmers say the safeguard mechanism needs to limit carbon offsets,or polluters could buy up valuable farmland for carbon abatement projects and put small farmers out of business.

  • byMike Foley
The good oil:Cobram Estate boss wants to see non-olive oil brands disappear

The good oil:Cobram Estate boss wants to see non-olive oil brands disappear

The joint chief of Australia’s most-purchased extra virgin olive oil,Leandro Ravetti,wants to convince both grocery shoppers and investors its oil as well as its shares are a good buy.

  • byJessica Yun
Online butcher Our Cow crowdfunds $2.6m to keep up with customers

Online butcher Our Cow crowdfunds $2.6m to keep up with customers

The cattle farmers turned start-up bosses are trying to keep up with huge customer demand for beef,lamb,pork,chicken and seafood – straight from the farm.

  • byJessica Yun