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

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Half a million children are working amid Australia’s labour shortage

Half a million children are working amid Australia’s labour shortage

With labour shortages across Australia,small businesses and family farms are relying on young teen workers to help keep companies afloat.

  • byAmber Schultz
‘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
Grape harvest devastated by rain and dreaded crop disease

Grape harvest devastated by rain and dreaded crop disease

Victorian grape crops have suffered due to downy mildew disease,which often comes with heavy rain.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
‘Tinder for farmers’:Connecting the old and young over a love of the land

‘Tinder for farmers’:Connecting the old and young over a love of the land

Judy Hocking,79,had never even heard of dating app Tinder when she read about an organisation matchmaking retiring farmers with the next generation of aspiring farmers.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
New JEV vaccine adds to arsenal to fight deadly mosquito-borne virus

New JEV vaccine adds to arsenal to fight deadly mosquito-borne virus

Queensland researchers have developed a vaccine against Japanese encephalitis in pigs.

  • byStuart Layt
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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
More rats up north,fewer mice in south

More rats up north,fewer mice in south

When cane growers in the north Queensland farming town of Ingham noticed their crops suddenly started falling over,they knew they had a serious problem.

  • byLiv Casben andRachael Ward
Cut farming subsidies to boost climate credentials,Tim Ayres to tell Europe
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Cut farming subsidies to boost climate credentials,Tim Ayres to tell Europe

In meetings with international counterparts,Australia’s assistant trade minister will also discuss strengthening the WTO’s dispute process.

  • byRachel Clun
Farmers told to beef up green credentials to trade with Europe

Farmers told to beef up green credentials to trade with Europe

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is jetting off for crucial trade talks as the EU passes tough new environmental standards.

  • byMike Foley
Why blueberries are so cheap right now

Why blueberries are so cheap right now

Usually among the most expensive fruits in the supermarket,blueberries are defying price pressures. Here’s why.

  • byMillie Muroi