Agriculture
Farmers jump on social media
A farmers’ conference talking about apps, tweets and hash tags is far from accepted stereotypes about working on the land.......
What will the Carbon Price mean for rural Australia?
Today marks the third day of life under the Carbon Price. Away from the major cities there’s a lot of......
Getting young people into the agriculture industry
How can we get young people to take up jobs on the land? With just nine universities from around Australia......
GM wheat causing rancor among food producers
Debate, bitter disagreements, and court cases: the use of genetically modified—or GM—plant crops has not begun quietly. Some farmers are......
Australian-first as McLaren Vale winemakers go sustainable
An Australian-first initiative has come out of a project from the McLaren Vale Grape Wine and Tourism Association this week.......
Will China ban GM Rice?
Despite investing millions into agricultural technology, China has drafted a proposal to ban genetically-modified rice. The surprise move could mean......
Pesticide regulator allows ban on seagrass-killing chemical to lapse
Spraying of a pesticide that can be deadly for sea grass and coral will now be allowed again in areas......
Locked away in a vault in Norway… the secret to global food security
Farmers both here and around the world are worried about how issues like climate change, disease and even global food......
Cottoning On
A group of West African cotton farmers are touring Queensland and New South Wales this month, hoping to learn how......
Expert warns Australians about GM wheat
Professor Gilles-Eric Seralini is a molecular biologist currently on a lecture tour of Australia. He warns that genetically modified wheat......