Agriculture
Biosecurity Threat Alerts Slow to Surface
With a horrific outbreak of the listeria bacteria in rockmelons in New South Wales, Shadow Minister for Health, Walt Secord,......
Lack of Birds Reflects Present Danger to Australian Ecosystem
The Coorong national park, located in South Australia, provides a safe haven to multiple migratory bird species from across the......
Pattie in a Petri Dish: lab-grown meat could be on the market in under a decade
Would you eat beef grown in a lab? Scientists in the Netherlands have discovered a method of growing beef from......
Drones innovate aerial agriculture
Are drones the new shepherds in the sky? Farmers are starting to take advantage of quad-rotor drones to survey corp......
Deforestation increases in Queensland
Deforestation in Queensland has risen to an unsustainable level, according to the Statewide Landcover and Trees Study. In one year......
A farming revolution
When British settlers arrived in Australia they farmed the land as if it was Europe, unaware that they were destroying......
Sugar Tax Not So Sweet
The federal government is yet again facing calls to adopt a national approach to combat Australia’s growing health problem –......
Better monitoring needed to assess national water plan
The Productivity Commission has praised the operation of Australia’s water saving plan, while noting improvements can be made. The National......
Got milk or milk alternatives? Members of the dairy industry push for labelling changes.
Consumers are increasingly lapping up milk alternatives, with many of these alternatives being labelled as milk, which is causing a......
Spend Millions on Farmers, Not Adani, says Report
A new report released on Sunday has caused a fresh round of discussion about the potential benefits of Adani’s proposed Galilee......