Decision on sale of Tasmania’s largest farm Rushy Lagoon expected soon
The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) is expected to finalise its decision on the sale of Tasmania’s largest…
WA’s biggest dairy farm moves to off-grid solar to tackle steep power costs
Western Australia’s biggest dairy is investing thousands of dollars into building its own power supply, hoping to bypass…
Renewable energy company abandons native title court application over Darwin solar farm
A renewable energy company accused of “bulldozing the rights of Aboriginal people” has withdrawn a court application linked…
Queensland farmers rejoice as rain soaks into parched paddocks
After months of dust storms and bare paddocks, rain has finally delivered relief to farmers across some of…
From succession planning to inherited debt, there’s pressure and joy in taking on a family business
Sam Mackaway’s future has been planned for as long as he can remember. “I always wanted my family…
Darwin traditional owners feel ‘bulldozed’ by ambitious solar farm company’s approach to consultation
A traditional owner says one of Australia’s most ambitious solar energy projects is “bulldozing the rights of Aboriginal…
Major potato company Zerella plans NT expansion with proposed Katherine seed farm
A potato supplier for major supermarkets and chip brands hopes to start operations in the Northern Territory which…
Queensland farm cashing in on US wellness industry demand for camel milk
A south-east Queensland camel farm will begin exporting its milk to the United States for the first time…
Thailand releases endangered leopard sharks in conservation push
MAITON ISLAND, Thailand, Jan 26 (Reuters) – After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark…
French-owned Lactalis to close Queensland’s largest and oldest milk factory in South Brisbane
Queensland’s largest and oldest milk processing plant will close in South Brisbane in July, opening development opportunities for…
Lychee fruit farmers diversify with desserts as Sunshine Coast crop delivers bad harvest
Committed customers sweat on Gynara Gattera’s annual announcement that the gates are open to her Sunshine Coast farm…
Exclusive: Soy trading firms to abandon Amazon protection pact in Brazil
ADM, Bunge, Cargill, Cofco signed 2006 agreement to protect Brazil’s Amazon forest with soy farming moratoriumMato Grosso law…