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…
Max Hobson identified as cattle farmer who died in Longwood fire near Seymour
Cattle farmer Max Hobson has been identified as the man who died in the Longwood fire near Seymour…
Breeding logs, river repair and restocking keys to endangered Mary River cod’s survival
Diving into his dams, Darren Knowles knows that the territorial male Mary River cod he is about to…
More Australian-grown coffee to become available as industry grows
The Australian coffee industry is having a growth spurt. The arrival of new coffee varieties into Australia and…
Listen to The Country online: Young Farmer of the Year Hugh Jackson’s mental health journey
He reflects on being “haunted by the black dog” in 2020, and how he helps keep it at…
Farmers call for rethink as phase-out of flying fox shooting permits looms
A flying fox fortress greets visitors as they drive onto Craig Van Rooyen’s Bundaberg lychee orchard. He has…
‘So much uncertainty’: NSW Farmer details mental health toll of ‘zombie’ NSW wind farm project on rural community
A rural New South Wales farmer has revealed the shocking mental health impacts an indefinitely delayed wind farm…
Bega sells peanut processing plants at Kingaroy and Tolga to family business
A major deal has been struck that may provide a lifeline to Queensland’s peanut industry. Bega announced plans…
Australian coffee in demand as global supply tightens
The spike in price of coffee around the world means consumers are likely to pay more for their…
Scarlett Johansson and AC/DC Are Being Used to Scare off Wolves by American Farmers
credit (left) Unsplash (right) Brian Johnson, from ACDC – credit Matt Becker, CC 3.0. BY-SA From Wyoming and…
Surge in use of Beef + Lamb NZ’s nProve genetic tool
The nProve Beef tool is “a key output” of the Informing New Zealand Beef (INZB) programme, which aims…
Growers paid to experiment with sugarcane on land traditionally used for peanuts, grains
Fourth-generation peanut farmer Ben Rackemann was hesitant when his father suggested growing sugarcane at a time when farmers…