Emma Field

For the first time in 36 years Victorian nurses' union members will vote on a new branch secretary after a failed pay deal led to the resignation of the former boss.

A federal government forecaster says the value of Australia's agriculture, fisheries and forestry is on track to reach a record value of $101 billion this financial year, a target previously set for 2030.

A Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action restructure is expected to affect 350 jobs in agriculture, solar, bushfire and forest services.

Victorian farmer Tammi Jonas says it has taken her several years to get the planning permits for her micro abattoir, but she is now celebrating changes that will substantially lower the red tape.

The National Party wants an inquiry into the decision to lift biosecurity controls on US beef imports, claiming the federal government ignored its own scientific advice.

A Colac district farmer and former AFL-listed player has been fined $75,000 and banned from cattle farming for 10 years after pleading guilty to extensive animal cruelty.

A Victorian man has been fined for stealing livestock from his neighbour after police used DNA testing to prove who the animals belonged to.

Australia's sheep flock continues to decrease due to drought, with ewe numbers expected to drop 9 per cent over the next year.

Workplace law breaches are rampant in prime horticulture zones in Victoria and NSW, the ombudsman reports, with labour hire firms the worst culprits and migrant workers most affected.

"Farm exits" are predicted amid drought and floods as dairy companies announce their minimum farm gate milk prices for the next financial year.

The national record price for heavy lambs has been smashed three times this week at Ballarat, Horsham and Warracknabeal.

A destructive exotic tomato plant disease that had a major impact in South Australia and Victoria has been linked to New South Wales for the first time.

Anzac Day marks the traditional start for planting winter crops, but this year farmers are hoping for rain as they begin planting their crops in the dry.

Fruit and vegetable traders at Melbourne Market say a revised rent proposal from the state government landlord is still too expensive.

A year after the Victorian government banned lethal control of dingoes in the state's north-west, a farmer on a national park border says authorities need to do more prevent the predators' constant bloody raids on his livestock.

Millions of dollars changed hands at the historic calf sale but for those in attendance, it was about more than just money and cattle. 

Authorities work to eradicate the tomato brown rugose fruit virus, which has already had devastating impacts on South Australian growers.

The Victorian government has green lit environmental plans for two mineral sands mines in western Victoria, which will cover a combined 5,000 hectares of agricultural land.

Farmers and foodies have been angered by a central Victorian abattoir's decision to stop taking orders below 15 head of beef or 50 head of lambs.

The way big stores deal with farmers and how they make money from fresh food specials have been a focus in the first two weeks of the ACCC's supermarket inquiry.

There's a good reason the price of orange juice has risen and supermarkets are not to blame.

A rent hike at Melbourne's biggest wholesale market could leave farmers who do not want to deal with Australia's big two supermarkets with nowhere to sell their produce.

An Australian executive has severe head injuries and is in a US hospital after a mysterious disappearance on a work trip.

Melbourne Royal Show cancels its poultry competition, as Victoria works to contain the country's largest outbreak of avian influenza.

A small Victorian milk company says supermarket giant Coles has removed its products from 65 Victorian stores in retribution for refusing to give the supermarket a bigger profit margin.