Agriculture

On the outback horizon, a locust swarm is brewing. A taskforce has formed to combat the pests before they become a plague in spring. 

Irrigators from New South Wales and Victoria allege the Murray-Darling Basin Authority mismanaged water between 2017 and 2019, costing them more than $1 billion in losses.

Bucking bulls and broncos barrel out of the famous Mount Isa Rodeo chutes, as the outback event is brought back from the brink.

The Queensland government's new figures show the Spanish mackerel population has likely doubled since a dire 2021 review, potentially allowing commercial fishers to increase their catch by the end of the year.

Tiger prawn season is underway in the Northern Prawn Fishery, but for the first time in nearly 60 years some fleets have not set sail. 

The first time Roger Kneipp attended his local bull sale he was just a baby in a pram. Now 80 years old, he has seen the history of the industry play out.  

Wises Farm, comprising of 39 hectares in the heart of Maroochydore, sells to a privately owned development company.

A pastoralist left reeling after catastrophic Kimberley flooding wiped out their infrastructure and livestock speaks out about the challenging task of applying for government support. 

Victorian government regulations limit the sharing of generated power between properties, even if they have the same owner. Farmers are calling for changes so they can capitalise on their own microgrids.

The state government has assembled an industry only advisory panel as it works toward a 25-year plan for how state forests will be used.

Farmers working to combat biosecurity threats say proposed cuts to research roles at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development could not come at a worse time. 

Traditional owners in Western Australia's far north question if conservation or industry comes first, as fish farming behemoth Tassal seeks to expand its barramundi operations.

Only one dog comes out on top at a five-day event where 80 handlers and 180 dogs battle to be named Australia's best working cattle dog.

Thousands of Italian prisoners of war were put to work in Australia during World War II. The descendants of one POW say a farmer's kindness saved his life and as a gesture of thanks they've named a street after him.

A team of sharpshooters in helicopters will fly over properties in southern Western Australia, using thermal cameras to spot feral deer. 

In an industry brimming with rumours of dodgy operators, cotton grower John Norman was staking his claim as an honest broker. But while being publicly celebrated as a farming success story, he was secretly defrauding the taxpayer. 

As fire ants continue their relentless march across south-east Queensland, a biological control expert from the United States warns Australia's eradication plan is under threat.

The English Leicester makes no sense or cents on the farm's profit and loss sheet, but some farmers are passionate about the breed and its long, lustrous fleece.

The Northern Territory's expansive night-time skies could offer tourism opportunities for outback businesses contending with years of low visitor numbers.

A new record price for lambs was set at Wagga Wagga saleyards in NSW Riverina this week when prices surged to $440.20 a head.