Agriculture
Industrial farming a war on our planet: Dr Vandana Shiva
With the World Health Organisation and members of the scientific community telling us Genetically Modified plants are safe what is......
Frackman- No Fracking Way
After five years in the making, Frackman is a new doco-drama film, which exposes the emotional rollercoaster of a knockabout......
Farmers seek class action for live exports ban
Cattle farmers in Northern Australia have launched a class action against the government’s decision to ban live exports to Indonesia.......
Chinese investors buy 50 Australian Dairy farms
Chinese investors are currently in the process of buying between 40-50 dairy farms across south west Victoria. Amongst the properties......
Throw a BBQ to help farmers in need
The disparity in health outcomes between rural and city dwellers is huge and the situation is made worse for farmers......
Horticulture grows in Brisbane
Brisbane hosts the 2014 International Horticulture Congress, with a wide variety of scientific topics about fruits, vegetables, water, among others.......
What an East Timorese activist can teach Australian farmers
Faced with pressure from first Indonesia, then aid organisations and finally the new East Timorese government to modernise farming practices,......
Carbon farming has its day in the Senate, where to from here?
As the new Senators arrive in Canberra, the issue of carbon farming is top of the agenda. Carbon farming allows......
Summit puts the future of food security under the grill
Hundreds of millions of people go to bed with an empty stomach every night across the world, and this problem......
GM wins out as organic farmer tastes defeat
The landmark case of an organic farmer suing a GM farmer ended yesterday, with the WA Supreme Court ruling in......