Agriculture
Better monitoring needed to assess national water plan
The Productivity Commission has praised the operation of Australia’s water saving plan, while noting improvements can be made. The National......
Got milk or milk alternatives? Members of the dairy industry push for labelling changes.
Consumers are increasingly lapping up milk alternatives, with many of these alternatives being labelled as milk, which is causing a......
Spend Millions on Farmers, Not Adani, says Report
A new report released on Sunday has caused a fresh round of discussion about the potential benefits of Adani’s proposed Galilee......
Sought after Seeds could be our saviour
While humans often return to the Earth after life, it could be the seeds that sprout from soil that provide......
A dam waste: report slams ord river scheme
A new study shows over fifty years of investment in an irrigation scheme in north Western Australia has given little......
Rural Hero Grant applications open for farmers
The Aussie Farmers Foundation has opened its third application round for the Rural Hero Grant, which will give $50,000 to......
Carp-e Diem: Turtles Seize the Day
In May 2016 the Australian Government announced their plan to release a strain of the Herpes virus into the Murray......
A new crop for South Australia
In a few months South Australia could have a new cash crop. Growers and industry are poised for legislation to......
The ‘culinary racism’ that kept indigenous foods off the menu
When white settlers arrived in Australia they brought their own food and ignored the indigenous cuisine. Although such bush foods, bred......
Research reveals rising temperature trend
Climate change made some of 2015’s extreme weather events more likely according to research published by the American Meteorological Society. The......