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Australia leads research push on livestock emissions
Australian farmers are fronting the charge on calls to fast track research into reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. Led by Australia’s...
Experts back labelling crackdown on ‘no added sugar’ claims
A shake-up on how packaged foods and beverages are labelled will mean products high in sugars can no longer carry ‘no added...
Farmers, scientists divided on water plan
Farmers have rallied in the major fruit and vegetable producing centre of Shepparton as Labor and the Greens signed a new deal...
Beekeepers ponder future as deadly mite takes hold
NSW beekeeper Chris Cooper spent Wednesday walking in circles thinking about the bees he’d spent 18 years breeding. On Tuesday night, authorities...
Beekeepers: Varroa mite infestations have spread too far to eradicate
Beekeepers warn a deadly parasite crippling their colonies is out of control and Australia must learn to live with the pest rather...
Imported avocados smashed as grocery chain goes local
Grocery chain Aldi has become the first major Australian supermarket to stock only local avocados in all of its stores. Consumers will...
Cattle tested to prove no disease risk to Indonesia
Australian cattle are being tested for lumpy skin disease (LSD) to try and reassure Indonesian authorities that they are not carrying the...
Rising chocolate costs put the bite on sweet treat
Chocolate lovers look away – the sweet treat is the latest victim of rising living costs. Record prices for key ingredients sugar...
‘Extreme risk of being invaded’: Fire ants advance almost into NSW
Fire ants have been found within kilometres of the NSW border in the southernmost detection of the invasive pest. The discovery of...
Battery hens phase out is cooked, critics say
Battery hen eggs will be banned under a national agreement by the country’s agriculture ministers but states can decide when they bring...