Cattle producer's sustainable pastures recognised
Imagine throwing away your spray equipment, having 90 per cent ground coverage all year round, or direct selling your beef to customers who know when, where and how it has been raised.
View ArticleDerek Blomfield talks about working with OzHarvest
Derek Blomfield says working with OzHarvest has opened his eyes to the huge food wastage problem in Australia. Read more.
View ArticleFood-rescue charity inspires farmer beef donation
A farming couple's donation of beef to food-rescue charity OzHarvest, has given them a first-hand look at the food waste problem in Australia.
View ArticleYoung farmers turn to social media to spread their anti coal message
Fifty farmers, one camera, one message.
View ArticleNeed for water science delays coal mine approval
The Federal Environment Minister has stopped the clock on the controversial Shenhua Watermark Coal Mine.
View ArticleWoman in fatal accident at Caroona
A 69-year-old woman has died in a single-vehicle crash after veering off the road in northern New South Wales and hitting a tree.
View ArticleNSW Government to buy back Caroona mine licence from BHP
A $220 million deal is reached for the State Government to buy back BHP Billiton's Caroona mining exploration licence on the Liverpool Plains, ending a decade-long fight by farmers to shut down the...
View ArticleBHP yet to decide future of Liverpool Plains land after licence sold back
Almost three months after the State Government bought back BHP Billiton's exploration licence covering parts of the Liverpool Plains, the company is yet to make a decision about selling the land it has...
View ArticleSunflower harvest soaked by rain events on Liverpool Plains
Farmers on the Liverpool Plains are sailing through harvest in more ways than one, after two major weather events dumped a huge amount of rain over Goran Lake.
View ArticleIf it's grown in a lab, is it 'meat'?
The peak body for Australia's cattle industry considers calling for reforms to prevent lab-grown meat from being labelled "meat".
View ArticleHow the beef industry is reinventing itself with 'conscious' consumers,...
The sizzle of a steak on a barbecue may soon sound a little different as Australia's $16.8 billion beef industry prepares to adapt to demands from 'locavores' and technological change.
View ArticleQuiz: How much do you know about Australia's beef industry?
Do you know how long to rest a steak? Who predicted lab meat in 1931? And do you really know what a heifer is? Dig in to our beef quiz.
View ArticleEducation key to getting more women into agriculture, Dame Quentin Bryce says
Drawing on her own experience growing up in rural Queensland's Ilfracombe, Dame Quentin Bryce says the role of women in agriculture has come a long way.
View ArticleBeef industry uses innovation to address concerns about animal welfare
The growing demand for transparency and ethically, socially and environmentally sustainable food is one of the hot topics at Beef Australia 2018.
View ArticleIs it the colour? Is it the 'bash'? The art of wearing a hat
A look under the brims at Australia's biggest beef industry event, Beef Australia 2018, reveals there are many things to consider when choosing a hat.
View ArticleCourt grants controversial cattle genome patent sending chill through industry
A patent application has been granted which Meat and Livestock Australia fears will have a chilling effect on genomic research in Australia's cattle industries.
View ArticleMeat contaminated with potentially 'catastrophic' foot-and-mouth disease...
A disease that could potentially wipe out Australia's multi-billion-dollar livestock industry has been detected at Australian airports.
View ArticleHuman-to-animal transmission of COVID-19 'unlikely', say health experts
Livestock industries are not immune to the threat of coronaviruses, but experts say the risk of the COVID-19 strain passing to animals remains low.
View ArticleBeef Australia 'very confident' 2021 event will continue as planned
Organisers of the national cattle industry expo say it's 'full steam ahead', despite not knowing when the ban on mass gatherings will be lifted
View ArticleUncertain times for beef exports but domestic demand surges
The beef industry is experiencing international export bans, increased freight costs and graziers are seeing a significant drop in demand from the overseas market, but there is a silver lining to the...
View Article'It's gone crazy': Hobbyists struggle to keep up with commercial demand for...
These flower farmers never expected their hobby crops would turn into booming businesses, and experts say there's still a huge gap in the market for local flowers.
View ArticleJohn's job at the abattoir was an accident waiting to happen. Then it did
Australia's biggest meat company has an appalling track record on safety, repeatedly failing to protect its workers from death or serious injuries. Employees and family members tell Four Corners their...
View ArticlePrime agricultural land set to be farmed again after 13-year battle with miner
Gunn Agri Partners will add about 6,000 hectares of land on the Liverpool Plains to its portfolio after Shenhua abandoned its plan for a coal mine.
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