Beef 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 ArticleSupporting breast care nurses with pink in the paddock
Cotton growers are baling up their crops in pink wrap to help get more breast cancer care nurses to rural and regional Australia.
View ArticleFishermen and scientists raise concerns over herpes-based carp control plan
Scientists and commercial fishermen say Australia's rollout of a carp virus is being rushed through, risking relationships with international trading partners.
View Article'I've suffered my whole life': Living with borderline personality disorder
Borderline personality disorder can be a debilitating mental illness, but thanks to a new collaborative approach to treating personality disorders, help is more accessible to patients and families and...
View ArticleNot just utes — the famous Deni muster is all about camaraderie
The utes are king at the Deni Ute Muster and the event still holds the record for having the most of them in one place — a whopping 9,736.
View ArticleDo country events have a problem with alcohol?
The reliance upon alcohol to attract visitors to country events, such as race meets and B&S balls, highlights Australia's attitudes towards drinking — but at what cost?
View ArticleSunRice cuts 100 jobs at Deniliquin and Leeton mills due to lack of Murray water
SunRice says it is being forced to axe at least 100 jobs at its Deniliquin and Leeton mills in southern New South Wales due to low water availability and high water prices.
View ArticleSunRice CEO Rob Gordon and chairman Laurie Arthur.
SunRice CEO Rob Gordon and chairman Laurie Arthur.
View ArticleAustralia's crop production takes hammering as drought, frosts bite
With harvests underway across most of the country, Australia's winter crop looks worse than initially predicted after the driest September on record and significant frost damage.
View ArticleNearly 5,000 feral pigs shot dead in huge aerial 'knockdown'
Up to 70 per cent of the feral pig population in NSW's western Riverina has been eradicated in a massive cull, along with significant numbers of cats, goats and deer.
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 ArticleShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party takes aim at the NSW Lower House
Dissatisfaction with the major parties and the Murray-Darling fish kill could tip the scales in favour of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party at the state election.
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.
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