Agriculture

Fuel theft is prompting farmers to install CCTV cameras at unprecedented rates, leading one security company to overhaul its entire business model.

Mineral sands projects in the Wimmera Mallee will be assessed by a new governance group, to ensure land restoration plans are appropriate.

A drone with flapping wings is being trialled to scare away rainbow lorikeets that are eating hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of strawberries.

A scholarship will be created at a Victorian agricultural college in memory of a young man who died in a farming accident last month.

Companies including Samsung are applying for planning permission to install three battery storage facilities on farmland in eastern Victoria.

A mouse plague is invading farms and homes in southern and Western Australia. But what does that really look like?

Despite winning a carve-out to changes to family trusts announced in the budget, farmers are still worried about what tax reform means for them.

If you mention renewable energy to agricultural producers in many regional communities, you will likely ruffle some feathers. But in far west NSW, landholders are showing preliminary support for a planned expansion of solar and wind energy assets.

Most fertiliser is a by-product of the oil industry, which is why it's so vulnerable to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. But there are other sources the industry could eventually switch to.

For more than a decade, Australians in the path of the proposed Inland Rail corridor have wondered if the nation-building project will force them from their homes. Although the northern section has been scrapped, the legacy of its blueprints is still fuelling anxiety.

Producers on South Australia's Limestone Coast say they are stunned by a government proposal to lift the fracking ban in the region.

A 174-year-old Australian company is trying to address a decline in local eucalyptus oil production by opening a new distillery in central Victoria.

Weed and pest control programs have been cut in the federal budget as farmers and conservationists grapple with feral animals and noxious plants.

In a welcome twist of weather variability, the first north-west cloudband of 2026 will finally develop over Australia this week, delivering a broad band of rain.

In an Australian first, two South Australian wine grape growers are trialling an ancient variety from Cyprus that is reducing water consumption and reconnecting them to their Mediterranean roots.

Swarms of locusts in South Australia are not likely to reach outbreak levels, according to experts, with potential El Niño weather conditions forecast. 

The agriculture sector says an increase in attention has been a "silver lining" amid supply chain pressures.

More than half a century ago, lush wetlands along the Queensland coastline were cut off from the ocean as farmers built physical barriers to stop salt water flowing into their land. Now, conservation groups and traditional owners are restoring tidal flows and bringing life back to the land.

A new research study indicates a majority of regional Australians support the renewable transition despite some protests over planned infrastructure.

Widespread rain delivers timely relief to grain growers across the southern Wheatbelt, as they balance seeding decisions against soaring diesel and fertiliser costs.