Alexandra Laskie

The Albanese government is yet to act on an election commitment made three years ago to regulate labelling for plant-based food products such as “meat-free sausages” and “chicken-style burgers”.

Australia’s largest banking institutions are sticking by their targets of net-zero financed emissions by 2050, despite a string of major US banks sidelining their environmental commitments.

Australia’s first free trade agreement to feature a stand-alone chapter on animal welfare came as a surprise to the agriculture sector, industry groups say.

The peak body for Australia’s horticulture industry is at risk of losing three members by Christmas.

Farmers are questioning millions of dollars’ worth of federal government subsidies to big businesses to fast-track heavy vehicle electrification.

Farmers “need to be in the tent” talking about sustainability to avoid being locked out of global trade, after Australia negotiated its first free trade agreement with a chapter explicitly on “sustainable agriculture”.

The president of the Victorian Farmers Federation’s pig group will remain in his leadership role after allegations he breached animal welfare regulations were substantiated by authorities.

Deepening division between farmers and animal activists is hampering efforts to renew Australia’s national animal welfare strategy.

On the sidelines of the world’s biggest food trade show in Dubai, a friendly cricket match turns serious.

Victoria is trialling the use of virtual livestock fencing on a dairy herd at its Gippsland research farm ahead of considering its commercial rollout across the state.

The Victorian Farmers Federation’s pig group president has stepped aside while alleged animal welfare breaches are investigated, following the release of graphic footage allegedly taken at his northern Victorian piggery.

Australian agricultural exports to India are up 60 per cent since the signing of a new trade agreement last year.

Animal rights organisation Four Paws has attacked Australia’s animal welfare standards, describing them as “consistently falling behind the rest of the world”.

Twenty years ago Kevin Sanders was driving along an autobahn in Austria when he spotted an apple he’d never seen before.

A CONSORTIUM attempting to privatise Australia’s biggest honey producer has strengthened its offer to shareholders in the face of growing concerns Capilano part-owner Bega Cheese may scupper the deal.

THEY arrived armed with ladders, crates and picking bags and made straight for the back of the cemetery.

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MARIE Clark remembers picking off scabs so she could look at her blood under a microscope.

MARIE Clark remembers picking off scabs so she could look at her blood under a microscope.

JODI Broomby’s two boys, John and Sam, were terrible sleepers as babies.