Conor Fowler

Farmers are none the wiser as to how much Australian agricultural land will need to be reforested to meet the federal government’s 2035 climate targets.

Victorian grain growers are more worried about the season than any potential gains under Australia’s new free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates.

Vic cattle farmers hoping for virtual fencing regulations by Christmas

Australia could be well placed to benefit from new restrictions on Chinese purchases of US farmland — but only if the government can speed up approval processes, experts say.

The European Union’s embattled deforestation regulation is struggling for support in its current form within its own member states.

A wind farm proposal in Victoria’s west “has shattered the trust” in the tight-knit community at Tatyoon.

Sharing her story as a single woman managing land while building diversity on her farm is what drives Jodie Parker.

Rising private school fees are not deterring parents from choosing independent schools, with enrolments growing despite the increasing hit to families’ hip pockets.

Hundreds of relics of the pioneering past will be up for sale at Wedderburn next week, with local identity Tony Hansen selling his lifetime collection of old farm machinery and rare automobiles.

In mid-2024, most milk processors set prices around $8 a kilogram of milk solids — except Norco, who shocked the industry with more than $12/kg. CONOR FOWLER sits down with CEO Michael Hampton to find out why, and get his insights on the industry.

Opportunities for Australian fresh produce growers are “currently going begging”.That’s according to Costa chief executive Marc Werner, who is calling on the federal government to play a role in opening up more fresh produce markets for Australian growers.

Farmers from the Mornington Peninsula say “the only thing left to do” is put up very expensive exclusionary fencing to keep kangaroos out of their properties, following changes to the commercial harvesting program.

Wine growers in Victoria’s Heathcote district are “desperately concerned” the proposed development of a 665ha solar farm and battery energy storage system will significantly impact the microclimate of the area.