Halina Baczkowski

A Cairns biotech startup is combining Indigenous knowledge of "rainmaking" with modern science to develop an electrical seed treatment hoping to improve crop growth.

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Scientists hope planting shrubs will help to improve the survival of lambs, particularly twins, on West Australian farms, by providing windbreaks and food for the animals. 

Oats uncontaminated by gluten are sold by a small Queensland business in partnership with a West Australian farmer, but their products can't be labelled gluten-free.

Scientists in Queensland are striving to breed the perfect Aussie mango by combining decades of genetic research with sensory science, selecting for flavour, aroma, texture, and disease resistance.

Western Queensland graziers are facing devastating livestock losses, with an estimated half a million cattle, sheep and goats dead and a tough road to recovery still ahead. 

The CSIRO and Wine Australia are trialling fast-growing, mildew-resistant grapevines designed to maintain yield and wine quality in a changing climate.

ABC Rural News provides authoritative coverage of the business and politics of Australian farming, livestock, forestry, agriculture and primary production

In Queensland's Moreton Bay, one man's DIY wave wall is protecting precious oyster baskets and opening up new possibilities for the industry.

ABC Rural News provides authoritative coverage of the business and politics of Australian farming, livestock, forestry, agriculture and primary production