One farmer in Victoria's west has lost hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of broccoli, during a dry spell described by another as the worst since the millennium drought.
Recycling agricultural bags could divert up to 45,000 tonnes of single-use soft plastics from landfill, burning or burying on-farm each year, making new products instead.
A virus outbreak in southern states and wet weather in northern growing areas cause a tomato shortage and an increase in prices when they are available.
Coles says the cost of living and supply chain disruptions are behind its decision to continue selling caged eggs until 2030. A consumer expert says it is likely the supermarket's competitors will follow suit.
UNICEF says more children are now overweight and under-nourished than too thin, stirring fresh calls by health experts and farming bodies to tax ultra-processed food producers.