Michael Condon

Landholders have knocked back tens of thousands of dollars to host turbines as about 40 per cent of approved renewable projects do not proceed to completion.

Concern over avian influenza rising as a strain is detected in another bird in Canberra and the list of cancelled poultry exhibitions grows.

Charles Sturt University researchers say synthetic graphite made from hair and wool offcuts could help meet growing demand for the mineral, which is used to make lithium-ion batteries.

An outbreak of invasive fire ants in one of the largest catchments of the Murray-Darling Basin has experts worried four states could be affected if the pest spreads.

Being a rodeo clown looks like a barrel of laughs, but behind the comedy act is a serious job to protect the riders from being gored by a rampaging bull.

Barley exports to China are booming after tariffs were lifted in August, but are Australian farmers just repeating the same mistake?

Farmers have blocked NSW streets with tractors to protest water buybacks but some continue to support them, as an academic claims they are three times cheaper than saving water through infrastructure projects.

There is no decision, but the Australian government is saying it expects China to lift the massive tariffs on Australian barley or it will go back to the WTO.

The chair of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority warns there will be less water available for irrigators and the environment, as he announces the first review of the plan since its inception a decade ago.

Farmland won’t be part of an $800 million North Coast flood buyback scheme as farmers voice concerns about being forgotten by the relief package.

Farmers have slammed the New South Wales government following a six-week pause to pest shooting after an incident in Kosciuszko National Park where hikers walked through an area where aerial culling was taking place.

The production of hemp in Australia has surged over the past decade. Industry experts say that could rise to a million hectares per year within the next 10 years.

Exotic disease threat on the rise as climate change alters habitats, scientists say

Landcare Australia says the environment is facing a climate crisis and efforts to protect and restore sites are being hindered by successive disasters.

Australia’s peak farm lobby group for grain growers is calling for an inquiry into grain prices to explain why farmers are getting up to $400 per tonne less for their product than producers overseas.

A cotton grower who fronted an industry campaign to discredit the environmental water buyback scheme is guilty of illegally pumping water equal to almost 300 Olympic-sized swimming pools.

The Australian Land Conservation Alliance aims to increase protected private land from 2 to 5 per cent by 2030.

The federal government is remaining tight-lipped about the cost of a deal made with Whitehaven Coal to ship thermal coal to Ukraine.

As the NSW Royal Agricultural Society celebrates its bicentenary, author Gavin Fry reflects on its strengths and foibles.

New research suggests some wheat varieties grown may not cope with higher temperatures and new varieties will need to be developed.