Agriculture coverage
Agriculture
HIRINGA Energy near Wathagar Gin, west of Moree, will receive $9.4 million to expand the production of low carbon ammonia fertiliser – to be used on cotton farms – as part of $52 million in grants from the NSW Government to supercharge renewable manufacturing sectors, and unlock more than 100 construction jobs and 67 ongoing [...]
Agriculture
FED-UP farmers and families facing poor regional, rural and remote mobile services are being encouraged to keep complaining. The latest report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman revealed an increase in complaints in NSW, with almost a quarter coming from regional areas. Sarah Thompson from the NSW Farmers Rural Affairs Committee said the stats reflected what [...]
Agriculture
COTTON picking kicked off in central Queensland earlier this month, with the first crops producing average results in what is shaping up to be a steady season despite mixed conditions, reports Cotton Australia. The first to pick were Emerald growers Denis and Aaron Kiely, who began picking their 71-hectare cotton crop on Wednesday, February 4. [...]
Environment
NEW science has revealed some of the Gwydir Wetlands’ iconic coolabahs and river red gums are up to 500 years old. The joint NSW DCCEEW and University of Newcastle study is the first of its kind in the state, providing a rare long-term record of how changing water flows and climate have shaped the floodplain [...]
Agriculture
NSW Farmers’ has presented the state government with a range of improvements the organisation says need to be made to firearms regulations. NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin said the sudden, sweeping changes to firearms laws made without consultation created adverse and unintended consequences, while ongoing uncertainty caused big problems for food and fibre producers. But [...]
Agriculture
THE Murray-Darling Basin Authority’s 2026 Basin Plan Review Discussion Paper makes it clear that a healthy basin will not be achieved by water recovery alone, reinforcing the need for a more balanced approach to environmental management, says the National Farmers’ Federation. NFF Water Committee Chair Malcolm Holm said the discussion paper acknowledges environmental outcomes are [...]
Agriculture
GETTING the balance right between genetic selection and nutrition in a beef operation is a challenge even for the most experienced beef producers. To help local producers find more certainty in their decision making, North West Local Land Services host a series of Feed and Breed workshops around the north-west from February 17 to March [...]
Agriculture
PRODUCER confidence across Australia’s grassfed beef sector has surged to its strongest level in recent years, according to the latest Beef Producers Intentions Survey from Meat & Livestock Australia. Nearly 80 per cent of producers report a positive outlook for the year ahead, marking a significant lift in sentiment across every state and both major [...]
Agriculture
SHADOW Minister for Agriculture and Member for Northern Tablelands Brendan Moylan is urging the Minns Labor Government to do more when it comes to controlling feral pigs across New South Wales. Between July, 2024 and June, 2025, just 83,207 feral pigs were culled. With population numbers of feral pigs estimated to be more than 100 [...]
Agriculture
THE National Farmers’ Federation and Woolworths on Tuesday opened applications for the second round of the AgriEmpower Scholarship Program. The program is open to people aged 25-40 with a proven commitment to advancing the agriculture industry. The scholarship will guide ambitious workers to foster networks and innovate their ideas in the agriculture sector. Each scholarship [...]
