Agriculture

As reports of disappearing bull kelp continue to grow, one tiny Australian island is fighting to keep its industry alive.

Farmers say they are dealing with more "nuisance" complaints from neighbours who don't understand farm operations produce noise, dust, and smells.

Australian Ben Hann and Canadian Olivia Cazes will spend the better part of a decade taking horses through the 14 countries along the 30,000-kilometre Pan American Highway.  

Ecologists say regular culls are necessary to protect vegetation and other native animals, as well as the animal welfare of the kangaroos themselves.

Farmers are concerned after a bushfire revealed a dingo breeding site has been operating in Victoria's Little Desert National Park, but a conservationist says it poses no threat to livestock. 

Division is widespread in rural Australian communities over the roll-out of renewable energy projects, with neighbours and lifelong friends in conflict over proposed developments.

A proposed shake-up of Victoria's fisheries department will result in a significant rise in maritime crime and negatively affect the environment, according to a former officer.

Some of the Pilbara's biggest cattle stations look more like a red inland sea after heavy rain from Tropical Cyclone Zelia.

Something has washed up on a Tasmanian beach over the weekend. The Bob Brown Foundation has sounded alarm bells but the salmon farming company it is targeting is reassuring locals there is nothing to worry about.

The inland freight route is meant to keep Queensland open for business during disasters, but five years after the $1 billion "second Bruce" upgrade was announced no real work has been done.

Managing livestock health in remote areas is no easy task, but AI motion cameras may soon provide an automated way to detect diseases and monitor calving rates.

A ban on the importation of queen bees from interstate means that more and more Tasmanian beekeepers will use artificial insemination in their apiaries.

An ASX-listed agribusiness will develop 24,000 hectares east of Darwin for cropping and horticulture.

Toxic chemicals and cheap imports — your supermarket bouquet for Valentine's Day might not be the bargain you thought it was.

Farmers are celebrating the federal government's decision to withdraw the proposed biosecurity levy bill, which would have seen $50 million per year collected from the agricultural sector. 

Rainwater tanks, dams, and springs are running dry in Adelaide Hills and Fleurieu Peninsula while water carriers say they are struggling to meet the demand from both farmers and households.

Scientists find the cause of mango twig tip dieback, eight years after the mysterious disease emerged in the Top End. Farmers say the discovery is a "first step" to treating the disease, which can drastically reduce mango yields.

Each year Australians waste more than seven million tonnes of food at a cost of $36.6 billion to the economy. A Darwin enterprise is doing its bit to change that.

South Australia's fourth-largest island is set to become an ark for mammal species recovery, funded by $4.8 million from governments including ridding the island of rats, mice, and cats. 

Discarded batteries, ancient rubber tyres and drums of oil are the kinds of waste sitting on Australia's remote cattle stations that could have a brand new life if a researcher's plan comes to fruition.