Farmers

A big downpour across much of drought-affected Victoria puts smiles on farmers' faces.

A meat exporter among those caught in the fallout of the US-Israeli bombing of Iran says his business will have to freeze hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of produce.

Australian dairy farmers say the plant-based drinks industry has "stolen" the word milk, and they are pointing to a recent court ruling as an opportunity to claim it back.

The recent death of a respected Victorian dairy farmer has prompted fresh warnings about workplace dangers in the agricultural sector.

Landholders opposed to VNI West have been given 30 days to allow environmental assessments before authorised officers can enter by force.

Grape growers have endured a tough few years and there are hopes that a national database will help to improve the industry's fortunes.

Farmers and mental health experts say it is time to stop calling farmers "resilient", with concerns it is making it harder for people to ask for, or be offered, help.

After a period of turmoil, the number of dairy farms in Queensland has stabilised, and the industry is starting to rebuild.

About 1,700 poppy plants grown for the pharmaceutical industry have been stolen from a regional property north-west of Melbourne, prompting a warning from the state health department.

Australia is on the cusp of signing a landmark free trade deal with the EU, but will it come at a cost?

The wine grape industry in South Australia's Riverland continues to face unprecedented levels of uncertainty, as growers look to exit the industry and turn their land into residential housing.

As the last man standing, 78-year-old cattleman Mervyn has parted with his collection of tractors and utes, pledging his estate to charity.

The SA government has stepped in with an "unprecedented" offer of direct low-interest loans to farmers hit hard by years of drought.

The fires wiped out swathes of farmland and killed tens of thousands of livestock.

Industry groups that suffered three years of damaging Chinese trade tariffs on products including barley are appealing to the federal government to exercise careful diplomacy to defuse tensions with China over the ownership of Darwin Port.

Volunteer truck drivers and farmers rally to deliver tonnes of hay, providing relief for livestock and pastoralists in a remote part of Western Australia quietly struggling with drought. 

According to court documents, at least 20 workers are owed money for the work they did in late 2023 on Corrigan's Farm in south-east Melbourne, which experts say is part of a bigger problem that sees tens of millions in missing cash disappear into the black economy.

More than 250,000 people do not have ready access to a vet in Australia, and according to the industry, it is not completely down to a shortage. It is also a distribution issue, which is putting biosecurity at risk.

A Scenic Rim farmer says the costs of getting a council permit to host campers are so high he may have to sell his property.

When 22-year-old Tanguy Bodiguel's friends said they were travelling to Australia, he left them in Sydney to work on a farm with sentimental value.