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Wongarbon tree's blue lease on life

Wongarbon tree's blue lease on life

Ian Crafter painted a tree on his property blue, joining in the Blue Tree Project.

Young Aussie ag scientists can tackle world's food challenges

Young Aussie ag scientists can tackle world's food challenges

Australia's next generation of agricultural scientists can build on our proud tradition of global success.

Let's not sleepwalk into regional decay

Let's not sleepwalk into regional decay

Many of our rural and regional areas struggle to sustain the populations they need to maintain businesses and services.

We have called for dams for a long time: Barnaby Joyce

We have called for dams for a long time: Barnaby Joyce

Very well placed sources say that the Prime Minister will announce two dams for the New England on the weekend.

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What might the US-Japan trade deal mean?

What might the US-Japan trade deal mean?

In the short term, reduced US tariffs, our lower supply and our strong domestic prices, will make it hard to maintain market share in Japan.

Can consumers stomach the real trade-offs?

Can consumers stomach the real trade-offs?

Fake meat, are consumers buying it?

Work with farmers, instead of using them

Work with farmers, instead of using them

Locking trees up without the ability to manage them doesn't help the environment, or farmers - and current, ignorant legislation devalues trees in our landscapes.

What is the plan for Basin communities?

What is the plan for Basin communities?

The water situation has once again reached a Mexican stand-off, which could not only lead to buybacks if not handled carefully, but is already clearly hurting the diversity of our production, family farms and the sustainability our rural communities.

More to it than pure economics, efficiencies

More to it than pure economics, efficiencies

"Do you think we are getting the best out of the water market when we are at risk of losing advanced food manufacturing?"

Wool's 'cream' is key for drought-hit flocks

Wool's 'cream' is key for drought-hit flocks

The highs of the wool market have been critical for helping to keep ewe flocks fed, so hopefully this week's market slide easing is the end of the drop.

Cut out the 'bull' from anti red meat agenda

Cut out the 'bull' from anti red meat agenda

Animals are part of a bigger system, and people are ignorant to the fact this is about the overall system emissions rather than the emissions from just one of its operating parts.

This pickle won't wash down the Choke

This pickle won't wash down the Choke

The overall recovery target for the Basin Plan was 3200 gigalitres (which includes the 450GL upwater), yet here's one industry by itself potentially taking as much as 1555GL. What effect might that have on the communities who traditionally took a bigger share?