Australia is importing record amounts of butter at 'eye-watering' prices
With global butter prices at record highs, shoppers are hurting and Aussie dairy farmers look unlikely to cash in.
A different kind of Euro summer: The Aussie pilots swapping crop spraying for international firefighting
From a country boy to a firefighting pilot facing unfamiliar mountain saddles rippled with turbulence and a scrambled GPS — it's an aviation career not for the faint-hearted, but Tony Warren was born for it.
Outback graziers relieved after rain event fills dams and revives stock feed
Far west NSW graziers have renewed confidence in the condition of their livestock and country after a single rain event brought falls of up to 70 millimetres.
Steelmaking resumes after months of uncertainty for Whyalla workers and community
GFG Alliance has finally been able to restart the blast furnace at the Whyalla Steelworks, with employees returning to their full shifts after taking heavy pay cuts.
When life gave this farmer frosty oranges and grapes, he planted pecans to make gelato instead
Riverland farmer Dave Otto de Grancy wanted "something that would stand the test of the weather", so he turned to pecan trees 16 years ago. Now, the nuts yield $80 a kilogram.
Varroa destructor mites have infested honey bee hives across NSW. No state wants to be next
The honey bee-killing parasite has spread across New South Wales. Now, other states and territories are potentially in the firing line.
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Outback town brings in chickens as egg shortage hits NT
The impacts of a widespread egg shortage are being felt in the most remote parts of Australia where residents are improving their food security.
Wanted: 10,000 feral pig ears to help control 'one of Australia's worst pest animals'
From national parks to farmland, feral pig numbers continue to explode despite control efforts. But the pig hunting industry hopes a collection of 10,000 pig ears will provide the answers they have been searching for.
Tonnes of tobacco, cash and illegal guns seized by police in raids across Melbourne and regional Victoria
Police say more than three tonnes of illegal tobacco have been seized in raids on properties in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Police allege the properties are linked to the leader of an organised crime syndicate.
Wild dog or dingo? Ancient DNA study suggests there's not much dog at all
DNA analysis suggests dingoes breed with other dogs less than previously thought and reveals key populations predate European colonisation.
Abattoir receives 'slap on the wrist' after government investigation into 1,400-tonne carcass dump
Piles of slaughtered animal waste were exposed on Yeeda Station, near the Great Northern Highway in Western Australia's Kimberley region. The culprits are to receive a letter of warning.
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feel good:Search for Queensland's best rooster crow leaves entrants 'empowered, exhilarated'
Poultry fanciers have channelled their prized animals by giving their best cock-a-doodle-dos to be crowned crowing champions.
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Tonnes of tobacco, cash and illegal guns seized by police in raids across Melbourne and regional Victoria
Police say more than three tonnes of illegal tobacco have been seized in raids on properties in Melbourne and regional Victoria. Police allege the properties are linked to the leader of an organised crime syndicate.
Instant coffee prices set to increase as crops in Vietnam suffer yield loss
Instant coffee could become even more expensive as Vietnamese producers fear farming land in the country could be halved by 2050 due to climate change.
'Up-and-coming Barossa Valley' pushes back against large solar farm
Residents in the regional Victorian community are concerned a proposed 665-hectare solar farm would change the microclimate of the renowned grape-growing region and drive away tourism.
Six months into the WA government's timber industry shutdown, locals in this country town wonder what's next
From tobacco to cauliflowers to timber, Manjimup has long struggled to find an identity that sticks. Where the small WA town heads next is the million-dollar question.
Wasps cause damage to grapes
Grape crop destroyed by hungry wasps