Statistics released by the Almond Board of Australia show that the total area planted to almond orchards has increased more than five-fold over the past ten years.
The Loro Piana Challenge Cup has again been awarded to an Australian woolgrower, having produced the finest wool bale in 2011.
Efforts to reduce livestock methane emissions in Australia received a major boost with the launch of a new research cluster led by the University of Melbourne.
Researchers are questioning the merits of early sowing of chickpeas in Central West NSW after trial results show the practice may not result in higher yields despite earlier flowering.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation has again been recognised for its exceptional work in the area of genetic improvement for the sheep industry for its Information Nucleus P
The VIC Department of Primary Industries is hosting a free farm forestry seminar at Stargrow, a wholesale firewood facility on the outskirts of Melbourne, at 450 Mickelham Rd, Attwood, on Friday, May
The 2012 Ballance Farm Environment Awards have produced another outstanding line-up of supreme winners.
Wild radish has recently overtaken annual ryegrass as the most problematic weed in Western Australia's cropping systems, especially across the northern agricultural region.
The revolutionary robotic rotary dairy is now a reality with the world's first commercial installation in operation at Gala, the dairy farm operated by the Dornauf family in northern Tasmania.
What are the most effective sequences of in-crop herbicides that growers can use to control wild radish, while helping to delay the onset of herbicide resistance?
One of Australia's largest hay exporters will double the capacity of its processing plant to keep up with demand from Japan.
After starting on Tuesday with more than 2000 stud cattle from 31 breeds, two elite animals have been separated from the pack as the Beef Australia 2012 interbreed stud cattle champions.
Evidence is mounting that selective treatment of adult sheep to control worms can work under south east Australian conditions.
The Cooperative Research Centre for Sheep Industry Innovation is calling for proposals to develop and commercialise an integrated walk over weighing system for sheep.
The University of Queensland's Gatton Centre for Advanced Animal Science is attending Beef Australia 2012, Australia's national beef exposition, in Rockhampton this week until May 12.
Senior Honorary Animal Biology Research Fellow Emeritus Professor David Lindsay has been honoured for his inspiring influence.
At the International Wool Textile Organization Congress in New York City, Woolmark International & Women's Wear Daily (WWD) have connected retailers and designers with wool as part of the 2012 Fashion
Producers from Tasmania and Western Australia have staked a claim as home to the best meat in the land after dominating the ANZ National Beef Carcase Competition at the industry's national expositio.
Evidence is mounting that selective treatment of adult sheep to control worms can work under south east Australian conditions.
Research into Australia's first horse flu (equine influenza) epidemic in 2007 has shown that on-farm biosecurity measures are effective.
A Gooram property owner has been found guilty in the Seymour Magistrates' Court for failing to comply with the requirements of a Land Management Notice to control rabbits.
More than 18,000 people have turned out for the Commonwealth Bank Big Beef Barbecue.
The Southern Gold Coast is proud to hold the Currumbin Farmers Market which operates EVERY SATURDAY between the hours of 6:00am and 11:00am.
The Kubeils purchase their rams with the help of Australian Sheep Breeding Values (ASBVs).
Not happy with the public perception of agriculture in recent times Western Australia's RIRDC Rural Women's Award Winner, Catherine Marriott decided to do something about it.
New guidelines for managing stock grazing on cultivations show as long as at least two wetting/drying cycles are completed prior to sowing.
Beef producers have a chance to examine beef business profit drivers for today and the future during a phone seminar on Wednesday, May 9.
Western Australian research investigating the ecology of major pests of stored grain is expected to result in improved management practices and minimise the development of resistance to fumigants.
The University of Queensland Gatton Central Walkway transformed into a stage as staff and students performed in UQ Gatton's Got Talent.
The Australian version of the global Campaign for Wool is under way for 2012 with hundreds of retailers and designers all showing the versatility of our natural fibre.