When China lifted tariffs on Australia's bottled wine exports, winemakers, connoisseurs and importers were excited, but now they face new challenges and changing consumer behaviour.
SA dairy Beston Global Food Company goes into voluntary administration
About 22 farmers and 159 workers at the company's Jervois and Murray Bridge sites will be affected by the development.
Photo shows A close up of a black and white dairy cowFarmer walks away from his dream location as major renewables project looms over town
Jock Hansen has dedicated the last decade of his life to growing fruit in north Queensland, but he has sold his land due to fears about the "industrialisation" of the area.
Photo shows A man sits at a table holding a coffee, staring off into the distanceGovernment expecting investment into critical minerals and clean energy after trade pact with UAE
The federal government is predicting a flood of new investment into Australia's critical mineral and clean energy sectors after sealing a free trade pact with the United Arab Emirates.
Photo shows Trade Minister Don Farrell and UAE Trade Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi.These paddocks may look lush, but farmers here are turning to charity to feed their animals
South Australia's South East is known for its reliable rainfall and good farming land, but producers say they are struggling to grow enough feed for their livestock after a dry start to 2024.
Photo shows Paddock of black cattle eating hay.TasFarmers urges corporate responsibility as King Island Dairy faces closure
TasFarmers president Ian Sauer says about 60 jobs will be lost if a buyer cannot be found for King Island diary.
Photo shows Interview. King Island Diary Closure. Image of diary with inset photo of older man wearing suit and tie.Has Video Duration: 3 minutes 37 seconds.Crops flourish in eastern states while South Australia, Victoria face harvest slump
Winter crop production is forecast to rise to near-record levels in parts of the country but farmers in others are hoping just to break even after battling unfavourable weather.
Photo shows A man in agricultural attire leans on the side of a tractor.It's been 100 days since Victoria's bird flu outbreak began. Meet some of the thousands cast to tackle it
Thousands of people have been working behind the scenes screening, researching, and analysing to help keep the Victorian outbreak under control, after years of preparation, and the signs are positive as farms begin to recover.
Photo shows A scientist testing samples in a labWho will be the 2024 AgriFutures Rural Woman of the Year?
Meet the state finalists in the running for the AgriFutures 2024 Rural Woman of the Year.
Photo shows Seven women in seven different photos against a rural background.Almost-retired couple discover love of cheesemaking after buying kit during COVID
Instead of slowing down in retirement, this South West WA couple have started to make and sell their own cheeses from their farm shop.
Photo shows A man and a woman wearing hair nets and white coats holding big wheels of cheese.These beekeepers created a new type of hive that's so popular they're shipping 500 to the US each week
Victor Croker and Dave Leemhuis struggled to keep their bees alive during winter so they developed a new insulated hive. It's proved so popular among beekeepers that 500 are now being shipped to the United States each week.
Photo shows Three men stand with their arms around one another, all smiling.Think housing prices are rising quickly? Not compared to farmland
Agribusiness analysts with decades of experience in the industry say they have never seen farmland price growth like the past five years.
Photo shows Harvester in a wheat cropDrones replace tractors after grain crops cop a year's rainfall in just weeks
Farmers in WA's northern Wheatbelt are applying essential fertilisers to crops from the sky after the region received its average annual rainfall in just eight weeks.
Photo shows Aerial view of a drone over green and brown landscape belowExporting fresh food and importing it back processed — is this the future of Australian food?
You may be eating Australian-grown food that has been processed overseas and then shipped back again. Local food manufacturers worry they will struggle to compete with imports among price-conscious consumers.
Photo shows Colourful tins, jars and boxes on a kitchen pantry shelf.Pumpkins are a winter favourite, but you may pay more this season
Patchy pumpkin supply across Australia leads to higher prices at the check-out, while some growers say returns are poor.
Photo shows A close up of Steve's fair-skinned weathered hand resting on a pile of kent pumpkins in a wooden crate.After 70 years of farming this grower is redirecting his water to the environment, but big irrigators will likely hold out
Bob Vale is one of many small-scale farmers expected to sell up after the federal government opened the biggest water buyback scheme the southern Murray-Darling Basin has seen in years, but big irrigators are unlikely join in.
Photo shows A man with grey hair wearing a baseball cap bends down to turn off an irrigation tap under a row of vines in a vineyard.New group cracks down on rural workplace safety after 32 deaths on Australian farms in a year
Farmsafe Australia wants all agriculture workers to have first aid and trauma response training, saying it can be the difference between life and death in remote areas.
Photo shows a man stands near a ute with the contents of a first aid kit on display'Nothing better in the world': City dwellers ditch the rat race and find fulfilment in the Tasmanian countryside
Ditching corporate lives in busy cities, these tree changers are moving to rural Tasmania in search of a different life.
Photo shows A woman holds a toddler next to a man and a dog in between a row of treesFarmers in Queensland's salad bowl are turning to an unlikely crop after a string of natural disasters
Queensland's Lockyer Valley has suffered multiple natural disasters, which risks the region's reputation as the state's salad bowl as fruit and vegetable crops were ruined by drought, flood and hailstorms. But some young farmers are determined to make their farms viable, turning to cotton instead.
Photo shows A picture of crops on a farm with the words "storm brewing" written over the top.Has Video Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds.Push for more eco-friendly fashion opens up new market opportunities for Aussie farmers
As more eco-conscious fashionistas move away from fast fashion, a new trade deal with India has created more market potential for Australia's sustainable cotton and wool industry.
Photo shows A collage of two models on a catwalkGrain handler CBH to expect more competition as family farm ditches bulk handler to export own wheat
More than 20,000 tonnes of wheat grain from a farming family in Gnowangerup is loaded onto a bulk carrier through the port of Albany, bound for the Indonesian port of Surabaya.
Photo shows A grain ship at dock, with cranes in the background.