When police canine handlers Dean Poletta and Warren Rogers decided to set up a truffle dog business as a side hustle the industry was little more than a hobby in South Australia. But demand is booming.
Farmers finding dying native vegetation after dry autumn
South Australian mid-north farmer Andrew Smith checks some of the dying native vegetation on his property, which has received very little rainfall in the past 12 months.
Has Video Duration: 16 seconds.Bunnings under fire for selling plants that become 'a ticking time bomb'
Major Australian nurseries, including retail giant Bunnings, are selling plants listed by governments and their own industry body as invasive weeds.
Some people think they're gross, but these little flies could be the key to crop security in Australia
As a parasite threatens Australia's bee population, flower flies could provide the nation with the support it needs.
Photo shows a fly on a flowerWater supply concerns on the rise in key food-growing region north of Perth
Declining rainfall and a 34 per cent drop in water flow results in increased management measures put in place around the major food-producing town Gingin north of Perth.
Australia's fungi fanatics are filling in the gaps left by scientists
Australia has up to 250,000 species of fungus but only a fraction of them have been named and described. A group of citizen scientists is working to change that.
Photo shows Red mushrooms with umbrella-like topsFrom red flesh to star-like spots, apples sold in Australia are about to look different
A rosy-skinned, red-fleshed apple named Kissabel is one of several new styles set to tempt fruit lovers back to eating an apple a day to revive the fruit's market share.
Photo shows A sliced apple showing its orange flesh and a bright red appleMango grower's biggest planting of new varieties Yess! AhHa! and Now! in the NT
One of Australia's biggest mango growers, Manbulloo Limited, has planted its largest ever patch of new varieties in the Northern Territory.
Photo shows Mangoes in traysA fungal spore found 'everywhere in the environment' led to Paul Minuzzo losing his top jaw
A Queensland man was woken one night by a "ten out of ten pain". It was a fungal infection in his bone that led to his top jaw being surgically removed, and now he thinks it's coming back.
Photo shows Paul Minuzzo wears a button-up shirt.Supply down, costs soar for fruit and veggies as growers battle fruit fly measures
Shoppers wondering why capsicums, especially red ones, are so expensive can blame the weather at one end of the country and a single tiny fly at the other.
How to spot a native bee and what to do to help bolster populations. Here's what you need to know
Flowers, honey and plenty of produce: bees play a vital role in nature's ecosystem, and without them, we wouldn't have any of these things.
Photo shows A large bee with black and blue stripes.Lawns, real or fake, need to go. This is why
The typical Australian lawn is under threat but, as Grand Designs Transformations host Anthony Burke argues, that's actually a good thing.
Photo shows A low shot of a front lawn with the grass in focus and the house in the background out of focus'More money in budgie food': Citrus grower says he has no choice but to rip his trees out and he's not alone
A growing number of citrus producers in Australia are being squeezed out of the industry, blaming rising production costs and low prices for their produce from supermarkets.
Photo shows A man sits on a motorbike near citrus treesSpider venom to be tested in the fight against plague locusts
A University of the Sunshine Coast researcher working with the world's "largest arachnid venom collection" is aiming to invent a honey-bee-friendly bio-insecticide for farmers battling swarms of hungry locusts.
Flower farmer's final harvest reveals the challenges of a shrinking industry
Up to 90 per cent of flowers sold this Mother's Day will be imported as domestic production lags far behind demand.
Photo shows A woman holds a bunch of freshly cut flowers while others cut more in the backgroundAfter a slow start, autumn fungi hunters who know where to look are finding weird and wonderful species
Tasmania's colourful fungi are putting on a show only in the state's dampest corners after a dry summer and autumn. A fungi enthusiast shares some species to look for when the conditions are right.
Photo shows little blue fungi growing on a logWhy are there so many caterpillars this year — and can you keep them at bay?
Persistent rain has created some of the most impressive poinciana blooms in recent years, but it's also led to ideal breeding conditions for some caterpillars.
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Photo shows A green caterpillar oustrecthed, upside down, on a poinciana branchTrailblazing 'pick your own' strawberry farmers call time after decades of sweet success
Now a well-worn stop for tourists at the top end of the Sunshine State, Ballantyne's Strawberry Farm is known for its early adoption of agritourism.
Photo shows A punnet of ripe red strawberries, and an older couple bent over plants in a strawberry field, smiling.'Geez, that's a bit heavy!' Jumbo jackfruit stuns farmer in Far North Queensland
Jackfruit usually weigh between 5 and 15 kilograms, but a grower south of Cairns has just harvested this "impressive" 45-kilogram monster fruit.
Photo shows A man is smiling at the camera holding an oversized jackfruit.Winery using more electricity than a small town turns to solar power as industry pushes to decarbonise
One of Australia's largest wineries, Casella Family Brands, has installed almost 9,000 solar panels — enough to power more than 1,900 homes.
Photo shows a sunset over solar panels and vineyardsFruit growers facing difficult future as key WA dam dries up
Water in Glen Mervyn Dam, 200km south of Perth, has dropped by 80 per cent in a year, prompting calls for growers to future-proof their orchards.
Photo shows Glen Mervyn dam low water levels