Livestock Farming

Australia's biggest pork producer has introduced a "maternity ring" for pigs giving birth, which the RSPCA hopes will allow the industry to phase out more restrictive confinement.

With a front-row seat to the Australian cattle market for more than 30 years, Trevor Hess loves reporting on its highs and lows.

Leaky weirs look similar to weirs, except they are made up of odd, shaped stones and debris found in the waterways that allow the water to leak out slowly.

Women are making strides towards equality in agriculture, but when a supervisor is needed for a child's education, mothers on farms can find their careers take a back seat.

Saleyards aren't just about cattle and sheep, they offer vital social connection to farmers. But as more complexes close, rural communities worry about the mental health impacts of losing them.

Residents in WA's southern Wheatbelt have been left dismayed after Telstra told them to buy more communications services to avoid future blackouts.

Farmers welcome a state government decision to extend an "unprotection order" on dingoes and wild dogs, but environmental advocates say the native predators are a vital part of the ecosystem.

Allegations of animal welfare issues and financial mismanagement have plagued the Kimberley Meat Company for nearly a decade. Now it has shut down owing $103 million.

The major deal will boost profits in our largest vegetable export market and with one of our rapidly growing red meat trade partners.

One of Western Australia's largest butchers tells farmers it will no longer process their meat, effectively freezing some out of the state's farm-to-plate market. 

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.

Rural debt in Queensland has increased by more than 8 per cent in three years, with the beef industry seeing the biggest increase.

The secrets of giant earthworms that live beneath the rolling hills of eastern Victoria — where they can be heard but are rarely seen — are set to be revealed in new research.

Millions of sterile male blowflies will be bred at a world-first facility and released to mate with females in a trial aiming to end flystrike on the island.

The dirty conditions are to be expected, but it's the noise of the muster that comes as a shock as the ringers at a remote station round up cattle over vast distances. 

Thor's hammer, the tomahawk, picanha and flat iron are some of the trending meat cuts fuelling the evolution of butchery.

With feed running out and prices sky rocketing, Tasmanian farmers are struggling with the impact of dry conditions. Some say they have no choice but to shoot their animals.

In a complete reversal of fortune, cattle farmers from the normally lush south-east of SA are turning to graziers in the normally arid centre of Far West NSW. 

A herd of feral cows is tearing down fences and causing crashes on the roads, leaving locals from a town in Tasmania's north concerned someone could be seriously hurt if nothing is done.

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.