Local Food Systems

Indonesia is one of Australia's biggest customers for wheat, red meat and live cattle but new president Prabowo Subianto wants the nation to be food self-sufficient within five years.

One of the key themes for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting this week is "a resilient environment" — and King Charles has long promoted climate change mitigation.

Despite a high price tag, the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme is just not working the way it should.

Instead of relying on machines, a garlic farm in the tiny Northern Territory community of Ali Curung has invested in more people power to finish this year's big harvest job.

Across the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.

Growing cherries is "high risk, high reward" but farmers now have access to new varieties better suited to difficult climate conditions.

Mountains of food is wasted every year in Australia, while at the same time there's been a doubling in the need for food relief. Now, there is a push on to incentivise companies to donate more. 

It has been months since a deadly bird flu outbreak devastated farms, but eggs remain in short supply across the country.

Japanese supermarkets across the country have run out of rice stocks, with consumer stockpiling at least partly to blame. So what can be done about it?

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

Limits on egg purchases should ease by spring, as warmer weather and increasing commercial flock sizes sees a boost to egg production.

A group of farmers living along the Belubula River in Central West NSW is concerned the "forever chemical" contamination will compromise their livestock.

Vegetable grower Carl Walker says farmers are worried the new commissioner's powers won't go far enough. He says farmers just want a "fair price for a fair day's work".

There are recovery signs for NSW farmers devastated by QX disease two years ago, but questions remain over the industry's ability to withstand the threat.

A consignment of 4,000 cattle expected to undertake a 33-day journey to markets in Israel has been waiting four weeks for permission to leave Australia. 

A group of young Indigenous people living in the remote Northern Territory community of Wadeye has travelled to Beechworth in Victoria to learn important knife and life skills.

A group of First Nations Australians is leading the push to put native grains on the menu, foster an industry that stays in Indigenous hands, create employment, and improve health.

Gamilaraay man Jacob Birch is working to create a native grains industry for First Nations people.

Truffle producer Tanya Moroney says the scent of the fungus infuses her home and clothes, but she's grateful for their aroma after losing her sense of smell during treatment for cancer.

Red-worm-of-trout can infect humans and other mammals when they eat uncooked or undercooked fish caught in fresh water and can be lethal to some animals.