Agriculture
Pesticides worsen climate change, causing a need for more pesticides

New assessment by Pesticides Action Network North America examines the ‘vicious cycle’ linking ...  
Cities come to the table to fix broken food system

Nearly 100 world-leading cities met last month at a climate summit to further solutions that make ...  
Lobby groups' scare campaign an insult to flooded communities

A scare campaign by irrigation lobby groups suggesting the Federal Government wants to create ...  
Federal Budget backs technology and I.T. investments

Despite a few disappointments, the 2022 Budget didn't forsake progressive technological develop ...  
Plibersek has a golden opportunity to lead on Murray-Darling Basin Plan

After the Coalition sabotaged the Murray-Darling Basin, the Labor Government has a chance to ...  
Damning environment report reveals Australia's countdown to extinction

An official report has revealed the devastation exacted on Australia and how critical it is that ...  
'Progress' is killing Australia's east coast

Deforestation and urbanisation have interrupted the natural rainfall cycle that gives Australia ...  
Live export is an industry with no benefits

Live export is in the spotlight again as animal welfare and public sentiment take second place to ...  
Regenerative agriculture can save the planet and humankind

Regenerative agricultural practices can reverse the devastating effects of climate change, thus ...  
Starlink takes on NBN to improve Australian farming

With the NBN rollout failing to provide adequate connectivity to rural Australia, satellite ...  
Farmers claim win over fossil fuel industry

Legislation in favour of farmers' water bore rights has given them the upper hand over coal seam ...  
IA Book Club: 'Why You Should Give A F*ck About Farming'

Revelly Robinson explores a book that looks at how we take food security for granted and why we ...  
National Farmers Federation needs to embrace climate adaption

Australia's farming sector lobby group is siding with the National Party and its reluctance to ...  
Agriculture Visas: Modern slavery continues

The Morrison Government is now committed to introducing a dedicated Agriculture Visa from the end ...  
A subsidy a day keeps the farmer in play

If Australia has an over-subsidised industry sector, it sure isn't the renewable energy that the ...  
How technology can help Australia's agricultural sector thrive

The rise of "smart farming" is heavily dependent on the accessibility of technology and the inter ...  
COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security and sustainability

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation says that COVID-19 could seriously impact ...  
Access to water becomes difficult as a vineyard succumbs to drought

As a vineyard slowly dies from drought, the owner provides access to water for the rural commun ...  
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