Farming
WA’s regions have been hit by thousands of mice. Will stronger baits help turn the tide?
Thousands of mice have been running rampant in towns including Northampton, Mullewa and Ravensthorpe. Now, farmers have a new tool in their fight against the rodents.
- Holly Thompson
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The friendly fox-fighters changing the face of sheep farming
In recent decades, these furry creatures with padded feet have become increasingly common on Victorian farms.
- Benjamin Preiss
Some people think oysters are just for eating. Those people never met Jill, the family ‘pet’
Oyster farmer Bernie Connell breeds them big. But Jill was special, and a disrupter in her small town.
- Bronte Gossling
All's fair in love and giant oysters
Batemans Bay oyster farmer Bernie Connell is the undisputed champion of Narooma Oyster Festival's "Australia's biggest oyster" competition. Undisputed, except for one year, when rival Kirk Hargreaves stole the crown.
‘Boots filled with blood’: How elderly farmer’s life changed in a second
Clive Weier’s neighbour and son stepped up to save his life following a freak accident.
- Laine Clark
Bread, milk and fresh veggies: Grocery inflation is creeping back
Australians have been warned there will be less fresh produce and higher prices as farmers slash their winter season planting.
- Jessica Yun
Albanese offers Brunei food for fertiliser, fuel as farmers stop planting
The prime minister has used Australia’s food exports in a bid to boost fuel and fertiliser imports, as up to half of the nation’s grain growers may not plant a crop this season due to unprecedented price rises.
- Mike Foley
Fishers and farmers already rationing fuel as diesel prices cripple producers
Fishers are being forced to ration fuel and scale back fishing trips, while farmers are facing tough decisions to reduce livestock, as fuel and fertiliser prices skyrocket.
- Jessica McSweeney
Prosecco, feta, luxury cars: Long-delayed Europe trade deal finally a reality
The historic free trade pact, which has been eight years in the making, will increase Australian red meat exports and allow producers to use names formerly considered “geographic indicators”.
- Matthew Knott
‘Offensive’: Farmers and green groups lash Allan government over deer
With an estimated 1 million feral deer in Victoria causing untold damage to farms and the environment, farming and green groups have thrown down the gauntlet.
- Bianca Hall