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Mouse Plague Warning in Full Effect as Numbers Increase

Farmers and rural communities are being encouraged to act now to avert a spring rodent breeding boom, with the memories of last year's mouse...

A Banana a Day Keeps Heart Attacks Away!

According to a study published today in the European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology, women who consume salmon, avocados,...

What are the Opportunities for the Export of Greenhouse Grown Melons?

According to a top Australian horticultural, protected cropping may provide a specific niche supply of high-quality melons from North Queensland for export in the...

More Engagement Needed from the Government to Tackle FMD

Campbell Costello, a country vet, is loading his little plane on the peaceful Alice Springs tarmac with his gear and numerous surgical instruments while...

New Fruit Fly Outbreaks Declared in Riverland

After maggots were discovered in backyard fruit, PIRSA announced two new Queensland fruit fly infestations in Waikerie and Paringa. Properties will be inspected in the...

Mushroom Meatery Showcases Special Combinations

Instead of handing out mushroom cheerios to youngsters, a butcher in New South Wales opened the world's first "mushroom meatery" last month to help...

Valencian Citrus Farmers to Benefit Tremendously

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, a total of 24.18 million euros will be committed to citrus fruit production, benefiting 29,400 citrus producers across...

Millions of Bees Killed in Hopes of Stopping the Varroa Mites

Authorities in NSW are still optimistic they can contain the varroa mite despite the fact that more than 15 million bees have been euthanized...

Australia Spends an Extra $14 Million to Keep Foot and Mouth Disease at Bay

Australia will invest an additional $14 million to strengthen its defence against a disease that may decimate the nation's agriculture and tourism industries. The...

Dutch Dairy Farmer Escapes Ukraine

It was a day that Dutchman Kees Huizinga, a huge dairy farmer in Ukraine, never imagined would come, but when Putin's Russian army launched...