When Frank was forced to sell the sheep he'd been farming for more than 20 years, something had to change. His "experiment" is helping expats feel at home.

Australian farmers are finding a new use for surplus sheep's wool. This low-value wool is now being spread on drought-hit fields. It helps soil retain moisture and rebuilds its structure. This ...

Nick Greaves, a shearer from Staffordshire, set a new eight-hour world lamb record in August 2024 by shearing 764 lambs. The fastest time in which a single lamb has ever been sheared is 37.9 seconds, ...

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Established in 2021, Bebiri World – a fully bumiputera-owned company – offers a business model inspired by the traditional Malay pawah system, where livestock owners entrust their animals to a ...

An 800ha grazing farm in Victoria’s Western District is back in Australian hands after selling in an eight-figure deal.

Cropping area in WA has expanded from around 5 million hectares in the late 1980s to more than 9 million hectares today, ...

The farming sector’s elite traded boots for suits on Friday night as media, political and corporate heavyweights gathered at ...

Researchers have successfully shown a technology developed at the University of Queensland can improve the efficacy of a chemical-free flystrike treatment for sheep. The technology, BenPol, addresses ...

How Microsoft met its 2025 goal of matching 100% of its electricity use in datacenters and other operations with renewable energy purchases.

First-of-its-kind project will see bogong moths tagged in the Australian Alps and monitored as they reach breeding grounds ...

INCREASED lamb carcase weights in 2025 despite tough seasonal conditions indicated improved feeding strategies had helped ...