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3 Australian dividend stocks trading at bargain prices
Image source: Getty Images With the latest inflation data making a RBA cash rate cut more likely next month, I think it's a great time to put money to work into some Australian dividend stocks. The share prices of names like Commonwealth Bank of...

Ag trade supports farms, communities
Faith Parum American Farm Bureau Federation Trade is a hot topic with a lot of uncertainty. Trade-policy decisions being made in Washington, D.C., will impact farmers and ranchers in the countryside. This Market Intel report is a continuation in a...

German backpacker Carolina Wilga’s van retrieved by Western Australian farmers

Re-imagining ESG to unlock opportunity in agriculture
One of Australian agriculture’s leading thinkers has provided the industry with a bold new way to harness ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) – as a practical business tool, rather than a burdensome compliance exercise. In her Nuffield...

Less rain, more wheat: How farmers defied climate doom
Peter Hobson, Reuters In a newly sown wheat field, Curtis Liebeck scoops up a fistful of sandy soil and lets it pour through his fingers. The light-brown dirt bears little resemblance to the dark, clumpy earth of rainier nations. The Liebeck farm,...
Heather Ewart’s final stop on Australia’s Back Roads
She’s been plonked down in an underground cave beneath the Nullabor, hunted buffalo in the Northern Territory, and left viewers’ eyes popping when she jumped off a bridge in Brunswick Heads. Now, the host of ABC’s Back Roads, Heather Ewart, is...

Stop Live Export South Africa and Compassion in World Farming Urges Public Response on Government’s draft Regulations to Continue Exporting Live Animals by Sea
Cape Town, South Africa — Stop Live Export South Africa (SLESA) and Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) are calling on the South African public to urgently respond to the newly proposed live animal export regulations announced by the Department of...
Angry Farmers Vow to Fight If Korea Leader Bows to Trump Demands
(Bloomberg) -- In a sweltering cattle shed south of Seoul, flies dart across hundreds of cows sitting at the heart of a trade talks between the US and South Korea. Most Read from Bloomberg Lee Jongtae, 62, has raised cattle and grown rice with his...

Small businesses remain resilient despite slower growth, Xero says
Xero flagged that Australian small businesses remain resilient despite a slowdown in sales growth and ongoing economic uncertainty in its latest Small Business Insights update. For the June 2025 quarter, small business sales grew by 3.0 per cent...

Mahindra & Mahindra posts 24% rise in net profit as market share expands in auto and farm segments
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) posted a 24% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹4,083 crore for the quarter ended June buoyed by robust operational performance of its farm and automotive verticals. Consolidated revenue expanded 22% to...
GRO showcases forage trials for local farmers
The Gateway Research Organization (GRO) hosted a tour of some of its forage crop trial plots for local cattle producers on July 24. The Gateway Research Organization (GRO) hosted a tour of some of its forage crop trial plots for local cattle...
140-year-old dairy farm near Lake Michigan offers $5 tours
BARODA, MI -- Visitors from around the world have toured a historic, family-owned dairy farm about 3 miles from Lake Michigan. For $5, you can too. The Shuler family has been raising dairy cows at the 160-acre Shuler Dairy Farms, 10823 Date Road,...

How world’s most depraved killers tortured victims & injected bleach in testicles before dumping bodies in acid barrels
PRIZING open the first of six barrels stored at a disused bank vault, in Snowtown, South Australia, detective Gordon Drage expected to find fertiliser used to grow illegal cannabis. But, after releasing a stomach-churning stench he discovered the...

Australian firm on the lookout for partners ahead of oil & gas drilling and development ops
West Perth-headquartered IPB Petroleum is seeking partners to secure funding for future hydrocarbon drilling and oil and gas development activities across its exploration permit in the Browse Basin off the coast of Western Australia. Location map...

Thailand Unveils Four-Point Strategy to Boost Cattle Industry Competitiveness Amid Rising Global Demand
Thailand imported 16,496.6 tonnes of fresh, chilled, and frozen beef valued at 5.2 billion baht, representing a 26.6% increase in import value compared to the same period last year. Primary import sources include Australia, New Zealand, and Japan....

Philippines lifts ban on Australia poultry products
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted a ban on the importation of poultry products from Australia following confirmation that the country is now free from bird flu. In an order issued this week, the DA revoked the ban...

Canadian beef gets access to Australian market once again
Canadian beef and beef products regain access to Australia, a key Indo-Pacific market for the first time since 2003. In 2003, Australia imposed import restrictions on Canadian beef, following the discovery of Canada’s first domestic case of bovine...

Weak sales performance for small businesses except for agricultural sector - Xero
New Zealand’s small businesses had a weak sales performance in the June quarter, according to small business platform Xero. Data from the latest Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) released on Thursday shows "consistent underperformance over the...

Australian farmers clap back at Donald Trump’s claims US beef will flood the Aussie market
Australian cattle farmers have hit back at Donald Trump’s claims American beef will “flood” the market down under, but say they are concerned about biosecurity risks and failure to consult industry before agreeing to take more US imports. The red...

Australia's youngest senator, 21, launches furious attack on Pauline Hanson and suggests she's stupid: 'All I can say is, are you kidding?'
Australia's youngest senator, 21, has blasted Pauline Hanson and suggested the One Nation leader is stupid for trying to scrap the nation's net zero target. Hanson, 71, introduced a motion on Monday to scrap Australia's net zero emissions target,...