Australia reopens market to Canadian beef

Photo credit: Jasmintoffoli/Dreamstime. By Curtis Galbraith Agriculture Jul 31, 2025 | 6:00 AM For the first time since 2003, Australia has opened its market to beef and beef products from Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a news...

Cold front to cross south-east Australia bringing showers to multiple states

A cold front is forecast to sweep across Australia’s south-east on Wednesday, bringing showers and chilly temperatures to multiple states. Sky News Weather Meteorologist Marina Neuman said the cold front would bring persistent rain over the coming...

Residents Group Celebrates ‘Collective Effort’ After Wind Farm Developer Exits Project

Thousands of local residents attend a rally at Flagstaff Point protesting against a proposed offshore wind turbine farm to be located 10km off the Illawarra coast, Wollongong, NSW in Australia on Oct. 29, 2023. AAP Image/Dean Lewins A community...

Cyprus wildfire boss was in Australia during deadly blaze

As raging wildfires swept through Cyprus last month, killing two people and devastating communities, the official tasked with coordinating the state’s wildfire response was more than 13,000 kilometers away in Australia. Andreas Grigoriou, the...

A family farm that grows its own wheat to make sourdough loaves and pastries

Tuerong Farm is one of few bakeries that makes its products using grain that’s grown and milled right there. Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add...

All the chefs and restaurants popping up at the Australian Open 2026

The Australian Open’s premium culinary experiences for 2026 have been revealed, listing a best-in-class line-up of local and international chefs. AO Reserve patrons in 2026 have the opportunity to enjoy Michelin-worthy dining thanks to Simon...

Amazon’s Kuiper Partners with NBN for Satellite Broadband in Remote Australia

A Landmark Deal in Satellite Broadband Amazon.com Inc. has secured a pivotal agreement with Australia’s National Broadband Network Co. (NBN Co.), marking a significant expansion for its Project Kuiper satellite internet service. The deal positions...

CKY Announce Return to Australia

American rock band CKY will head to Australia in January 2025, following the cancellation of their previous tour with Alien Ant Farm. The group will perform three shows in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. The tour kicks off on Friday, January...

Oh, cluck: Cheaper chooks keep pecking away at struggling agribusiness

"This decline reflects the continued oversupply of lower-cost poultry products sourced from mainland Australian states entering the Tasmanian poultry market across all market channels," the Launceston-headquartered company said in its June quarter...

FMD would devastate Australia’s beef industry if it got in. Here’s how the new vaccine might help

Image: Eric Buermeyer/Shutterstock IT sounds innocuous. But foot-and-mouth disease is one of the world’s most economically devastating diseases affecting livestock. When this highly contagious virus infects cattle, many develop painful blisters....

Girl loses both legs in tragic farm accident days before 13th birthday

Mark O'Brien, Joe O'Shea Editor, Cork Beo and Dan Grennan Audience Writer 22:17, 05 Aug 2025 A fundraising campaign has been launched for a young girl who sustained life-changing injuries just before her 13th birthday in a farm accident. Féile...

Australia and Indonesia fostering closer ties on fisheries

The Hon Julie Collins MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry The Albanese Labor Government has today reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining and strengthening Australia’s fisheries trading relationship with Indonesia. Productive...

Kiwi actor Sir Sam Neill mourns ‘beloved’ pet duck Magda, named after Australian TV star

Neill shared a sweet clip of him smiling and chatting as he held Magda in his arms, and described her as a “miracle old duck” who had defied the odds of nature as a mother. “Very late in life, she finally hatched some eggs and raised two...

Volunteers recover German backpacker's abandoned vehicle

Farmers in Western Australia's Wheatbelt have retrieved Carolina Wilga's abandoned van, weeks after the backpacker survived 12 days missing in the outback. Friends and family of the 26-year-old raised the alarm after she had not been heard from...

Australia reopening its market to Canadian Beef sends an important message

Australia has officially opened its market for fresh and frozen beef from Canada for the first time since BSE in 2003. The Canadian Cattle Association is pleased noting its one of the last remaining countries to have maintained bovine spongiform...

Farmers paid to trial sugarcane in peanut territory

Fourth-generation peanut farmer Ben Rackemann was hesitant when his father suggested growing sugarcane at a time when farmers across Queensland were abandoning it. But when the local mill offered to pay him to plant it, he took the chance to trial...

Agribusiness builds 11 acres of greenhouses

VINAKA Farm, one of Fiji’s fastest growing agribusinesses, is transitioning from traditional open field farming to facility agriculture through the development of 11 acres of greenhouses. The Navua-based farm, which initially began operation in...

August 2025 edition – At the end of the war tanks were used to clear farmland

RSL Toodyay Sub Branch Geoff Brown, President ON WEDNESDAY July 9 members and guests of the Toodyay Sub-branch of the RSL travelled to Nungarin to visit the Nungarin Heritage and Army Museum. The museum has a wide range of military memorabilia,...

Gallagher acquires Australian agri specialist broker Mack Insurance

Climate change is battering China’s agriculture sector. Here’s how it is responding.

China is facing pressure on its food supply, even as it seeks to reduce its reliance on agricultural imports. The country feeds nearly 20% of the global population, but must do so with less than 9% of its arable land and only 6% of its water...