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New resource for wild pig management in Canada

A new website is available to educate Canadians about wild pigs. Wild Pigs Canada, a joint effort between Invasives Canada, Animal Health Canada and the Invasive Pig Leadership Group, launched on Aug. 20. “They threaten agriculture, ecosystems,...

$20 million research partnerships see Australia pioneer world-first FMD vaccine

$20 million research partnerships see Australia pioneer world-first FMD vaccine

A world-first biodegradable vaccine to protect livestock from foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been developed through a $20 million, five-year research partnership between Meat & Livestock Australia, Tiba Biotech, and the NSW Government. Cattle...

Australian Dollar to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- July 26, 2025

Australian Dollar to Pakistani Rupee Rate Today- July 26, 2025

Karachi/Sydney, July 26, 2025 – The Australian Dollar (AUD) has reached a new peak against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR), climbing to 188.25 PKR as of 6:34 PM PKT on July 26, 2025, according to the latest forex market updates. 1 AUD= 188.25 PKR This...

Dhruva Space to Launch LEAP-1: Pioneering Indo-Australian Commercial Satellite Mission with SpaceX Falcon 9

Dhruva Space to Launch LEAP-1: Pioneering Indo-Australian Commercial Satellite Mission with SpaceX Falcon 9

Hyderabad: India’s space industry is on the brink of a major leap as Hyderabad-based Dhruva Space prepares for the launch of LEAP-1—its inaugural commercial satellite mission—scheduled aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 in the third quarter of 2025. The...

Australia’s Immigration Crisis

Australia’s Immigration Crisis

Australia is a big country. Big and open. Flying from Brisbane to Perth, you can stare out the window for hours at a barren landscape of patchwork orange and brown. But living space is becoming tight in the “lucky country.” About 87 percent of...

President Trump is securing strong trade deals for American farmers, workers, and businesses

President Trump is securing strong trade deals for American farmers, workers, and businesses

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Global trade is a...

Australia lifts ban on US beef imports after biosecurity review

Australia lifts ban on US beef imports after biosecurity review

USA – Australia is now allowing the import of fresh and frozen beef from the United States following a comprehensive risk evaluation by its agriculture authorities. The announcement was made on July 24 after the country’s Department of...

New state-of-the-art lab facilities accelerate environmental protection and groundwater management

New state-of-the-art lab facilities accelerate environmental protection and groundwater management

CSIRO CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has unveiled a $6.5 million investment in new research infrastructure that will deliver unprecedented analytical capability used in environmental and groundwater assessment and management. The new...

Partner Insight: Dorset farmer to sell Europe's largest herd of Lowlines

Partner Insight: Dorset farmer to sell Europe's largest herd of Lowlines

The Dorset farm which pioneered the establishment of Lowline cattle herds across Europe is to sell all its animals and genetics this autumn. Wessex Lowlines has been built on a meticulous breeding programme spanning 15 years. Founded in 2010 by...

Foot-and-mouth disease would devastate Australia’s graziers if it got in. Here’s how a new vaccine might help

Foot-and-mouth disease would devastate Australia’s graziers if it got in. Here’s how a new vaccine might help

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. Some die, but the real damage is...

Farm diversification tips from those with experience

Farm diversification tips from those with experience

Setting up and running a new venture can present a raft of challenges. We get tips from three farm businesses with very different diversifications. See also: What’s hot and what’s not in the farm diversification market Wedding barn The Granary...

Australian farmers desperate for answers over unrealised capital gains tax as Jim Chalmers works to overhaul super

Australian farmers desperate for answers over unrealised capital gains tax as Jim Chalmers works to overhaul super

Should you be required to pay tax on money that you haven’t earned yet? That’s the question being asked around a new tax brought in as part of the federal government’s changes to superannuation. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is looking to overhaul the...

Australia relaxes restrictions on beef processed in U.S.

Australia relaxes restrictions on beef processed in U.S.

Published 3:41 pm Friday, July 25, 2025 The Australian government loosened import restrictions on beef processed in the U.S. after a five-year study on how the USDA inspects the health of cattle raised in Mexico and Canada and slaughtered in the...

Event is cream of the crop

Event is cream of the crop

Held on July 29 and 30, this year’s conference was sold out. The format has enabled women to build their networks within the dairy industry and feel more confident about initiating business development ideas and attend training in their regions,...

Australia charts a middle path in the Indo-Pacific

Australia charts a middle path in the Indo-Pacific

When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Beijing for his six-day official visit - his second since taking office - he wasn’t seeking a breakthrough. He was offering predictability. After years of diplomatic friction, punitive...

Farmers Say Super Tax Threatens Thousands of Family Farms

Farmers Say Super Tax Threatens Thousands of Family Farms

Farmer inspects a dead Barley crop on his farm in Parkes, Australia, on Oct. 25, 2006. Ian Waldie/Getty Images Thousands of families could be hit hard by Labor’s proposed superannuation tax, with industry leaders warning it risks pushing producers...

Australia lifts import restrictions on US beef

Australia lifts import restrictions on US beef

Australia has agreed to lift import restrictions on beef from the U.S. that have been in effect since a 2003 outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Australia Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said in a statement a “rigorous science...

Australia to reduce US beef import restrictions denounced by Trump as ban

Australia to reduce US beef import restrictions denounced by Trump as ban

Agriculture Minister Julie Collins said Thursday that relaxing the restrictions designed to keep Australia free of mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy or BSE, would not compromise biosecurity Australia announced it will...

Australia to ease restrictions on US beef imports, hailed by Trump as major trade win

Australia is set to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports in a move welcomed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration as a significant trade breakthrough, despite concerns from critics over biosecurity risks. Agriculture Minister Julie...

Agricultural research and innovation leading global response to climate change

Agricultural research and innovation leading global response to climate change

By Thomas Smith Innovative research from The University of Western Australia is leading a global response to some of the most complex challenges of climate change. Floods, drought and rising temperatures are impacting the lives of people in almost...

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