Groundcover • 5th October 2026

Rapid backcrossing delivers longer-season lupins

A new mid-season lupin flowering gene is set to tackle some longstanding headaches for growers, offering more choice, more flexibility and new opportunities to improve the performance of lupins in farming systems, especially in Western Australia.

Good Fruit & Vegetables • 30th September 2026

Prevention, not paperwork, the driver of fresh food safety culture: grower

Former rose and berry grower turned cucumber producer Wade Mann has built a food safety culture at Family Fresh Farms that starts with the basics.

Good Fruit & Vegetables • 30th September 2026

What global food contamination outbreaks can teach fresh produce growers

The day-to-day actions of people determine whether food safety systems, specifications and testing controls work.

Groundcover • 14th September 2026

Barley scald back as disease resistance runs down

Barley scald has moved from a background disease to a frontline management issue in Western Australia, with outbreaks being reported in varieties that had been considered reasonably safe.

Queensland Country Life • 7th September 2026

Data exposes cotton margin squeeze

Australian cotton growers have lifted yield and maintained strong profits, but a new report confirms what they already know - margins are becoming tighter as production costs continue to rise.

Queensland Country Life • 27th August 2026

More than 'just a shed'

A farm building can be a place to park machinery, store hay or carry out repairs. But the decisions made before a slab is poured affect daily efficiency, safety and the useful life of the investment.

Good Fruit & Vegetables • 19th August 2026

WA bees boost ranks for SA almond pollination

Hundreds of thousands of bee hives have been trucked to almond growing regions of NSW, South Australia and Victoria for the annual pollination season.

The Border Mail • 15th August 2026

Le Martres Limousin Stud celebrates dual state championship wins for genetics

Led steers carrying Le Martres Limousin genetics have taken out the export category in on-the-hoof judging at two major steer carcase competitions in the past year.

Tasmanian Farmer • 3rd August 2026

Agritourism's new voice

Farmers running tourism businesses on working properties have a new national voice, with the launch of the Australian Agritourism Network (AAN).

The Land • 30th July 2026

780km on a barge: a tiny herd of Angus restores family legacy on Lord Howe Island

Angus cows peacefully grazing under towering basalt cliffs are again part of daily life on Lord Howe Island, thanks to a small, carefully managed herd that owes its existence to one man's determination and a barge-load of Macka's genetics.

Stock Journal • 23rd July 2026

Tight margins continue

South Australian grain growers are looking at one of their best starts in years, but their optimism has been tempered by some of the tightest margins ever thanks to stubbornly high input costs.

Stock Journal • 23rd July 2026

Season shows promise

South Australian hay growers are heading into this season with paddocks a month ahead and solid pasture cover across much of the state.

Good Fruit & Vegetables • 20th July 2026

Orchards of the future: How 'fruiting walls' can boost efficiencies

The days of stonefruit trees pruned in the traditional vase shape are numbered as Australian and New Zealand growers transform their orchards into narrower, intensive "fruiting walls" to boost light use, lift yields and prepare for robotics.

Good Fruit & Vegetables • 17th July 2026

Don't get stung: How growers can protect crops against pollination failure

Growers are being warned to be more proactive when sourcing and using pollination services to ensure their crops are properly pollinated or risk drastic yield losses.

Queensland Country Life • 16th July 2026

Chicken manure and centre pivots: yields lift even after tap 'switches off'

When the rain tap switched off in January, third-generation Namoi Valley cotton grower James Barlow was grateful to have access to enough irrigation water to finish the crop.

Australian Fruit Grower • 15th July 2026

Award honours a lifetime of service by Rosie Savio

The daughter of orchardists at Stanthorpe on Queensland’s Granite Belt, you could say Rosie Savio grew up with apples in her blood.

Australian Fruit Grower • 15th July 2026

From codling moth to fire blight and new varieties: how Stephen Tancred helped modernise apple growing

If there’s a big issue on the horizon for the apple industry, chances are Stephen Tancred has been somewhere near the front of the room explaining it, running the numbers behind it or quietly influencing the response.

Australian Fruit Grower • 8th July 2026

Quality over quantity: why Grower of the Year Paul Priest backs fewer, better apples

Paul Priest is known for straight talk and an unwavering focus on quality – but it’s a passion for doing things properly that really drives him.

Tasmanian Farmer • 6th July 2026

Showcasing beauty of wool

Tasmanian fine wool is now firmly on the radar of one of the world's best-known outdoor clothing brands, thanks to a recent visit by senior employees of Patagonia.

Groundcover • 26th June 2026

Rethinking nitrogen in the high-rainfall zone

New data is backing up research that starting soil nitrogen, total applied nitrogen and seasonal conditions often matter more for profitability than fertiliser product choice or the number of split applications.