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.

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.

Queensland Country Life • 17th June 2026

Tough season throws up a reality check for St George cotton growers

First-generation St George cotton grower Lucas Wuersching has come off his toughest season since going out on his own in 2022.

Groundcover • 17th June 2026

Mallee family lifts yields with flexible rotations and strict weed control

Flexible rotations, on-farm storage and an uncompromising management of weeds have helped the Plant family build a resilient cropping enterprise in the Victorian Mallee.

MOCOSA • 12th June 2026

An eye on the future

As a Warrnambool dairy kid Scott Harlock DipFM’94 just wanted to get off the farm and “do something different”.

Australian Fruit Grower • 10th June 2026

Reading the trees: Alessio Scalisi charts a data-driven course to better fruit

Less than a decade since he first came to Australia, Italian-born researcher Alessio Scalisi has already made his mark on the way apple orchards are managed in the Goulburn Valley and beyond.

Groundcover • 7th June 2026

High yields come at a price – met by diversity and intensity

Flexibility is crucial to the Lyne family’s high-input farming system in Tasmania, where crop profitability is calculated on a rolling 10-year average.

Groundcover • 28th May 2026

Opportunity in diversity for Tasmanian growers

Diversity is essential for growers in north-western Tasmania where wheat, barley and oats are mixed with horticulture crops and livestock.

Queensland Country Life • 12th May 2026

Why this border cotton grower is planting less after three strong years

After three big years in a row, Border rivers cotton grower Mick Freeman is almost looking forward to some breathing room next season. "As an irrigator, one year in five you miss out so it must be getting close," he said.

Groundcover • 27th April 2026

WA growers continue northern lentil push

The northernmost commercial crop of lentils in Western Australia has been deemed a success as growers in the Geraldton zone search for higher-value legume alternatives to lupins.