Farmers buy back land earmarked for controversial coal mine in $120 million sale
Rich agricultural land owned by Chinese mining giant Shenhua has been bought back by local farmers in the northern NSW food ...
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‘Dingoes were here first’: the landowners who say letting ‘wild dogs’ live pays dividends
Some farmers see a vicious pest that should be shot on sight, others a native species that plays a vital ...
Growing Peppers on the ISS Is Just the Start of Space Farming
The sensory experience of growing productive crops can also help mitigate the psychological effects of long-term space travel. There’s a ...
Antibiotic Use in US Farm Animals Was Falling. Now It’s Not
That was thought to be the best the US could do, especially with the pro-business Trump administration about to take ...
Tropical forests can regrow within 20 years on some abandoned farmland
In the tropics, trees are cleared to make way for farmland that is abandoned once the soil is no longer ...
WA farmers celebrate ‘once-in-a-generation season’ with good news trifecta
The West Australian grain production industry is experiencing a once-in-a-generation harvest with many growers enjoying the trinity of good yields, ...
Impossible Foods in talks with UK farmers to swap livestock for trees
Exclusive: CEO of plant-based "meat" firm plans to show economic and climate change benefits of planting trees on land used ...
Heirloom tomatoes are less genetically diverse than standard varieties
A study of traditional ‘heirloom’ tomato varieties from Europe has revealed little genetic diversity despite their enormous variety in size, ...
Farmers ‘cautiously joyous’ after Queensland food bowl is deemed no place for ‘big, dirty coal mine’
It is a region famous for feeding the nation, and the Queensland government is deeming the food bowl too valuable ...
River’s End review: Inside the battle for California’s water
By Katie Smith-Wong HOME to more than 39 million people, California is the most populous US state. It is also ...
