Agribusiness

Mick and Ben Hewitt often do business in boardrooms, but it is clear the brothers are truly content in the dust and dirt.

The Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange in Casino is back in business following a lengthy closure sparked by a stand-off between agents and Richmond Valley Council over selling agreements.

Farmer Daniel Perry's rates have gone up 66 per cent in three years and, as the value of his land increases, he expects an even bigger rates bill in 2024.

The agriculture department says the number of deaths is below the reportable mortality rate, as authorities are continue deciding what will happen to the remaining stock.

Beekeepers say cheap foreign honey is pushing prices down to unsustainable levels but importers say they are providing options to value-conscious shoppers.

Charlie Smith spent his school holidays growing sunflowers with his dad on their Manjimup farm in WA's South West and has big aspirations for his little business.

It started as a war-time snack that reduced waste during food scarcity, but now tallow is making Australia one of the most significant players in biofuel exports.

A report has found energy companies prospecting for renewable projects are not doing a good enough job communicating with regional communities.

European farmers are angry about rising costs, environmental policies and cheap food imports — especially from Ukraine. And they're not shy about letting politicians know about it.

The Northern Territory Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge over whether the NT government acted lawfully when it awarded one of the largest groundwater licences in Australia's history.

The animals have been at sea for 25 days on board the MV Bahijah after it was ordered by the federal government to turn back from its voyage to the Middle East due to security concerns in the strife-torn Red Sea.

Farmers say the current food supply chain model is a "broken system" that gives supermarkets too much power and long-term solutions are needed.

Talking about the weather is a farming pastime, and it's dominating conversations after summer storms hit. A new Bureau of Meteorology team dedicated to agricultural decision-making will give farmers even more to talk about.

Farmers say climate policies and food price control is threatening their livelihoods.

Livestock producers say unreliable long-term weather forecasts have played havoc with sheep and cattle prices, after farmers made business decisions based on media reports.

Burdekin mango picker Henry Peterson says he is the last of the backyard mango pickers.

It's a small-scale operation, but it brings a golden bounty. Henry Petersen reckons he's one of the last backyard pickers in north Queensland. 

The collapse of the forestry investment scheme has left landowners owed millions, as an expert questions why Quintis did not pulp its own stock to reduce oversupply.

Weeks of wild weather in Victoria is likely to mean less stone fruit on supermarket shelves, after hail and heavy rain smashed Australia's main production regions, costing growers millions of dollars in losses.

Warburn Estate winery, established in 1968 by a man known as the "don of dons", is sold to a family business best known for processing orange juice.

The federal government says it will use all options available to make sure supermarkets are pricing goods fairly, as it announces a former Labor minister was quietly appointed before Christmas to continue the government's groceries probe.

Farming can be tough and normally the sound of rain is welcome, but for Tasmanian cherry farmers Gene and Laura, recent downpours had them "swearing and cursing", knowing their crop was unlikely to survive.

Sandalwood giant Quintis has taken action on its plantations in the face of millions of dollars in losses.

With short seasons and fragile crops, the cut flower market can be high risk for farmers but new research is hoping to open a new revenue stream for the growers of one popular plant — the peony. 

Australia has committed to net zero emissions by 2050, but frustrated landowners in Western Australia say green land uses are being road-blocked by government red tape.