ABC FeedsFamily keeps century-old farming trade alive
By Kath Sullivan
Brothers in northern NSW continue a tool trade that's more than 100 years old. They believe they are some of the last manufacturers of ear-marking pliers in Australia.
Landholders band together against coal seam gas development
By Jasmine Hines and Claudia Sullivan
The Toprain Farming Collective is calling for greater protection of strategic cropping land in central Queensland, as Comet Ridge proposes an expansion and further development of the Mahalo Gas Hub.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/mahalo-gas-project-priority-agriculture-land/106591566
#OilandGas #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #AgriculturalPolicy #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RuralandRemoteCommunities #JasmineHines #ClaudiaSullivan
Farmers fear potential mouse plague as CSIRO warns of high numbers
By Isabella Kelly
As if the cost of diesel and the lack of fertiliser were not enough, South Australia's farmers are also facing the prospect of a mouse plague.
#Pests #AgriculturalPestControl #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #Farmers #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #IsabellaKelly
