: Unlikely friendship sees Paul Schembri Jr help transform accessibility in the cane industry
It started with a frank but friendly conversation between strangers at the local pub. Paul Schembri Jr was asked a question that was to-the-point and, in a way, changed his life.

: Riverland farmer sells pecans for gelato after frost destroys oranges and grapes
Australia's warm inland regions have become powerhouses of almond production, but another nut has shown promise as a lucrative and long-lasting crop — pecans.

: Liverpool Plains farmer Fiona Simson the first Australian appointed vice president of World Farmers' Organisation
Former National Farmers Federation president Fiona Simson has become the first Australian elected as the vice president of the World Farmers' Organisation.

: Wool School to help train the next generation of shearers
Growing jobs in the wool industry will be made easier with the establishment of Tasmania’s first shearing and wool handling innovation centre.

: Farmers defying dryland salinity crisis with salt-tolerant vegetables
In a New York-style deli in Western Australia unique, garlic-infused greens are being tossed in a pan, about to be paired with emu meat.

: Stepping 'into the man's world' no trouble for Royal Agriculture Society young achiever finalist
The sparks are flying as Emma Godsell works to fix a stock crate. It's a job that combines her two trades - metal fabrication and driving a truck for the family business.

: Longreach students given new pathway into agriculture industry amid worker shortages
On a hot and dusty day in outback Queensland, high school student Georgia Ward is swapping the classroom for cattle yards.

: White asparagus added to Carnarvon food bowl.
Despite growing up on a Carnarvon farm where his family grew green asparagus, Markum Boston did not expect to venture into agriculture.

: Blind Tasmanian farm dog from Fingal wins top working dog title
A partially blind Tasmanian farm dog from Fingal has claimed the title of Australasia’s hardest-working dog.

: New technology for farmers that works in the bush helps improve sustainability and credentials
Australia relies on access to overseas markets for agricultural exports, but farmers are being asked to prove they are producing food sustainably to maintain that access.

: Kelpie queen Nancy Withers rounds up 50 years breeding some of the country's best working dogs
Red dust plumes around a rowdy mob of merinos filing through the sheep yards and disappearing into the heaving, buzzing Tupra Station woolshed.

: Tas schoolboy builds successful chicken farm from backyard
When Damien McCulloch agreed to lend his 10-year-old son $1,000 about two years ago, he didn't expect to see the money come back. Little did he realise it was the start of young Fletcher's blossoming chicken business.

: Gladioli gardeners make the most of gardening boom
Nestled between dry paddocks in South Australia's south-east, an oasis of colourful gladioli flowers bloom under the scorching summer sun.

: With no farming experience, this couple bought an apple orchard.
Intensive care nurses, Chris and Emily Shipway's move to a nine-hectare apple orchard in the Adelaide Hills shocked a lot of people.

: Teen gets a buzz out of bucking beekeeping's mature-age trend
The typical Australian beekeeper is well over 50 but one keen apiarist is doing his bit to bring the average age down.

: Persistence and diversity has its own rewards
Northern Tasmanian farmer Andrew Terry has taken home an award at the Australian Farmer of the Year Awards.

: Seasonal workers gather to celebrate culture, identity and sport
For many people, working and living in a different country can be a difficult and isolating experience, especially when your culture thrives off a sense of community.

: Tasmanian winemaking facilities go from bust to boom
The demand for Tasmanian winemaking facilities is rising strongly as new plantings increase and more grapes are grown each year.

: Green waste helps feed Australians
Lawn clippings and old palm fronds are being transformed into compost by one of Australia's largest farming organisations in an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint.

: Huge demand for Tasmanian worm farmers
Worm farmers Martin Bratzel and Bodhi McSweeney of Meander in northern Tasmania now know that a pandemic can significantly boost business.

: Age won't slow 90 year old farmer
With her 90th birthday just weeks away, Maisie Enders will not be walking off her farm anytime soon.

: Bumper harvest after worst drought in 70 years
A year ago farmers in the Millewa district in the remote north-west corner of Victoria battled one of the worst droughts in the region's history, but the district is making a comeback.

: WA growers to reap $6 billion payday
West Australian grain growers are set to reap more than $6 billion from this year's harvest, defying dry conditions and the spectre of a trade war.

: Tasmanian tree change a success
Daniel and Kim Croker never take the sunshine for granted after making a tree change to a pig farm in Tasmania.

: Innovation in rainwater harvesting
When you aren't attached to mains water and the area you farm in isn't known for high rainfall, having to capture your own water is one of the only options.

: ​​​​Learning how to be a farmer with the help of Pinterest and YouTube​
Many people have learnt to bake sourdough or knit a beanie during the pandemic, but one central Queensland man has taken online learning to new heights.

: Volunteers are vital to our climate records
For thousands of volunteer rainfall recorders across the country, it is their job to measure and record the rainfall for their region and report it back to the Bureau of Meteorology.

: Crazy hay sculptures putting smiles back on faces
Despite a difficult year, the town of about 1,000 people, south-west of Brisbane, is helping to spread some positivity with giant hay sculptures.

: Cattle droving in Tasmania's Central highlands is 'spectacular'
The drive starts almost smack-bang in the middle of Tasmania, on the edge of the Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park, following the Mersey River up to Lees Paddocks.

: Gift of goats helps Tasmanian dairy farmer recover mental health
The plan is to establish a "care farm" where people grappling with mental health can find "meaningful purpose" by caring for animals.

: Lisianthus flowers thrive in searing heat
Despite its past reputation as the poor man's rose, interest in the pretty flower has increased.

: Farm workers from Kiribati lift morale by singing in Tasmanian vegie fields
Kiribati farm workers in northern Tasmania have formed an accidental choir after they started singing in the fields to keep their spirits high.

: Tasmanian dairy continues to grow
The dairy industry in Australia has struggled in recent years due to drought but Tasmania has bucked the trend with a record year for milk production.