In New South Wales, a large solar installation is also serving as grazing land, with thousands of sheep moving through the rows of panels as farmers report benefits for both the flock and the farm.

You might think dairy farmers would be enjoying boom times. The dairy industry has been expanding worldwide in response to increasing demand, mainly in the emerging markets of Asia. But across many ...

BROCKLESBY, Australia, May 19 (Reuters) - Justin Everitt is planting 50% less wheat this year than he thought he would. Standing in muddy ⁠brown ⁠boots and jeans by his tractor and 11-metre-wide ...

Curtis Liebeck is part of an agricultural revolution. Despite declining rainfall and poor soil quality, Australia has maintained its spot as a wheat producing powerhouse. Thanks to a set of ...

In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, crops have been killed by drought and frost. Severe frosts have destroyed food crops such as taro, sweet potato, bananas and sugarcane, leaving some local ...

CANBERRA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - The Australian government will provide priority visa processing for some vital temporary migrant farm workers, Grain Producers Australia said on Thursday, easing fears ...

A mouse plague is terrorising farmers across large swathes of Australia, with the rodents running rampant around homes and ravaging fields of grain. It comes as farmers are already under pressure from ...

Low-security inmates at Port Lincoln Prison in South Australia are involved in commercial horticulture through a hydroponic ...