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Australian farmers are throwing their support behind TPP despite last month’s failure by trade ministers to seal a deal.

Australian farmer Travis Thompson has a clear vision for the sheep and cropping country surrounding the dairy farm he manages in the New South Wales Riverina.

A Chinese e-commerce giant has bought a A$20 million stake in a new unit trust launched by Australia’s largest dairy company.

There is just four weeks to go before the Global Youth Ag-Summit takes place in Canberra, Australia.

Australian supermarkets have been in the gun for years for the way they treat suppliers and farmers. 

Building an Australian dairy industry that is sustainable and profitable should assure long-term success, says Dairy Australia chair Geoff Akers.

Australian farm leaders have again called for earlier forecasts of seasonal prices, eyeing companies that announced this season’s prices only one week out from the financial year. 

The latest Dairy Australia National Dairy Farmer Survey (NDFS) shows farmers in many regions investing, or planning to invest, in their businesses, because of robust business confidence. 

Scientists waging war on Australia’s nastiest agricultural parasite have mapped the blowfly genome in a development that offers the potential for new drugs and vaccine.

Australian farmers can look forward to a A$1.2 billion boost to farm incomes and more drought assistance as part of the recently released Federal Government’s long awaited agricultural competitiveness white paper.