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A new strain-specific footrot vaccine for sheep, developed by Sydney University, has been approved for use after months of negotiation.

We catch up with our Australian correspondent Stephen Cooke and get a rundown on what is happening in the Aussie farming scene. 

Australian farmers are welcoming a sharper watch on foreign investment in farming. The NFF has long called for more oversight by the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board and a transparent register of foreign ownership of farm land.

An Australian scheme to better look after the welfare of exported livestock is working as intended, a federal Government report says.

European dairy co-op Arla Foods is boosting its dairy presence in Australia in a joint venture with Australia’s largest cheese importer, F. Mayer Imports.

Trials of the grain quinoa (‘keenwa’) are expanding in Australia as imports from South America, and prices, soar.

Australian beef farmers are bracing for a market contraction.

Australian sheep farmers are set to benefit from strong global demand for lamb thanks to tighter supplies from New Zealand.

Australian farmers are worried that a proposed 'backpacker tax' will cause labour shortages on farms.

In 2006, Australian dairy farmer Brett Dixon was faced with reduced irrigation allocations for the permanent water right he owned and high costs for the temporary water he had to buy to irrigate his 650ha farm.