In a statement responding to the Herald Sun on the 17 January 2019, Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) Chief Executive Tanya Barden has defended Australian packaged food manufactures, who faced...

THE value of Australia’s farm production is forecast to remain relatively unchanged at $60 billion in 2018–19, well above the 10-year average of $56 billion, despite very dry conditions in some places. ABARES...

AUSTRALIA is the among the world’s largest and most efficient producers of commercial livestock. But with the New South Wales drought rattling the livelihood of farmers, the cost of feeding cattle is...

SHOPPERS are being warned the price of vegetables like lettuce, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower could soar next year if the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, does not get a decent downpour this summer. The...

Separate recent discoveries by scientists have potential to generate or improve fresh water production in different ways. The ramifications could revolutionise capabilities by creating fresh water in drought...

Australian scientists have found a potential solution for maintaining certain globally planted crops during drought.   The finding has come after researchers from the Queensland University of Technology...

Beef might be off the Christmas menu for many Australians this year with prices continuing to rise dramatically.   Over the past year, Australian domestic beef prices have more than doubled with drought...

Australian almond growers may benefit from Californian drought conditions Drought conditions in the US State of California means the quality of the State’s 2014 almond crop remains a “mystery”, according...

The North American drought devastating American corn crops and wheat crops is creating export opportunities for Australian food processors despite the high Australian dollar. Global wheat prices rose...

Honey production in Western Australia is down more than half this year, compared with last year, after honeybees were affected by recent drought conditions. The University of Western Australia’s Professor...