Agriculture Articles
Macfarlane optimistic on sealing climate deal
THE Coalition's lead climate change negotiator is optimistic about reaching an agreement with the Government on the emissions trading scheme - an outcome which would force the issue back to the Coalition party room and prove the stiffest test of Malcolm Turnbull's leadership.
Local food gobbled up by Sydney's urban sprawl
FARMS in the Sydney basin produce less than 5 per cent of the food energy used by the city's residents, a leading agricultural academic has calculated.
Reducing carbon could be a dirty job, but this farmer will do it
SINCE abandoning chemical fertiliser for a natural formula, Darryn Smith has felt his soil soften, seen worms return and watched the veterinary bill for his 180 cattle fall dramatically.
Sowing Seeds Of Change
THEY are self-described "blow-ins" to the area but people like Ken Johnson and other members of the Gloucester Project have ambitious and creative solutions to the apparent conflict between farming and energy production.
Staff Could Be Shown Stable Door Over Outbreak
SEVEN staff members of the federal Agriculture Department are being investigated for possible disciplinary action over their roles in the outbreak of equine influenza that brought the racing industry to a standstill last year.
