Ag news

Why the NFF is bringing a Dutch farm activist to Australia

16 September 2023

Mounting pressure on emissions reductions has pushed Dutch farmers to the brink, according to National Farmers' Federation CEO Tony Mahar, who says...

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Sheep & Lamb

LambEx returning with AuctionsPlus as major partner

28 August 2023

Australia’s largest sheep and lamb exhibition, LambEx, is set to return, with AuctionsPlus signing on as premium digital media partner.

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Ag news

Earnings Season: What Coles and Woolies are seeing in food

23 August 2023

Reporting season is in full swing with some of Australia's largest companies delivering their annual results to the market. Here's what Coles and...

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Cattle

EU trade deal stalls over beef, lamb access and naming restrictions

12 July 2023

Pop open a Prosecco and fang on some Feta. The EU trade deal is blocatto.

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Ag news

Attracting and retaining staff, as govt makes a ‘shambles’ of the workforce

11 July 2023

As historically low unemployment rages on, concerns about the labour shortfall in regional Australia and how to attract and retain good staff are...

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Finance

Rates on hold but more pain to come, as experts say cashflow is critical

5 July 2023

The decision by the Reserve Bank to hold interest rates steady this month would have been a relief to many, but producers are under no illusions that...

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Ag news

Telstra inks deal with Starlink to improve rural connectivity

4 July 2023

Telstra has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink in a bid to improve connectivity options for rural and remote customers in Australia.

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Ag news

Rural crime comes under the microscope

28 June 2023

Understanding how rural crime impacts farmers across the nation is the focus of a new study.

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Sheep & Lamb

Sheepmeat producer sentiment nosedives, as community support for live ex lifts

14 June 2023

Producer sentiment in the Western Australian sheepmeat industry has nosedived, as they stare down the federal government’s impending phase out of...

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Ag news

Productivity Commission finds Future Drought Fund too short-term, poorly coordinated

14 June 2023

A Productivity Commission interim review of the $3.9 billion Future Drought Fund has found the program so far has been poorly implemented, lacked a...

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People

Penny Heuston on Balancing Art and Agronomy

21 December 2022

Artist, agronomist and agricultural communicator – Warren’s Penny Heuston is a woman of many talents as the success of her art business, the Heuston...

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People

Out Of The Dust: The Story of Buy From The Bush

7 December 2022

In the midst of the dust storms and drought of 2019, Buy From the Bush founder Grace Brennan had an idea that would bring the creativity and...

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People

Jessica Howard on how she’s found her rural home in the pages of Bush Journal

6 September 2022

When a group of rural photojournalists formed an Instagram account – Beauty in the Bush Collective – to inspire and motivate each other, the cascade...

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People

Dinner with a distance; the meal service spicing up rural kitchens

28 August 2022

Any parcel in a rural mailbox delivers a little slice of joy, something new to discover while the kettle boils. But one arrival is unboxing a table...

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Ag news

In Kimberley Skies

3 August 2022

A young Peter Ritter stood in the back paddock of his family’s Moree farm - neck craned as a gigantic Hercules aircraft blocked the sky above him....

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Ag news

Meet the Chalkers

20 July 2022

Four-year-old Joe Chalker is slumped over an old chair next to a bale of wool. He’s gently sucking his thumb, oblivious to flurry of activity around...

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Ag news

A Bittersweet Goodbye

5 July 2022

Burning cane has a unique smell: sweet, musty and smoky, all at once. When farmers still burned the tall crop before harvest, we danced outside in...

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Ag news

Documenting Dad

21 June 2022

“If you want to come back here, it’ll be yours, but if you don’t, then you’ll have to settle for less,” Dad informed a seven-year-old me at the...

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People

From farmers’ market to feeding the nation and a TV show filmed at a farmhouse

16 November 2021

It all started with a few recycled jars filled with homemade and seasonal food at the local farmers’ market. Give it a few years and a lot of...

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Ag news

‘Buy From The Bush – Big Break’ gives rural businesses the opportunity to kick start their idea

2 October 2021

The team at Buy From the Bush continue to go from strength to strength, giving a hand up to businesses and people right across our rural communities....

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People

Night of local food, wine and good times saves a community in need

20 August 2021

It was late into the night as Andrea Cross’ husband was still cutting out hundreds of personalised timber table decorations that she joked it was a...

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Ag news

MARY & ME

18 May 2021

From the sidelines of the football field to the office and beyond I can only describe Mary & Me as a little bit of MARY & a whole lot of ME! As far...

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Ag news

Bec McKenzie: Never be Left Stranded Again

12 May 2021

Bec McKenzie reckons tight wheel nuts, roadside angst and stubbornly flat tyres are thing of the past with a whiz-bang kit that will have your tyres...

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Ag news

Rhythm First Aid: Providing Safer Futures

12 May 2021

Rhythm First Aid was born from a community need, Director, Nicole Gleeson’s love of education, sharing her knowledge and experience with the...

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Ag news

Meet our Buy from the Bush Suppliers for Beef Australia

3 May 2021

Over the last few weeks, we have been speaking to our suppliers for Beef Week from ‘Buy From the Bush’. Each business will be featured at our stand...

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Ag news

Good Going Out Cutlery: Turning the Humble Spoon into Something Special

28 April 2021

As Dad always says, “to quote Kenny Rogers, there’s someone for everyone”, we take that same approach (whilst listening to basically that exact...

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Ag news

Beautifully Curated Handmade Designs - Miss Mollee Designs

15 April 2021

Jenny Mapstone is a farmer's daughter from Narrabri, NSW. The family property, "Mollee" is the inspiration for her brand. The farm grows cotton,...

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Ag news

Could The Bush Be... (Dare we say it)... Trending?

2 March 2021

Pick up your favourite metro paper or magazine and chances are you’ll find stories highlighting people and businesses in the bush. Profiles on...

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Ag news

The Journey to Liquid Gold

16 February 2021

Alongside her family, Kendra Kerrisk brought Brushwoods olive grove back from the brink. The result? Liquid gold. I’m a mum, a wife, a farmer, a...

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Ag news

A Life of Colour, Creativity and the Family Piggery

9 February 2021

My childhood wasn’t like that of most kids’. Mum was a single parent, she raised my sister and I while working a full-time job in town. So come the...

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Ag news

Get the George & Co Skincare Glow

2 February 2021

Georgina Franklin’s small-batch body scrubs, handmade with love and locally-sourced ingredients in Armidale NSW, are set to grow (and glow!) in 2021.

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Ag news

‘Two Thirds Full’, and love for all things Liberty

25 January 2021

Fliss McLean is a mum of two based in Echuca who handmakes dreamy bespoke Liberty and linen pillowcases the likes Princess Charlotte would be proud...

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Ag news

How a battle with cancer inspired a beautiful South Australian merino fashion label

13 January 2021

I have been surrounded by agriculture my whole life, having grown up in Ardrossan with childhood visits to my grandparents' farm in Langhorne Creek,...

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Ag news

Meet Millwoods Shoes – fashion forward designs and real life comfort rolled into one.

6 January 2021

Born and bred in the bush, road tested on Australia’s rugged soil, Millwoods Shoes are designed for life down under – giving you the support you need...

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Ag news

Alpine Abode Cooma

16 December 2020

I have always been in love with making interiors beautiful. My first mortgage at the age of 20 was a tiny flat in a terrible location but I gave that...

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Ag news

Teacher to business owner in rural NSW

9 December 2020

Emily Burton from Peggy & Twig speaks of moving west and running her pearl jewellery business on a farm in Trangie, NSW.

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Ag news

Kate Greenwood: quitting my day job and building Greenwood designs

2 December 2020

Greenwood Designs (GD) started out as a way for me to pursue a creative outlet outside of my job in finance. I would make and sell jewellery and...

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Ag news

Harry and Kit, the charming homewares store in a tin shed

25 November 2020

Lillie Holcombe talks of her young family and their charming homewares store Harry and Kit, located in a ‘tin shed’ in Queensland’s Goondiwindi. Even...

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People

Cathy Hamilton Artworks

17 November 2020

Located on her working beef property near Cootamundra NSW, the brand "Cathy Hamilton Artworks" has blossomed since its conception. With her art...

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Ag news

A farm, a family and a full time fashion label.

17 November 2020

Annabelle Kennedy from Kennedy The Label speaks of running her fashion label on farm in Nyngan, Outback NSW.

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Ag news

A Modern Voice From The Bush

17 November 2020

From her kitchen table on a pecan farm in northwest New South Wales, author Annabelle Hickson has launched Galah, a new seasonal print publication...

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