Agriculture news headlines

Emerrgency crews remain at the scene of a major wheat silo collapse in New South Wales today as clean-up efforts continue.

The federal government is warning the arrival of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza was unavoidable.

The strain, which is yet to hit Australia, could devastate both the poultry industry and native wildlife.

Your favourite sweet treats could get even pricier in the coming months, after a dismal harvest.

There's going to be a lot of heavy machinery on the roads in the coming months.

Shoppers can "make hay" on the cheaper produce - but it won't last forever.

Investigators found the animals would have endured 'slow and lingering deaths', including two joeys left to starve.

It's good news for consumers but a big headache for farmers facing a glut of the nutrient-rich fruit.

The Victorian government's dingo cull ban has livestock producers looking uneasily over their shoulders.

Colin Bettles, the chief executive of Grain Producers Australia, was placed in an induced coma for four days.

Western Australian farmers are promising the fight is not over after the Albanese government's live sheep export ban passed the Senate.

The Danish dairy industry broadly welcomed the agreement and its goals, but it has angered some farmers.

The property has been put into an immediate biosecurity lockdown after the disease was confirmed today.

Australian exporters were rocked by a campaign of economic bullying from China four years ago. Now relations with Beijing are improved, but how have those industries that were singled out fared?

Egg farmers are calling on Agriculture Victoria to take further action to halt the spread of bird flu across the state's poultry industry, as fears of an nationwide egg shortage mount.

A horse owner says there's been hay rationing due to shortages after an extended hot and dry summer in Perth.

More than 3000 farmers, truck drivers, shearers and their families have converged on Perth to protest an impending ban on live sheep exports.

"These pests are bigger than the people trying to control them," NSW Farmers' president Xavier Martin said.

The flu has already caused numerous poultry deaths. 

A less dangerous strain of the disease was detected in Western Australia today.

A child in Victoria has been confirmed as the first case of avian influenza in Australia.

The federal government will phase out exporting live sheep via ship by 2028, under a $107 million plan.

A 25-year-old man is facing dozens of charges after a raid on a rural property in southern NSW uncovered a raft of allegedly stolen goods including guns, power tools and lizards.

Researchers say spending as much as $300 million a year to eradicate the pest would be worth it.

Decades-long "megadroughts" could hit Australia, including our biggest agricultural region, in the near future as climate change continues to worsen severe weather conditions.

A 12-metre-high, 83,612-square-metre "GigaFarm" is being built in the aptly named Food Tech Valley, which could be capable of producing tonnes of food.

An unexpectedly rainy summer across much of Australia's east coast has proved a windfall for dairy farmers, yet this hasn't translated into significantly cheaper prices for consumers.

The farmers are angry at red tape and competition from cheap imports from countries where the EU's relatively high standards do not have to be met.

The state government's warning comes after a brown marmorated stink bug was found in a NSW home.

Emergency services were called to the property about 9am.

The report cited lamb prices as an instance where supermarket price inflation for customers did not match prices paid to lamb producers

The ship is expected to dock at Western Australia tomorrow with authorities scrambling to organise quarantine for the live stock.

Heavy rains have allowed the invasive species - which decimates crops and livestock - to rapidly spread across state lines.

A review has been launched amid claims supermarkets are charging customers exorbitantly more than what they pay farmers.

A dangerous toad usually only found in south-east Asia has been spotted in metropolitan Melbourne

New South Wales residents are urged to be on high alert after an invasive species crossed the border from Queensland.

Major wine producers, including Australia, South Africa and Chile, are expected to suffer big drops this year. An industry group blames two factors.

Farming groups around the country are sounding the alarm on the federal government's proposal.

The cost of popular vegetables is expected to climb right before Christmas after a freak storm devastated farms in Queensland's Lockyer Valley.

The crop, used to make heroin and opium, had comprised a significant chunk of the country's GDP.

'If the current dry is just the beginning, then it is going to be an extraordinarily difficult time.'

Better access for meat products proved a key sticking point but both sides said they're ready to keep talking.

It's predicted all cereal and coarse grain production, including wheat, barley and oats, will decrease this season.

The Albanese government said it is continuing to work to remove restrictions on other Australian commodities.

After 15 months and more than 14,000 destroyed bee hives, Australia has abandoned its efforts to eradicate the varroa mite and will instead transition towards managing the deadly parasite.

La Niña's three-year reign over our weather is over, but now farmers are warning of a new threat.

The tiny red ants have an intense bite which can kill small animals and cause a deadly anaphylactic reactions in some humans.

An urgent investigation is underway into a potential disease outbreak, but Australian authorities insist there's no cause for concern.

It's the first time a price tag has been put on the invasive pest.

The judge found the man at least "verbally struck" a deal.