Farming
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Climate solutions
From bottled lightning to ‘hempcrete’: The Australian innovations that could save the world
From harnessing the power of lightning to make fertiliser to using yeast to produce forest-friendly palm oil, these start-ups are helping solve big environmental problems.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Gearhead, farmer, tax protester: Jeremy Clarkson takes to London streets
Farming’s least likely champion opposes a new tax the Labour government says will help restore public services.
- by Rob Harris
Banned pesticide among toxic cocktail discovered in state’s west
A government monitoring program has detected traces of many potentially toxic agricultural chemicals on public land.
- by Ben Cubby
‘Free-range’ label to stay when chickens locked down to contain bird flu
A new strain of bird flu has infected the rest of the world and could enter Australia at any moment. When it does, poultry producers will be on red alert.
- by Mike Foley
Opinion
Competition
Finding it hard to stomach higher prices? Something seedy is going on
It’s not just supermarkets that are likely to be pushing prices higher. Some of us are getting squeezed from more angles than one.
- by Millie Muroi
Taste-testing the lab-grown future of meat and milk
Dozens of companies are trying to grow, ferment or even 3D-print meat substitutes. Here’s how they stack up against the real thing.
- by Liam Mannix
Farmer sentenced to 6 months in prison for illegally cloning giant sheep
The sheep were part of a larger-than-life plot to breed animals that could be used for commercial hunters.
- by Kyle Melnick
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Animals
Community in shock after WA’s beloved ‘dingo tour’ pair shot dead
The heartbroken handler of dingoes Eulalia and Steve has taken to social media to express grief over their loss.
- by Claire Ottaviano and Holly Thompson
The golden fields we see on the highway are powering the next wave of air travel
Australia’s winter canola crop is almost ready. Much of the oil from the radiant plants won’t end up in our kitchens, but in the skies.
- by Mike Foley
Why a global cocoa crunch will sour chocolate for years to come
But spare a thought for the small family farms of West Africa, who aren’t getting their fair share of soaring commodity prices.
- by Mike Foley
Radioactive dust-up over mine in Victoria’s food bowl
They are critical minerals needed for renewable technologies, but a plan to dig them up where the food we eat is grown has been met with fierce resistance from farmers.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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