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Australian beef cattle are judged at the Royal Melbourne show last year.

Don’t sacrifice us for deal with Australia, Irish farmers warn

Australia and Europe have resumed talks on a free trade deal amid US President Donald Trump’s global tariff war.

  • Rob Harris

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Biodynamic viticulturist Kesh Mudaly

Fermented poo and lunar cycles: How ‘witchcraft’ is used to perfect wine

Biodynamic principles have raised the eyebrows of modern science. But the limited research suggests it may lead to a better drop.

  • Angus Dalton
Jim Walker with his cattle on his property at Rawsonville just outside Dubbo.

As Albanese plans Trump talks, Jim is worried about his farm

The prime minister has declared he will never imperil Australia’s prized strict biosecurity standards in his tariff negotiations with the president.

  • Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
Beef cattle on a farm near Winslow, Victoria.

‘Dairy shortages, no ifs or buts’: Milk and butter prices to rise as farmers tread water

The high cost of recovery from repeated floods and droughts will contribute to inflation on supermarket shelves.

  • Jessica Yun
National Farmers Federation president David Jochinke. His property is located at Murra Warra, north of Horsham in Victoria 

Farmers fear big tax bills could force them to sell off their land

Rural land values have exploded in recent years, but that won’t help farmers pay their bills under the new tax on superannuation earnings.

  • Mike Foley

In 100 years, one wheat-farming family had never tasted their own flour – until now

Who’s the grower behind that delicious sourdough baguette? Some wheat farmers are choosing to stay small and nurture local niche markets.

  • By Dani Valent
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Home Plate BBQ in Beijing is switching from American beef to Australian beef as a result of the US tariff war.

Aussie beef on menu as trade war hits Beijing’s American-style restaurants

It was co-founded by a Texan, but the US-China trade war means American beef will soon be off the table at this chain of eateries - to Australia’s benefit.

  • Josh Arslan and Ella Cao
Cattle farmers have reacted angrily to US tariffs on Australian beef.

Trump’s beef attack rejected by top Australian biosecurity experts

American farmers are calling for their beef exports to be welcomed into Australia, but their imports are the problem.

  • Mike Foley and James Massola
Cattle farmer Fiona Conroy at her farm in St Leonards.

Cattle farmers would rather cop Trump’s tariffs than diseases from American beef

Farmers have reacted defiantly as the US president singled out Australia’s beef in his trade crackdown as Albanese and Dutton say they would never compromise biosecurity.

  • Mike Foley, Angus Delaney and Jessica McSweeney
Only three numbers matter to Donald Trump: the average US tariff rate on other countries is 3 per cent; Europe’s is 5 per cent; and China’s is 10 per cent.

Farmers warned to brace for 10 per cent tariffs as Trump targets $7b industry

President Donald Trump is expected to impose tariffs on $7 billion worth of Australian farm produce which enters the United States each year.

  • David Crowe, Mike Foley, Michael Koziol and Shane Wright

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