Food sustainability
Tarnished Tassal brand targets WA barramundi
Canadian giant Tassal is at the centre of a raging debate over salmon farming in Tasmania. Now it plans to grow a major operation in a Kimberley marine park.
- Emma Young
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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
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- Bulls N' Bears
ClearVue secures $80,000 first sale of new greenhouse technology
ClearVue Technologies has secured its first commercial sale to install its greenhouse ground-source heat-exchange technology. The deal is worth $80,000.
- Doug Bright
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
‘You don’t know what you’re missing out on’: Meet Australia’s new Mrs Thrifty
There’s a new generation of people finding fresh reasons to preserve their homegrown food.
- Andrew Hornery
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Salmon critics say fish farms should be on land. How it works for Murray cod
A sustainable Murray cod farm using freshwater ponds in the Riverina provides a contrast to open-pen salmon farming in the ocean off Tasmania.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘He feels as trapped as the chickens’: How an activist teamed up with the ‘enemy’
What happened when the activist and the chicken factory-farmer joined forces? They exposed the lies behind the ‘humane’ treatment of shed-reared chooks.
- Rutger Bregman
Fact check: Does the Tasmanian salmon industry pay tax?
In the charged debate over fish farming, independent senator Jacqui Lambie has Tassal Group, Huon Aquaculture and Petuna firmly in her sights.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Want to avoid farmed Atlantic salmon? Get hooked on these alternatives instead
Experts advise avoiding the Tasmanian-farmed fish variety following recent catastrophic events. Here are some alternative – and more sustainable – catches to try instead.
- Ardyn Bernoth
Thousands of dead fish, a $37m federal promise and an animal close to extinction: Australia’s ‘salmon war’ gets ugly
A major fish kill in the waters of south-east Tasmania has raised tensions just as the prime minister has backed the industry.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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