Millions of sterile male blowflies will be bred at a world-first facility and released to mate with females in a trial aiming to end flystrike on the island.
Rabbit warren 'ripping' might be the way to win the war on feral cats, researchers hope
Feral cats continue to plague Australia, costing farmers billions and pushing native animals to extinction. Researchers say to solve the problem, we should change tack and target one of their main food sources — rabbits.
Photo shows An explosion goes off in the middle of a landscape dotted with a few shrubsNew group cracks down on rural workplace safety after 32 deaths on Australian farms in a year
Farmsafe Australia wants all agriculture workers to have first aid and trauma response training, saying it can be the difference between life and death in remote areas.
Photo shows a man stands near a ute with the contents of a first aid kit on displayWA farmer loses dozens of sheep after three straight nights of dog attacks
Nicole Daniels has lost dozens of sheep to the attacks which have occurred for three consecutive nights on her property in WA's Kojonup.
Photo shows a woman in front of a dead sheep'Shear hard … have a house paid off in 10 years': Bid to entice the next generation of sheep shearers
There are just 2,000 sheep shearers left keeping a $3.5 billion export industry alive. Rather than sit on idle hands, hardened workers are trying to entice the next generation into the shed.
Photo shows Jeanine Kimm in the shearing shedThe students learning the art of shearing
Australia famously rode the sheep's back to prosperity but there only 2,000 shearers left in the country. Shearing is now being taught in schools.
Has Video Duration: 6 minutes 31 seconds.'Invasive animal' or 'sacred native'? The fight to save the dingo is heating up
Traditional owner and fourth-generation grazier Joshua Henry was raised to see dingoes as a threat to cattle. Now his views have changed and he's adding his voice to calls to ban the killing of dingoes.
Photo shows A golden dingo looking towards the camera with its tongue out, surrounded by shrubs and grasses.Clarabelle the cow has raised thousands for cancer research, but her latest venture is getting behind WA's farmers
This fibreglass cow has done the rounds of WA over the past three years, but now Clarabelle is lending a hoof to farmers in a campaign against a ban on live sheep exports.
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Fallout from live sheep export ban continues as door left open on more support for those hit
In an interview with Stateline WA, Agriculture Minister Murray Watt insists the federal government's $107 million transition package is "significant", but says discussions will continue with the state government to determine what is needed.
Sheep industry veteran says it's time to move on from live export fight and focus on new markets
Rob Egerton-Warburton, who has farmed for nearly 30 years running 20,000 merino sheep in the industry's WA heartland, says now that the live export ban is legislated the industry should look to fresh opportunities to survive.
Photo shows farmer in paddockLaws to ban live sheep exports by 2028 pass parliament following lengthy debate
Laws to phase out Australia's live sheep export trade by 2028 pass parliament, despite last-ditch attempts by opponents to put the brakes on the legislation.
Photo shows A pen full of merino sheep with one looking directly at the camera.Why this renowned kelpie breeder is calling it a day in a red-hot market
Prices for kelpies have soared to record highs in recent times and for Peter Austin, of Blackbutt in Queensland, it is the perfect time to call it a day after breeding dogs for Japan, the US, Canada, and Mexico, in addition to Australia.
Animal welfare concerns as reports of starving livestock soar in South Australia after record dry autumn
The South Australian RSPCA receives an influx of livestock welfare reports, with some animals starving to death.
Calls for Senate intervention into live export ban after claims government 'stacked' inquiry
A federal inquiry into the government's plan to ban the live export of sheep from Western Australia backs the bill in its initial report handed down on Friday and calls for more funding for the industry.
Photo shows Sheep in pens on live export shipCommunities in WA fear looming ban on live sheep exports will be death knell for their small towns
Populations in WA’s Wheatbelt have long been in decline because of a shrinking agricultural workforce. Local communities fear the impending live sheep export ban may be the final blow.
Photo shows A pen full of merino sheep seen from the air in a drone shot.Farmers are fighting back on the ban of live sheep exports
Sheep farmers are fighting to keep the live export industry going, as a parliamentary inquiry delves into the looming ban on the trade.
Has Video Duration: 6 minutes 34 seconds.Farmer shocked after 'amazing' merino ewe gives birth to six lambs
Ian Rowett's sheep stud at Marrabel is the second farm in South Australia to have recorded a sextuplet lamb birth this year, an event vets say is "incredibly rare".
Farmers 'frustrated beyond words' over live sheep export debate as inquiry hears emotional testimony
WA farmers impacted by the proposed ban have had their say in Northam today, after a Canberra hearing heard from animal activists and industry leaders earlier this week.
Photo shows A woman holds a sign saying minister watt TFAlmost half SA farmers expect 'extraordinarily dry' conditions to worsen
South Australian farmers are banking on late winter rain to save their season but optimism is flagging as dry conditions continue.
Photo shows A fair-skinned man, Lloyd, drops square ryegrass hay bales off his white ute to sheep in a dusty paddock.From shearing to teaching the Nutbush, young Aussies shine as sheep skills tested in France
Forget the Paris Olympics, two young people from the Australian sheep industry have claimed prizes at the World Young Shepherds competition held in France.
Photo shows A woman with a pony tail shearing a sheepThe farmer whose family has been counting 'every drop' of rain since 1899
Lloyd Castle's farm usually gets slightly more rain than a desert, but whatever falls he records and shares the data with the BOM.
Photo shows An older, fair-skinned man, Lloyd, smiles in transition lenses and ratty cap as he holds up an empty rain gauge.