About half of Australia's cut flowers are imported, but there is no requirement to add a label informing consumers of their origin.

ABC Rural News provides authoritative coverage of the business and politics of Australian farming, livestock, forestry, agriculture and primary production

ABC Rural News provides authoritative coverage of the business and politics of Australian farming, livestock, forestry, agriculture and primary production

Some kids had never seen a puddle until the Millennium Drought broke. The decade-long dry spell sweeping Australia delivered more than cracked earth, it changed our relationship with water.

A plum bred in Queensland is showing promise in the fight against dementia. Australian researchers are testing whether an extract from the fruit can boost brain health.

A commercial farming company and one of its directors have been penalised for constructing and using dams without approval in NSW, including in a freshwater wetland.

When fire maps showed a bushfire in Tasmania's west burning within metres of a high-conservation-value stand of ancient trees, there were fears for the worst.

Podcast Episode · Five of My Life · 03/02/2025 · 46m

Leading Tasmanian harness racing trainer Ben Yole has had his racing licence disqualified for three years for the mistreatment of horses on his property at Sidmouth, near Launceston.

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While many Australians await the arrival of Santa Claus, kids in outback Australia are celebrating with their own unique Christmas icon.

Finding time to visit the GP can often be difficult for farmers, but in country Victoria, nurses are bringing healthcare directly to them by running free monthly medical clinics at the saleyards, and ...