The National Farmers’ Federation has issued a stark warning that mounting red tape and increasingly complex labour laws are choking access to the workers.
Agriculture
Posted inAgriculture, Rodeo and Campdraft, Tamworth
Tamworth to host international Angus expo
Mooove over, the Zoetis Angus EXPO is coming to Tamworth this May, featuring the largest display of registered Angus Cattle in the Southern Hemisphere.
Posted inAgriculture, Local News
The bunnies that aren’t welcome this Easter
Farmers are at their wits’ end dealing with wild rabbits as a plague of the pest sweeps across parts of NSW.
Posted inAgriculture, Awards, Bukkulla, Wee Waa
Local young ag leaders take their place in Rural Achiever Awards
The future of agriculture is strong in the New England, with two of the eight finalists in the 2025 NSW Royal Agricultural Society Rural Achiever Awards representing our region.
Posted inAgriculture, Tamworth
Biosecurity trumps beef tariffs
The Australian beef industry has joined Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Coalition in defending strict biosecurity protocols that prevent the import of fresh US beef into Australia. Read more here.
Posted inAgriculture, Technology, Training and courses
Women ‘rewriting narrative’ in male-dominated ag-tech
Support programs designed to help female business founders to break into the agrifood-tech sector are opening doors for entrepreneurs.
Posted inAgriculture, Technology
App to reveal how much farmers can reap from renewables
Work will be fast-tracked on software that can assess how much landowners could earn from installing renewable energy projects on their properties.
Posted inAgriculture, Australia Votes 2025, Business, Federal Politics, Health
Small and rural forgotten in Budget for big end of town
Last night’s budget has come under intense criticism for ignoring small business and rural communities, while showering trinkets and favours on our biggest cities and businesses.
Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics
Food and fibre get millions to fend off Trump tariffs
The federal government has moved to defend Australia’s agricultural exports, as the sector prepares to have one of its biggest production years on record.
Posted inAgriculture, Australia Votes 2025
Coalition pledge to commit to CA biosecurity plan
Cattle Australia (CA) has welcomed a pledge by the Coalition to enact in full its plans for smarter biosecurity system to protect Northern Australia and the industry across the country, and is calling on Labor to follow suit.