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Posted inAgriculture, Investment, National News

Farm loans up amid increased confidence in ag sector

blankby New England Times News DeskAugust 26, 2025August 26, 2025

Aggregate lending to the farm sector rose 6% in 2023-24, according to the latest figures released by ABARES. 

Chickpea crop
Posted inAgriculture, Moree, Narrabri

Chickpea crop sprouts profits for farmers

by Michael BurtMarch 15, 2025March 23, 2025

Farmers in the Moree and Narrabri region have played a big hand in a producing a record crop of 1.3 million tonnes of chickpeas in NSW, most of which will be heading to India.

Posted inAgriculture, Bendemeer, Energy

Farmers dig in on renewables as transition accelerates

by New England Times Newsdesk with AAPJune 29, 2024

Farmers are playing their part in the transition to renewable energy with little to no impact on their agricultural production

Posted inAgriculture

Slopes and Plains farmland nearly tripled in price in 2023

blankby RK CrosbyMarch 19, 2024

The price for farmland in the North West Slopes and Plains increased 178% – or nearly tripled – just last year according to ABARES.

Posted inAgriculture, Science and Research

Insect-eating bats investigated as alternative to pesticides

by Ray KlerkMarch 27, 2023

Bats may be a noisy and messy bunch with few admirers, but they could be an eco-friendly substitute for pesticides. 

Posted inAgriculture

Flooding won’t wash away a bumper year for farmers

blankby New England Times News DeskDecember 11, 2022

Australian agriculture is still on track for a bumper year according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES), despite the impact of the devastating floods. The […]

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