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How one family beat salinity
The story of a family whose ‘never give up’ attitude has
seen their once desolate property flourish.
Locust wars
In the battle against plague locusts, the Australian Plague Locust
Commission is using cutting-edge research and control techniques.
Stunning system a success
An Australian system for the humane slaughtering of fish is proving
popular with fish farming industries.
It’s raining men: the other drought in rural Australia
There is one woman to every two men in some rural areas. Find out about this
and other interesting facts from the 2008 Social Atlas.
A bright Outlook ahead
We go to the National Outlook Conference to hear the latest commodity forecasts
and industry trends.
Shoppers help farming families
Thousands of grocery shoppers opened their wallets to get behind Drought Action Day.
Of fur and feathers
Dealing with feral camels and managing mutton bird rookeries are just two of the projects going
on in Indigenous communities.
Foraging for answers
Meet three talented scientists whose research on forage and soil may help dairy farmers.
Animal welfare in the Middle East
Australian animal welfare experts are helping the United Arab Emirates to take the lead in the Middle East
by developing the region’s first contemporary animal welfare laws.
Big fish talk climate change
The big fish from all over Australia converged in Canberra to consider a nationally-coordinated
approach to climate change.