In 1935, native beetles were wreaking havoc on Australia’s sugar cane crops in Queensland. The beetle larvae lived in the ...

During Australia's unprecedented heat wave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia.

Australia's record-breaking heatwave in late January, with inland temperatures reaching 50 degrees Celsius, has inflicted ...

CANBERRA, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Australia is poised to produce much more wheat and other crops this year than previously thought after rainfall confounded expectations that an El Nino weather pattern ...

Agricultural minister Tony Burke has announced Australia will promote the development of drought-resistant genetically modified (GM) wheat. Burke said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd supports the idea of ...

SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Australia's wheat harvest faces further quality downgrades with torrential rains forecast to hit southern wheat crops, threatening to worsen a global shortage of ...

Australia would not find it difficult to export grain if it grew genetically modified crops, according to a report from the country’s commodity agency. Last week Australian authorities approved the ...

Chris Holgar, JLL’s senior director Agribusiness Australia, said in terms of agricultural land, the northern half of Australia outperforms the southern states in sales activity, largely due to more ...

Australian primary producers say they are concerned about the risk of foreign pests crippling entire industries if overseas fishing boats continue to enter the nation's waters illegally.

Cashed-up Australian and overseas buyers are battling for prime farmland as agriculture values surge toward a record $100bn, with mega farm sales up to $500m recorded. Chris Holgar, JLL’s senior ...