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Water rebates for ACT farmers available

ACT rural leaseholders can now apply for rebates to install, repair or replace water infrastructure for livestock or horticulture. 

Eating kangaroos could solve livestock gas problem

Farmers can reduce their emissions and make their grazing land more productive by using kangaroos as a red-meat alternative to livestock.

Farmers will help pay for new $1b biosecurity system

Farmers will be hit with "modest" fees under a new national $1 billion biosecurity system, which the federal government describes as the first model to consistently protect the industry from threats of disease and pests.

Budget sets up a ‘defining decade’ for rural Australia

The Albanese government will invest in services, people, places and local economies to ensure regional Australians' voices are heard in a decade of growth.

St John’s Wort spreading onto Canberra farms, affecting livestock

St John’s Wort is spreading across Canberra region, wreaking havoc on farmland and affecting agriculture – and the invasion is worsening.

‘Just grow more plants’ urges Ainslie urban farmer

On an average Inner North block lies Ainslie Urban Farm, filled to the brim with pumpkins, chickens, rabbits, sunflowers, grapes, microgreens, pistachios, strawberries, feijoas … it’s a garden wonderland!

The future of farming in Canberra: Nicole Lawder MLA

What is the future of farming in Canberra? To answer this question, CW chats to Nicole Lawder, Canberra Liberals MLA.

The future of farming in Canberra: Rebecca Vassarotti

What is the future of farming in Canberra? To answer this question, CW chats to ACT Minister for the Environment Rebecca Vassarotti.

The future of farming in Canberra: Tanbella Orchard

What is the future of farming in Canberra? To answer this question, CW investigates the Tanbella Orchard in the agritourism hub of Pialligo.

The future of farming in Canberra: Fred McGrath Weber

What is the future of farming in Canberra? To answer this question, CW chats to Fred McGrath Weber from Majura Valley Farm.

Farmers birdwatching for cash: ANU’s BirdCast tracks threatened birds

ANU scientists and landholders in the grassy woodlands have joined together to help save biodiversity on their farms through BirdCast.

Maggot farmer Olympia Yarger named ACT Australian of Year

Insect farming pioneer Olympia Yarger was named the ACT's 2023 Australian of the Year at a ceremony in Canberra on Wednesday.

Huge canola boom captured in full bloom

Pastures across Australia have transformed into a patchwork of bright yellow expanses as canola fields come into flower and farmers gear up for harvest.

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