The Latest Breaking News on Agriculture

'We've got everything': Newcastle show is on this weekend

Organisers say the weekend will be a family event full of fun and education.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 2, 2023

Aussie live sheep export trade on the chopping block

The Labor government is pushing ahead with its election promise to phase out the live sheep export trade by setting up a panel to work out how to proceed.

The New Daily · Mar 2, 2023

Sheep exporters 'disgusted' by push to ban live trade

Farmers WA says the federal government should review its promise to ban live sheep exports by sea, branding it a "dumb" commitment that will impact 3000 people.

AAP · Mar 2, 2023

Council investigating after perplexing viral clip of man blowtorching raw chicken

A viral video of chicken being blowtorching in a back lane has prompted a council investigation.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 2, 2023

Gardener’s notebook: win friends with (homegrown) salad during fruit and veg supply crisis

Less choice on the shelves at the supermarket? Here’s where to start with growing your own vegetables

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2023

Spain to extend seasonal migrant workers programme to Senegal

Spain is extending a so-called circular migration programme to its first sub-Saharan African country, bringing in at least 100 people from Senegal to work on its farms during the harvest season, a government source said.

Reuters · Mar 2, 2023

5 tips for growing your own tomatoes, according to a gardening expert

Food shortage in the UK has led supermarkets to ration supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables. But it’s easier than you think to grow your own supplies at home

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

North Korea’s Kim says ‘nothing impossible’ amid agriculture push

North Korean leader stresses need to build ‘rich and highly-civilised’ communities amid reported food shortages.

Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2023

Bird flu has mutated to infect people say scientists after 11-year-old girl dies

A scientist has warned that a new strain of bird flu which appears to have evolved to infect humans must be treated with 'utmost importance' after an 11-year-old girl died from the virus

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

Coordination and action would protect India from pests

India’s future prosperity is threatened by invasive species. Yet action on the problem is piecemeal or missing.

360info · Mar 1, 2023