Police want public help to find a pet cow missing from her home in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, with no sign she escaped on her own. 

The third and last instalment of a promised Doppler radar network in western New South Wales is unveiled, with farmers celebrating the technology.

WaterNSW is about to increase water releases from Menindee Lakes, with warnings that up to 10 properties could be inundated along with some access roads. 

A larger dredge should be brought from Brisbane on Monday, to help clear a treacherous sandbar that has been endangering lives and vessels at the entrance to the port of Mooloolaba.

After two years of no Ekka, Brisbane is gearing up for a bumper show in August, with more than 2,000 entries already received in a range of competitions.

With a population of just 648, the remote north-west Queensland town of Richmond doesn't offer maternity services, so it was a shock when a mum-to-be on an outback station called in the RFDS for birthing support.

With rental prices at record highs in the regions, hundreds of applicants like Tailah Dippel are often competing for the same property — and residents in the Bundaberg community are reaching a breaking point. 

Chicken growers say they have been struggling under exploitative contracts with the country's biggest chicken processing companies, but now the ACCC has convinced companies to make contracts fairer.

The impact of recent floods on Lockyer Valley farmers has gone beyond crops losses as they look for ways to retain their farm workers as they rebuild towards the next harvest.

Worksafe and police investigations are underway following the death of a man in a farm machinery incident this morning.

As a teenager he discovered lasting eight seconds on a bucking bull was tricky, but the role he took up as a protection athlete in the arena was often more dangerous.

The Liberal National Party has retained 70 per cent of federal seats in Queensland, leaving many in the agriculture and mining sectors worried the inner-city electorates' embrace of the Greens could deepen the regional divide between city and country. 

A mouse problem has reached plague proportions in the North Burnett, with residents reportedly being bitten in their sleep and produce stores being overrun by thousands of rodents every night.

Vintage tractors storm to the rescue on a Far North Queensland beach when a fast-rising tide sets off a chain reaction of potential disasters.

Flood-affected farmers across the Northern Rivers are being rejected for disaster recovery grants despite believing they're eligible.

A rural Queensland city is grappling to contain a "widespread" rat infestation with some businesses trapping 13 to 15 rats a day. Authorities say if the problem isn't dealt with soon, the community could face a rodent plague.

An inquiry into Tasmania's salmon industry makes dozens of recommendations and highlights issues with environmental regulation and transparency under a state government that has pushed and promoted the industry's expansion.

The horse — which is almost able to match its selling price in prize money — will head to Victoria after securing a bid "beyond all expectation".

Levi Ward was just six when he began bull riding. Now 14, he's preparing for a tilt at being named the best in the world.

Meet the Australian farmers who have battled for years for action on climate change, keen to work with Greens and Labor.

Farmers are waiting nervously to hear whether Labor will follow through on an election pledge to ban live sheep exports, while the industry lobby believes it can change the party’s mind.

Step aside, Colossus, your reaping days are almost over. A new machine has arrived at Cobram Estate — and it's set to speed up the process of picking olives. 

The future of the Hells Gates Dam in north Queensland is under a cloud with the new Labor government set to delay the $5.4 billion project in favour of further consultation.

Pastoralists facing the prospect of a new Northern Territory mining push to get the metals needed for renewable energy batteries fear their environmental concerns will be ignored.

Returned federal Ballarat MP Catherine King says she will "do what she can" to alter the plan for a transmission corridor in western Victoria, but farmers say they want more.

A 50-year-old man who allegedly put down a deposit and later refused to pay the outstanding amount on a helicopter used it to muster cattle, NT police say.

The moment a tornado touches down in Western Australia has been captured on camera after severe thunderstorms hit the state's south over the weekend.

Angela Betheras has always been a creative entrepreneur. She's gone from selling seashells to childhood friends and later a corporate career, to running an alpaca farm and design business.

The federal election saw long-serving Liberal MPs in WA's ultra-safe regional seats suffer big swings against them, which voters hope means more attention will be paid to them in the future.

With a worldwide shortage of these in-demand jojoba seeds, northern New South Wales farmer Clare Felton-Taylor hopes to tap into an expanding market.

New data shows plant-based milk is on track to overtake cows' milk in Australian cafes. Oat milk is rising particularly fast, rapidly overtaking almond and soy on the way to becoming the country's most popular dairy alternative.

In 1888, the sight of 184,000 gleaming white, newly shorn sheep on the dry plains of the Darling River near Louth in New South Wales represented a technological leap and a glimpse of the future, owing much to the perseverance of an industry pioneer.

Drought is driving an unlikely pest out of the desert — and Charlotte's community is in the firing line.

While living in Asia, Ash Sutton noticed "seaweed was just about on every menu". Since returning home to Western Australia, he's been working on a range of seaweed snack alternatives to lollies and jerky.

Beachside apartment living is the polar opposite to running a farm and homestay, but one year after an adventurous couple swapped the Sunshine Coast for Tasmania's lush Derwent Valley, life has never been better.

The Wiradjuri Condoblin Corporation says it will operate the farms for profit, but the real benefit is being able to offer young Indigenous people job and learning opportunities.

An amount of water equivalent to 13 Sydney Harbours has flowed into major dams in NSW and been released into the river system — and the rain isn't stopping.

'No feed, no waste' oyster farmers are looking to prove carbon neutral status, but it remains to be seen whether the premium will justify accreditation costs.

A major $130 million investment by one of the largest food manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand is creating a jobs boost in Ballarat.

The industry is calling on government assistance as a drop in exports to China coupled with rising input costs due to increased disease-pressure and the cost of chemical, fertiliser, fuel and labour has left winegrape growers worried for the future.

As the air turns crisp and the sky turns grey, the persimmon orchards around Victoria's north-east start to pop with vibrant orange trees.

The $200,000 worth of quad bikes designed to help fight fruit fly have had to be fixed because they were deemed too noisy.

Determined efforts to win a seat vacated by a long-serving MP have missed the mark with rural voters who say they are disengaged from the process as they head to the polls.

The community of Weilmoringle is bracing to spend much of winter cut off due to wet weather closing the dirt roads it relies on.

Rabobank warns that the Russia-Ukraine war will push grain and food prices up for at least a year, a situation compounded by India's ban on wheat exports, and dry conditions in the grain powerhouses of France and Germany.

AACo's operating profit has more than doubled in the last 12 months and its net profit is now at its best since listing on the ASX.

The bureau says widespread rain is expected in central and South East Queensland and warns the falls could cause flooding in the Mary River Catchment and the upper creeks of the lower Brisbane River.

Researchers who reviewed the environmental impacts of agriculture are calling on Australians to cut most of the beef from their diets in a move that has sparked a strong response from the meat industry.

A region key to Australia's energy supply is begging for clarity on its future but the two major parties don't want to talk about it.

Next time you help yourself to a serving of prawns, you might be interested to know what they're actually eating before they wind up on your plate.