Backpackers filling rural workers gap
Organic producers in the Hunter Valley are leading the charge in employing cash-strapped travellers to cover local labour shortages.
View ArticleConservation farm sold to miner
An Upper Hunter conservation farm has been sold to make way for a coal mine.
View ArticleLivestock grazing trial underway at Dartbrook mine
Global miner Anglo American has started a livestock grazing trial on rehabilitated land at its Dartbrook mine, near Aberdeen.
View ArticleCoal company insists Tarwyn Park will be protected if mining proceeds
The company proposing to use part of an environmentally significant Upper Hunter property for coal mining says the heritage aspects are being considered.
View ArticleProduction on the increase at Hunter camel milk farm
Production is ramping up at a Muswellbrook property, where a woman has been running New South Wales' first camel milk farm.
View ArticleSpike in wild deer across the Upper Hunter
Hunter Valley farmers are reporting a spike in wild deer numbers in the region in recent months.
View ArticleHunter farmers urged reap the benefits of biodiversity project
Hunter land owners are being urged to help strengthen a major biodiversity corridor in New South Wales by nominating their properties to be included.
View ArticleUpper Hunter farmers praise results of four year soil improvement program
A group of Upper Hunter farmers are reaping the rewards of carbon-enriched soils.
View ArticleEnvironmental pioneer says goodbye to iconic property in NSW Upper Hunter Valley
A well-known farmer has said goodbye to an iconic property in the New South Wales Hunter Valley, made famous for its revolutionary landcare practices.
View ArticleMining the farm: How miners turned to agriculture in the Hunter Valley
Two industries that have often found themselves at loggerheads are now finding ways to work together to get the most out of the land and turn a profit.
View ArticleBeef Australia 2018: Industry uses virtual reality to address consumer...
The growing demand for transparency and ethically, socially and environmentally sustainable food is one of the hot topics at Beef Australia 2018.
View ArticleDrought drives demand for feed grain, forcing up prices and creating new...
Demand for hay and grain is headed for "uncharted waters" as farmers struggle to find feed for their livestock.
View ArticleDrought pits native and domestic animals against each other amid competition...
Wildlife carers are having to keep the release of rehabilitated kangaroos secret to avoid the animals being shot, as tensions rise between primary producers and native animals.
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