Rural

The Federal Opposition is drafting Murray-Darling Basin Plan amendments, to guarantee delivery an extra 450 gigalitres of water for the environment.

Farmers want to rein in electricity prices, saying their supply has become more unreliable as it has become more expensive.

Horticulture growers and traders will be able to employ an expert mediator in a new fast, efficient and flexible dispute resolution process.

Apple growers across Australia face a tough year in the marketplace as Western Australia's supply goes into overdrive.

A Northern Territory tropical fruit farmer says demand has been strong for pomelos during the Lunar New Year.

Australian Border Force officers find 27 suspected illegal workers at a Stanthorpe farm, south-west of Brisbane, which supplies strawberries to Coles and Woolworths.

The Food and Grocery Council is warning producers and manufacturers the supermarket price squeeze will continue for some time yet.

Dried fruit growers Malcolm and Stephen Bennet build their own robot to spray weeds.

Stone fruit growers call this season a 'missed opportunity' with the weather reducing crop quality.

The Australian avocado industry says it is the closest it has ever been to securing new export agreements for lucrative avocado markets in Thailand and Japan.

One of Australia's largest fruit growing regions is on the brink of a labour shortage at its most critical time during harvest.

Queensland's horticulture industry plans to develop a new national 'ethical labour' certification for farmers, for those wanting to prove they are not exploiting their workers.

The magpie geese that destroyed the equivalent of 13,000 trays of mangoes in North Queensland could have flown from the Northern Territory because of dry weather there.

Backpacker employers, like farmers and hospitality businesses, need to register with Australian Tax Office by tomorrow or risk penalties.

An orchardist on Queensland's Sunshine Coast diversifies into dragon fruit as the popularity of the unique fruit grows.

Tasmanian cherry growers are on the harvest home stretch as they prepare export consignments for Lunar New Year celebrations.

US President Donald Trump's trade policies and wall spat bring simmering tensions between Mexican farmers and their Government to the surface.

Tasmanian fruit growers launch a plan to grow their $180 million industry, with an aim to create new markets and jobs.

A Queensland citrus grower takes on the extraordinary challenge of helping develop a brand new citrus industry in the South-East Asian nation of Laos.

One of Australia's most popular food bloggers visits a central Queensland mango farm to better understand the paddock to plate process as she devises new recipes.

Sunshine Coast pineapple farmers are concerned their fruit will burn and become unsaleable in extreme heat.

Apricot growers in South Australia's Riverland are having one of the worst seasons they can remember because of above average rain which has slashed their expected returns by 50 per cent.

The time is ripe for fruit flies in WA's Carnarvon, with thousands of sticky mangoes hanging on trees and covering the ground triggering a surge in numbers.

Tourists picking their own fruit have eased the burden of the difficult season for growers.

The first shipment of Australian lychees into the United States is hailed a major success, despite the exporter losing money on the venture.