Rural

Farmers in south-west NSW are relieved a piggery project has been blocked by the state's environmental agency.

Capital raising success has French company Ynsect well placed to succeed in replacing fish, poultry and pig feed with insect meal.

One of cricket's quirkiest fans, Portia the pig, celebrates her 10th birthday with a new book release and a relaxing day in the barn by the radio.

While the backpacker tax fiasco has dominated headlines this year, there is another group of working holiday makers who say they have been forgotten — the WWOOFers.

Voluntary phase out of gestation stalls likely to become mandatory after 2017 to bring remaining 20 per cent of sows out.

Find out what produce is in good supply and what could be hard to get as you plan your Christmas dinner this year.

Sydney specialist butcher Grant Hilliard says good quality, ethically-raised meats should not be beyond the scope of the average family budget, but that consumers need to pay the real price of foods.

What was seen as a hurdle is now a prerequisite as companies see the benefits of employing workers who are on the autism spectrum.

An ambitious plan to turn pig poo and food scraps into power is being developed in northern Victoria.

The United Nations says ignoring antibiotic resistance will mean common diseases will become untreatable.

Honour is on the chopping block as Australia's national butchery team, the Steelers, pushes to reclaim the world championship from arch rivals, the New Zealand Sharp Blacks.

A German farm that embraces organic practices to result in healthy profits is bringing new perspective to the term "pastured egg production".

Australian livestock producers need to cast aside stigma and actively report disease on their properties, according to Meat and Livestock Australia.

Animal welfare concerns have driven the Australian pork industry to move away from the use of gestation stalls.

Blueberries left over from a jam-making competition inspire a Queensland butcher to add the antioxidant-rich fruit to his sausages.

GD Pork will soon be using pig poo to power their piggery.

After years of producing lean meat, a NSW pig producer thinks the low fat trend has gone too far.

A Pinjarra pork company accuses the Shire of Harvey of scaremongering over its piggery plans.

New York craft butcher Joshua Applestone says 24 hour meat kiosks, with coin-operated dispensers, will keep down the cost of his premium quality meat cuts.

Pig farmers worried about a new wave of imports like pulled pork and bellies coming in under a loophole.

Farmers in Australia's intensive livestock industries see manure as a source of income and pork producers are lading the way, converting poo into profit.

There is a call for planning laws to be overhauled to give New South Wales councils more power to consider animal welfare in development applications for intensive farming.

Big regional New South Wales piggery, Blantyre Farms, is proposing to build a new $12m operation.

An EU project examines whether fly larvae will be a good alternative livestock feed.

The months leading up to Christmas are proving to be a busy time for a free range pig farmer in north Queensland.