Rural

Farmers are being called upon to talk "honestly, proudly and transparently" about their businesses, in the wake of predictions that the Australian livestock sector could lose up to $3.8 billion by 2030 if it does not meet changing consumer requests

Once an everyday staple, the number of goats found in outback Australia is dwindling but producers are encouraging newcomers to enter the market.

Catching up with old friends and taking a much-needed break from the drought is more important than ever at this year's Royal Easter Show.

A farming group which received a $100 million investment from a Federal Government clean energy fund defends its decision to bulldoze trees and vegetation.

A convoy of 13 trucks deliver 1,200 bales of donated livestock feed, and much-needed cheer, to pastoralists battling one of the worst droughts in living memory.

The Riley family are known as the goat chasers, trekking through the New South Wales high country with their pack of kelpies to muster feral goats.

Calum Carruth from Murchison House Station uses technology to monitor water use across the property.

From the comfort of the homestead, cattle producers use new technology to connect to their paddocks and monitor livestock saving time and money.

Their milk and meat have made goats a prized possession for many and now western Queensland producers are taking them on as they look to diversify because of the ongoing drought.

A remote pastoral station in Western Australia is attracting firearms enthusiasts from around the world who are keen to spend time in the outback shooting high-calibre rifles.

Police warn Rangeland goat theft will be prosecuted heavily following a case of goats stolen from a south west Queensland landholder.

Free-ranging goats have provided an alternative, easy income for arid-land graziers in NSW, but due to drought and large-scale mustering the goat numbers are drying up.

Livestock producers have quickly realised that a compulsory ‘baa’ code identifying each animal for bio-security purposes will also provide them with data that can boost productivity.

Goat farmers are no longer considered the poor relation of Australian woolgrowers with goat production booming and some farmers discovering goats can be more profitable than sheep.

Australian mohair is worth big money and Europe and Asia can't get enough of it.

Mohair produced by Angora goats hits a new Australian sale record, as a global shortage of the fibre drives up prices for farmers.

A shortage of suitable goats has led one farming family to go wild ... transforming hairy feral goats into high class mohair producers.

Goat farmers are among a list of 80 occupations where women on average earn more than men, according to the latest tax office statistics. But that comes as a surprise to women working in the industry.

Q fever vaccine research receives a $475,000 boost from the New South Wales Government.

Goats are adorable (no kidding), but before you jump in and adopt them as pets, find out if you're really prepared to make the commitment.

Many pastoralists are choosing to manage and muster the feral goats on their land. Goat meat prices reached a record high this year, and some landowners are making more money from the rangeland goats than sheep or cattle.

The Foulkes-Taylor family have constructed a $250,000 fence on their pastoral station to keep out wild dogs.

A family in a remote part of Western Australia have spent the past two years building a wild-dog-proof fence, which they hope will return their property back to its 150-year history of sheep production.

More people on city fringes are choosing goats as pets, but a rise in ownership prompts a warning from vets.

There has been an almost-20 per cent increase in goat ownership in the NSW Hunter over three years.