Choosing an A.H. Beard Mattress in Perth: Comfort, Support & Model Guide
Some mattress brands are three years old with a slick website and a manufacturing story that is mostly marketing copy. A.H. Beard is not one of them. It has been building mattresses in Australia for well over a century, which means the brand has survived multiple recessions, several gene...
Hormuz is thousands of kilometres away — but Australian farmers are paying attention
A narrow stretch of water between Iran and Oman might appear to have little connection with a wheat farm in Western Australia, a cattle property in Queensland or a cropping operation in New South Wales. The connection is diesel. It is also fertiliser, freight, agricultural chemicals, m...
Australia's Road-Travel Boom Is Bringing Money Into Rural Towns
There is a particular sight familiar to almost every Australian country town. The caravan arriving at the service station. Another parked outside the bakery. A motorhome beside the supermarket. A couple studying a map outside the information centre. A four-wheel drive towing a campe...
RBA holds rates — but rural Australia faces an interest rate problem of its own
The Reserve Bank has left Australia's cash rate unchanged at 4.35 per cent, avoiding another immediate increase in borrowing costs. For rural Australia, that matters. Farms and rural businesses are frequently capital-intensive operations. Land, machinery, livestock, sheds, irrigati...
El Niño is back: What Australian farmers should be preparing for
El Niño conditions have returned to the Pacific, putting rainfall, crops, livestock, water supplies and bushfire conditions firmly on the agenda for Australian agriculture. For Australian farmers, El Niño is much more than an interesting weather phenomenon occurring thousands of kilomet...
The Iran war reaches the farm gate: what higher fuel and freight costs mean for rural Australia
The war involving Iran may be taking place thousands of kilometres from rural Australia, but its economic consequences can travel remarkably quickly. They arrive in the diesel tank. They arrive with the fertiliser truck. They appear in freight charges, machinery operating costs, lives...
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The Iran war reaches the farm gate: what higher fuel and freight costs mean for rural Australia
The war involving Iran may be taking place thousands of kilometres from rural Australia, but its economic consequences can trave...
Growing Old on the Land: The Unique Challenges Facing Rural Australians
Australia's farming families spend decades building properties, businesses and communities. Many hope to remain on the land for...
The Wool Industry: A Cornerstone of Rural Australia
For more than 200 years, wool has been woven into Australia's economic and cultural story. From the vast Merino stations of t...
Virbac Australia Illuminates Goulburn’s Iconic Big Merino to Launch New Multimin Evolution for Sheep and Backs Local Communities with $2,000 Donation
Virbac Australia Illuminates Goulburn’s Iconic Big Merino Virbac Australia has illuminated Goulburn's iconic Big Merino to celebr...
Can Private Credit Help Australian Agriculture?
Agriculture has always required substantial capital. Farm purchases, irrigation systems, machinery, storage facilities and proc...
Bird Flu: Biosecurity Is Every Farmer's First Line of Defence
For Australian poultry producers, bird flu is more than an international headline. It is a disease capable of shutting down farm...
Rural Australia Faces the Same Scam Threat
Farmers are accustomed to managing risk. Weather, commodity prices, machinery breakdowns and biosecurity all require constant a...
Passing on the Family Farm: Why Rural Property Is Different from Every Other Real Estate Market
For many farming families, the property is more than an investment. It is a business, a home and a legacy built over generations...
Fertiliser in Focus: Why Australian Farmers Are Paying More for a Critical Resource
Every harvest begins long before the first seed is planted. One of the most important ingredients is fertiliser, and in recent y...
Artificial Intelligence Is Arriving on the Farm — And It's Becoming Another Piece of Equipment
Artificial intelligence may seem more at home in city offices than in country paddocks, but that perception is changing rapidly...
Why Rural and Regional Queensland Homes See More Rodents in the Cooler Months — and How to Stay Ahead of Them
Anyone who has lived on a property outside the city knows the sound. A scratching in the roof cavity after dark. A rustle behind...
From Backpacker to Farm Worker: How Tourism Helps Keep Rural Australia Working
For many overseas visitors, the Australian holiday eventually leads to the farm gate. Every year hundreds of thousands of inter...
Rising Fuel Costs Place Fresh Pressure on Australian Farmers
Australian agriculture has always depended on affordable fuel. From tractors and harvesters to irrigation pumps, freight vehicl...
Backpackers and rural Australia: Who needs regional work and how farmers can recruit them
For generations of international visitors, working in rural Australia has been more than a way to earn money. It has provided a...
One Australian Dies on a Farm Every Six Days. Experts Say It's Not the Biggest Risks That Are Costing
Australians often picture farm accidents as dramatic, unpredictable events involving heavy machinery, livestock or extreme weath...