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 as long as possible. Yet ageing in rural Australia presents challenges very different from those faced in major cities. Distance, workforce shortages and acc...
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 the inland to modern high-tech wool processing, the industry continues to support thousands of regional communities while supplying premium fibre to clothing man...
Can Private Credit Help Australian Agriculture?
Agriculture has always required substantial capital. Farm purchases, irrigation systems, machinery, storage facilities and processing plants all require long-term investment. Traditional banks remain the largest agricultural lenders, but specialist private lenders are becoming more act...
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 farms, disrupting markets and requiring large-scale eradication programs. Fortunately, Australia's biosecurity system remains among the strongest in the world. Un...
Rural Australia Faces the Same Scam Threat
Farmers are accustomed to managing risk. Weather, commodity prices, machinery breakdowns and biosecurity all require constant attention. Increasingly, another risk has joined that list: telephone fraud. Scammers regularly target rural Australians with calls claiming to represent banks...
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. When Australians discuss property, the conversation often centres on house prices in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Rural Australia tells a different story...
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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...
Shearing Shed Staff Prepare For Harvest Work Between Runs
Shearing workers gain harvest skills to stay local Shearing shed staff across regional Australia have started harvest training ...
Bird Flu Preparedness: Practical Steps for Australia's Poultry Producers
Bird flu continues to make headlines around the world, prompting understandable concern among Australia's poultry producers. Whi...
How banks value a farm: what borrowers should know before applying for finance
The central message should be that a bank does not lend merely because a farm is worth several million dollars. It usually co...
2027 Rabobank graduate program
Applications are now open for Rabobank’s 2027 graduate program, offering university graduates with an interest in agriculture an...
Rising oil prices could squeeze Australian farmers before consumers notice
As global oil prices climb following renewed conflict in the Middle East, Australian motorists may soon pay more at the fuel pum...
Farm finance explained: Choosing the right funding for your primary production business
Every farming enterprise needs finance at some stage. Whether it is buying seed before planting, purchasing livestock, upgrading...
Regional Australia needs more than backpackers
For years backpackers and working holiday makers have played an important role in regional Australia's workforce. From fruit pi...
Buying Rural and Lifestyle Property in New Zealand: The Legal Guide You Need
New Zealand's rural and lifestyle property market attracts buyers from across the country and around the world. Wide open lan...