Yesterday
How we overcooked the vegan business boom
Consumer tastes are changing – back to a weekly steak as more vegans understand the importance of protein – but have we really lost our appetite for fake meat?
- Eleanor Steafel
This Month
How Rachel Ward went from Vogue cover model to farmhand at 60
The actor and director has had an unexpected second act as a farmer. A new documentary follows her “bloody crusade”.
- Lauren Sams
Murray Cod Australia throws out a line to hook $400m fund
That would dwarf the company’s current market capitalisation of about $107 million and be used to fund infrastructure development and holding water rights.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Urban farmer makes use of vacant CBD space
Short-term leases are not an issue for this modular agriculture start-up.
- Richard Cornish
November
Biofuels finally give GrainCorp an in to Western Australia
Robert Spurway says there’s a compelling case for new oilseed crushing capacity in the company’s biggest move since it spun-off its global malting division.
- Brad Thompson
October
What do an abalone farmer and ex Wall St analyst have in common?
Jay Albany and Brad Adams are running successful regenerative food businesses out of different parts of Western Australia.
- Carolyn Beasley
September
Sheep prices plunge to $1 a head as farmers flood market
Farmers are scrambling to sell before summer as Australia’s sheep flock and breeding ewe numbers hit their highest level since 2007.
- Brad Thompson
The Aussie scientist whose mission is to feed the world
Columbia University Professor Glenn Denning has won the prestigious Global Australian of the Year award for his work on improving crop yields.
- Julie Hare
August
Can cow-free dairy beat the fake foods curse?
Lab-produced milk proteins have a taste advantage over plant-based milks – and they can help reduce carbon emissions.
- Bruce Einhorn
July
Get ready to eat unicorn meat
Entrepreneurs have invested billions in plant-based and lab-grown food, and the possibilities are endless.
- Annie Lowrey
June
Why Rich Lister Tony Denny swapped used cars for farming
Boosting food production through technology and smarter farming will be critical in decades to come, says the former car dealer with a $755 million fortune.
- Brad Thompson
May
How this Melbourne chef made fine dining sustainable
Jason Staudt is a chef on a mission: he is always on the lookout for ways to do more for the planet while also producing fabulous food.
- Paul Best
April
This fishery looks to export ‘Penfolds Grange’ of abalone to the world
Brad Adams has captured the attention of fine diners in Hong Kong but he now hopes to export his sustainably grown greenlip abalone to the rest of the world.
- Gus McCubbing
January
The big problem with plant-based meat - the ‘meat’ part
The plant-based food industry has slumped now the novelty factor has worn off, it needs to work on making its products delicious not virtuous.
- Shannon Osaka
NAB prods farmers to use blockchain to prove green compliance
The big rural lender is using a start-up it invested in last year to streamline the reporting of data on its farm loans to reduce incidents of greenwashing.
- James Eyers
Watt flies to UK to push free-trade deal over the line
Agriculture Minister Murray Watt is in London reassuring the Brits over the FTA’s impact on their farmers and the climate, amid a sluggish parliamentary process.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Around the world, rebel farmers are pushing back on climate action
Drastic measures to reform a food system that generates about 31 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions have prompted a growing backlash.
- April Roach, Tracy Withers, Jen Skerritt and Agnieszka de Sousa
Bayer, Nufarm sound alarm on food security
An Albanese government-instigated inquiry into food security has been warned about an over-reliance on China and barriers to genetically modified crops.
- Brad Thompson
- Opinion
- Letters to the Editor
Letters: Pointing to Morrison’s flaws is no sledge
Scott Morrison deserved censure; standards for future housing; Voice can do no harm; tackling agricultural emissions; gas is not a transit fuel; Laura Tingle’s views on climate change.
December 2022
This beef and wool farmer has turned climate change to advantage
Tim Wright was decades ahead of his time adopting holistic farming. Now multinationals such as McDonald’s are raising their standards and less altruistic farmers are having to follow suit.
- James Eyers
