Grains News

• Bumper crop hauls farmers from financial brink

  Wudinna in the centre of South Australia's Eyre Peninsula is clearly proud of its agricultural heritage, boasting a giant granite sculpture called Australian Farmer as a centrepiece. But after

• Tasmanian company fights to save unusual grains

  Tasmanian seed breeders fear they'll soon lose access to an important genetic resource. Bob Reid and Robert Dent, from Tasglobal Seeds, are trialing and commercialising a range of novel

• Grain returns to Portland wharves

  The Port of Portland's first shipment of grain in more than two and a half years will leave the port within the month. Grain hasn't left the western Victorian port for almost three years after

• Legume leads assault on salt

  Researchers have found a way to increase the productivity of salt-affected land by up to $60 a hectare. They've found a pasture legume that handles much higher levels of salt and waterlogging than

• Black Saturday effects linger for farmers

  Victorian farmers are still counting the costs of Black Saturday, one year on. Horsham grain grower Geoff Rethus lost two stubble paddocks to fire and says he'll be paying for it for years to