Sophie Johnson

Mon 6 Jul 2026 at 12:46am Fertiliser costs have surged in the wake of the conflict in the Middle East, leaving farmers searching for ways to cut input costs.

Wed 8 Jul 2026 at 8:30pm Australians are among the world's biggest coffee drinkers but less than 1 per cent of the coffee consumed nationwide is grown locally.

Australians big coffee drinkers but almost all of the beans consumed in this country are imported.

Thu 9 Jul 2026 at 8:45am Australia adalah salah satu negara dengan konsumen kopi terbesar di dunia.

Wed 5 Aug 2026 at 2:20am The avocado industry is experiencing another high-volume crop year, but unlike previous years with oversupply, the fruit is finding a market.

Telstra says its cabling was damaged in a bushfire near Weipa on Saturday evening. Supplied: Chad King

The flavour of Australian chocolate is largely driven by where cocoa beans are fermented. ABC Rural: Sophie Johnson

Sugarcane farmers are searching for an alternative after a decision to phase out the use of paraquat on their crops. ABC Rural: Sophie Johnson

FOR all the now-ritual invocations of the Second World War, remarkably little attention is being paid to the most obvious historical echo: Germany…

Water quality is improving across multiple Great Barrier Reef catchments. Supplied: NQ Dry Tropics and TropWATER JCU