Australian agriculture is under pressure with the European Union considering a ban on tea tree oil due to reproductive risk concerns. Meanwhile, news highlights innovations like a new cattle loading ramp, bio-tech seed treatment in Cairns, shrub planting for lamb survival in WA, a gluten-uncontaminated oat business, and efforts to breed the perfect Australian mango.
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Since becoming part of the Landline team, she has created a 12-part podcast series and is currently a Queensland-based reporter.The EU is considering banning Australian tea tree oil after a study raised concerns about potential reproductive risks, a move industry leaders warn could devastate exports and trigger global impacts.Australian tea-tree oil producers are facing a crisis with one of the industry's major customers - the European Union - planning to declare tea-tree oil a toxin, unsafe for humans.A retired truck driver has developed a wide, steel, cattle-loading ramp that allows animals to walk side by side, mimicking natural herd behaviour and reducing noise, agitation and the risk of injury during transport.How a Cairns startup is using bio-tech to transform farming A Cairns biotech startup is combining Indigenous knowledge of "rainmaking" with modern science to develop an electrical seed treatment hoping to improve crop growth.Scientists hope planting shrubs will help to improve the survival of lambs, particularly twins, on West Australian farms, by providing windbreaks and food for the animals.Oats uncontaminated by gluten are sold by a small Queensland business in partnership with a West Australian farmer, but their products can't be labelled gluten-free.Scientists in Queensland are striving to breed the perfect Aussie mango by combining decades of genetic research with sensory science, selecting for flavour, aroma, texture, and disease resistance.Livestock losses across western Queensland reach catastrophic levels Graziers face a tough road to recovery after an estimated half a million cattle, sheep, and goats die in western Queensland's unprecedented flooding event.The CSIRO and Wine Australia are trialling fast-growing, mildew-resistant grapevines designed to maintain yield and wine quality in a changing climate.In Queensland's Moreton Bay, one man's DIY wave wall is protecting precious oyster baskets and opening up new possibilities for the industry.The CSIRO unveils new fish variety that could one day make a splash on dinner tables across Australia. They are working on developing a sustainable, profitable and eco-friendly farmed fish using an Australian native white fish few have heard of.Managing livestock health in remote areas is no easy task, but AI motion cameras may soon provide an automated way to detect diseases and monitor calving rates.Australia means so much to Iranian-born biotechnologist Sam Jahangard, he has made a huge sacrifice to keep his developments in the country instead of selling them internationally.Turning cattle feed into nutritional flour for aged care residents Lupin is traditionally used to feed cattle in Australia but aged care facilities are now adding it to their residents' food. The nutritional results experienced in the program are being labelled as "remarkable". Some people think they're gross, but these little flies could be the key to crop security in AustraliaResidents of an isolated fishing community in the Gulf of Carpentaria say the town's survival is at the mercy of a pending Queensland government decision to restrict the use of gillnets to protect threatened, endangered, or protected species. This feedlot has one of the largest piles of manure to remove. Now it is being turned into a commodity With just under 80,000 head of cattle at any one time, this company is left to manage 100,000 tonnes of manure a year.For two weeks at a time, live-in educators are supporting young children in rural and remote families through "playing and learning", filling the gap in early childhood education services.Australian scientists trying to work out why bats do not succumb to the dangerous bugs they carry can now predict an outbreak of the deadly Hendra virus well before it may occur.Bats are the source of many disease outbreaks. Their unique immune system means they don't often contract the viruses they carry. While scientists are still trying to work out why, they have found they can now predict well in advance when an outbreak of the deadly Hendra virus may occur.People with living remotely with disability not only struggle to find support services, they also struggle with visibility as they are overlooked by potential employers, but farmers say agriculture has a role to play.If you are a whistleblower, believe you have sensitive information that should be made public, or wish to protect your identity, find our more secure options.
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