Thirteen new smart road signs are now operating across western and outback New South Wales, in a move the Minns Government said will make travel safer and more reliable. The $1.7 million rollout is part of the Smarter Highways Program, bringing real-time road condition updates to some of the state’s most remote regions.

NSW Farmers is urging rural communities to prioritise mental health as drought in the state’s south and west and ongoing flood recovery along the coast place pressure on farming families. The organisation says worsening land-use conflicts are adding further strain.

A grassroots mental health initiative addressing suicide prevention in Australia’s shearing industry has been recognised nationally, with its founder—registered nurse, shearer, and mental health advocate Carol Mudford—named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award national winner.

The AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award has marked its 25th anniversary, celebrating a quarter-century of recognising women making a difference across rural and regional Australia. The milestone was celebrated at a gala dinner in Canberra’s Parliament House, attended by more than 540 guests from across the country.

CSIRO researchers are warning farmers across eastern Australia to stay alert, with signs pointing to an impending mouse population boom. Recent trapping has revealed high numbers of pregnant females in cropping regions of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia.  

A team of five shearers in Southern New South Wales has set a new world record by shearing 2,301 Merino lambs over the course of eight hours.

A New South Wales shearer has made history by becoming the first woman to shear more than 500 Merino lambs in a single day, securing herself not her first - but second world record.

The Country Women’s Association of New South Wales is inviting women across the state and in the ACT to take part in its Annual Women’s Survey, an initiative designed to strengthen advocacy efforts by collecting real data on the issues affecting women in rural, regional and urban communities.

Australia’s national milk production has dropped by more than three per cent since the start of the season in July, with southern states bearing the brunt.

DNA testing has confirmed that feral pigs found in South Australia's Limestone Coast and Victoria's south-west share genetics with populations in New South Wales - leading authourities to believe hunters have illeagally introduced the animlas to these areas.

Planting for the 2025/26 Australian cotton season is now underway, with growers in northern regions already seeing early growth while those in the south await warmer conditions.

Farmers in New South Wales will soon benefit from reduced registration costs for farm vehicles used in bushfire response under a new state government scheme commencing October 7.

Residents in Central Darling Shire have elected councillors for the first time in 12 years, marking a historic return to local democracy under a new rural council model.

Farmers have voiced strong frustration over the federal government’s lack of action to improve regional mobile coverage, following its long-awaited response to the 2024 Regional Telecommunications Review.

Mainland states are moving to safeguard their potato crops as detections of potato mop-top virus across Tasmania continue to grow.

Rural Aid is stepping up efforts to assist beekeepers and other primary producers as Varroa mite  continues to spread across parts of Australia.

NSW Farmers has welcomed news that six new detector dog handlers have joined Australia’s border security team to protect the nation from biosecurity threats.

A world-first, biodegradable vaccine to protect livestock from foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been developed.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) and Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is...

NSW Farmers has warned that the Federal Government must not let drought support dry up as conditions continue to deteriorate across south...