New food safety standards are being rolled out across New South Wales for berry, leafy vegetable and melon growers.

The NSW Government has announced that two of the state’s key animal welfare organisations, RSPCA NSW and Animal Welfare League NSW, will receive $12.8 million towards their enforcement and compliance activities to better protect cats, dogs, livestock, and other animals across the state.

NSW Farmers has welcomed a parliamentary vote supporting the establishment of a Royal Commission into water management, describing it as a critical step towards restoring confidence in the system.

NSW Farmers has criticised the state government’s approach to feral pig control, saying recent culling efforts amount to little more than “bits of bacon” as pig numbers surge across regional New South Wales. The criticism follows reports that just over 53,000 feral pigs were culled by authorities in the past year — a figure NSW Farmers says barely dents a population estimated by farmers to be in the tens of millions.

The New South Wales Government has announced a $4.2 million expansion of shark safety measures, aimed at improving protection for swimmers and surfers this summer, following a spate of recent shark incidents off the state’s coast.

After a year of drought, flooding and limited summer rainfall, New South Wales farmers are entering 2026 facing continued seasonal pressure and policy uncertainty.

The first contingent of firefighters from New South Wales has returned home after assisting Victorian communities affected by recent bushfires.

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has labelled the state of mobile phone coverage in regional Australia a “disgrace”, following the shutdown of the 3G network and ongoing black spots across major rural transport routes.

In a recent interview on FlowFM, Federal Opposition Leader Sussan Ley strongly criticised the Albanese Government’s latest round of water buybacks from the Murray-Darling Basin, warning the move will damage regional economies while failing to deliver the environmental benefits.

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.