Targeted vaccinations have begun in New South Wales to help protect vulnerable native birds from the threat of H5 avian influenza. The program includes captive insurance populations and selected wild populations, with Little Penguins at Manly and Barunguba Montague Island among those being considered.

Construction is underway on a new $1.2 million research laboratory in Tamworth aimed at improving the management of insect pests affecting NSW agriculture. The facility will investigate resistance in major pests of grains, cotton and horticulture, including fall armyworm, aphids, thrips, mirids and spider mites.

A New South Wales woman has been fined $5000 dollars for attempting to smuggle more than 50 fertilised emu eggs to Vietnam. The woman was sentenced at Sydney’s Downing Centre Local Court, after the eggs were seized before they could leave Australia on commercial flights.

The National Farmers’ Federation is calling for urgent Federal Government funding to keep the national wild dog management program operating beyond September.

NSW Farmers says a parliamentary inquiry has confirmed long-held concerns about the rollout of Renewable Energy Zones, after concluding the transition has caused what it describes as "avoidable harm" to regional communities.

Local government representatives have welcomed a new funding agreement between the Federal Government and councils, aimed at strengthening financial support for communities across Australia.

Food security has dominated the opening of the 2026 NSW Farmers Conference, with delegates calling for stronger government support to boost Australia's domestic fuel and fertiliser production.

More than 300 farmers from across New South Wales will gather in Sydney this week as the NSW Farmers Annual Conference focuses on the major issues affecting food and fibre production.

New South Wales has confirmed a second case of H5 high pathogenicity avian influenza in a wild migratory seabird, with a Giant Petrel found at Bennetts Beach near Hawks Nest testing positive.