Visit ABC Rural to see the latest agriculture news and information as it breaks. Sign up for our weekly Rural RoundUp newsletter. You can also catch us on Facebook or contact us via our feedback page.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has not denied that the UK has raised concerns about the prospect of British backpackers being forced to work in regional areas.

Nine months after their fishery was closed due to sustainability concerns, some commercial demersal fishers are still waiting for compensation payments from the WA government.  

Seeing edible lychees discarded for their cosmetic imperfections leads a central Queensland grower to use the third-grade fruit for alcohol.

Just as the global economy was adjusting to higher fuel prices, a new inflationary wave is about to hit. This time, the shortages will involve food and the poorest nations will be the worst affected. 

The El Niño event is shaping up to be far worse than expected, with weather experts warning it could become one of the strongest ever recorded.

Sugarcane farmers have two years to stop using controversial herbicide paraquat, despite the chemical regulator allowing its use on most boardacre crops.