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Record warm temperatures mean cheaper winter veggies but less feed for livestock
By Maddelin McCosker, Lydia Burton, and Jane McNaughton

Prices for some vegetables are falling because of oversupply, but there are concerns for the livestock industry as Queensland's soaring temperatures dry pasture and feed.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2024-08-30/unseasonably-hot-winter-impacting-agriculture-vegetable-prices/104280676

#Weather #VegetableGrowing #VegetableCrops #FruitGrowing #FruitCrops #Pasture #BeefCattleFarming #MaddelinMcCosker #LydiaBurton # #JaneMcNaughton

Food miles fall under serious scrutiny in a challenge to only eat local Could you get your food only from your local area? It sounds possible — unless you live in Darwin and you like garlic, coffee, oil, and salt. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-17/could-you-only-eat-local-produce-from-300km-radius-of-your-home/12669996 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #SustainableLiving #VegetableGardens #FoodandCooking #VegetableCrops #Healthyrecipes #FruitTrees #Gardening #Offbeat

NT bee numbers are dwindling after back-to-back dry wet seasons The Northern Territory is facing a bee drought and the situation is threatening the livelihood of beekeepers and farmers reliant on bees for crop pollination. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-27/nt-bee-numbers-are-dwindling-after-dry-wet-seasons/12490398 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #VegetableCrops #Horticulture #Beekeeping #FruitCrops #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather

NT bee numbers are dwindling after back-to-back dry wet seasons The Northern Territory is facing a bee drought and the situation is threatening the livelihood of beekeepers and farmers reliant on bees for crop pollination. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-27/nt-bee-numbers-are-dwindling-after-dry-wet-seasons/12490398 #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #VegetableCrops #Horticulture #Beekeeping #FruitCrops #Livestock #Rainfall #Weather

Dig for victory! What world war 'victory gardens' can teach us about growing food in crisis With plant nurseries and hardware stores reporting shortages of seedlings as backyard gardeners stock up, there's talk of a return to the vegie gardens of old. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-25/the-return-of-the-world-war-victory-garden/12085190 #InfectiousDiseases(Other) #EpidemicsandPandemics #CommunityandSociety #WomenInAgriculture #AgriculturalCrops #VegetableGardens #VegetableCrops #Rural

Urban farms feel the burn as climate change, water restrictions bite Heatwaves and drought are causing supplies of unique local produce to 'bolt' or die across the Hunter Valley's urban farms and market gardens. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-04/urban-farms-feel-the-burn-as-climate-change-forces-shops-to-shut/11919036 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #GovernmentandPolitics #LifestyleandLeisure #VegetableFruitNuts #VegetableGardens #VegetableCrops #FoodandCooking #ClimateChange