Agriculture & environment

Charleville date farm: recycles all the town's wastewater through a wetland system.
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for June

by —July 11, 2019

The view from Burragorang Lookout shows Lake Burragorang, impounded by Warragamba Dam in the valley below. Photo: popejon2
Agriculture & environment

Raising Warragamba Dam will do far more harm than good

by —July 5, 2019

The fragility and resilience of the land-creating polders of the Netherlands, home to landscape architect Dirk Sijmons.
Agriculture & environment

Design for the Anthropocene: the big-picture landscapes of Dirk Sijmons

by —June 19, 2019

Tenterfield. The author's friend’s farm burning in 2019. Photo: John Mongard
Agriculture & environment

Two degrees: global warming up close and personal

by —June 13, 2019

Recent protests around the world reflect rising popular concern about climate change.
Agriculture & environment

2 Degrees: climate countdown

by —June 12, 2019

Fragrant purple chocolate lily amongst other indigenous wildflower species will be grown by FV for seeding projects.
Agriculture & environment

The Foreground five: our most-read stories for May

by —June 7, 2019

Still from an animated time lapse of sea surface salinity and soil moisture from NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite: April 2015 to February 2019.
Agriculture & environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in May

by —May 29, 2019

The detailed and evocative mappings of the WaterLore exhibition identify rich 'hotspots' for potential human intervention along iconic waterways.
Agriculture & environment

WaterLore: what might drylands teach us about living with less water?

by —May 28, 2019

Rows of native Silky Blue Grass - Dichanthium sericeum - to be harvested for seed at Flora Victoria's seed production site north-west of Melbourne.
Agriculture & environment

‘Wild’ grasses are in vogue as priceless native grasslands disappear

by —May 9, 2019

Industry standard "pines in lines" reforestation in the U.S. is causing problems. Photo: Josh Withers - Warburton, Australia
Agriculture & environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in April

by —May 2, 2019

Dr Michael Whitehead thinks that Eucalyptus Salubris should be known as the Sexy Gum. Photo: Keren Gila CC BY-SA 4.0
Agriculture & environment

The sexy gum: a love story

by —April 24, 2019

2019 is the international year of indigenous languages. A favourite story this month suggests we learn the original names of Australian trees.
Agriculture & environment

Foreground reads: our pick from around the web in March

by —April 4, 2019