During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, Natasha Jacka transformed her family's Cape Town garden into a vineyard. Despite its minuscule size, her debut wines, from 1,400 personally tended vines, received critical acclaim, marking a "triumph of hope over good sense."
A 15-year-old student died on Thursday after sustaining a severe neck injury during a practical exercise at an agricultural college in Drôme, France.
A scholarship at Longerenong College in Victoria will honor Callum Smail, 26, who died in a motorbike accident on a station near Broken Hill. The fund, supported by his family and a GoFundMe campaign, aims to assist underprivileged agriculture students, reflecting Callum's values of mateship, kindness, and leadership.
The Western Australian College of Agriculture at Morawa closed on May 20 after toxic zinc phosphide baits were used to combat a severe mouse plague, leaving students uncertain about completing essential exams and practical units.
Western Australian College of Agriculture at Morawa closed indefinitely after toxic mouse bait, approved only for grain paddocks, was spread on campus amid a severe mouse plague. Students sent home, deep clean underway. Health risk deemed low.
