Ed Gannon Journalist

19/07/2024

https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/8691041/ford-ranger-vs-competitors-what-makes-it-australias-top-ute/?cs=5706

An analysis of the most popular farm utes available in Australia.

19/06/2024

In a time of farming turmoil, a new group has emerged vowing to represent Australian agriculture and rural communities. National Farmers' Federation ABC Rural FarmOnline Stock & Land Farm Weekly Queensland Country Life Stock Journal

A new independent body aiming to 'promote, protect and advance the development of the Australian agricultural sector and...

06/06/2024

Great to co-host ABC Melbourne Conversation Hour today on what makes a town a town.

When the smallest of communities start to lose their essential services, how do they recover?

04/06/2024

AWI directors are paid more than any other levy-funded research body.

Australian Wool Innovation tops rural development corporation director salaries.

28/05/2024

https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/8625083/rdc-directors-juggle-multiple-roles-on-various-boards/?cs=5706

Directors sit across multiple rural development corporation boards.

09/05/2024

Great to co-host this chat with on movie locations. Includes exclusive details on how my acting career was crushed before it even began.

What does it mean to see your local town or suburb on screen? And would you agree to having a film crew come and shoot in hour home? In this edition of The Conversation Hour the team discuss why local film making matters.

15/04/2024

A new wave of glue gum plantations in Southwest Victoria is causing community concern.

A German company's blue gum plans in Victoria are raising concerns.

21/02/2024

My report details, for the first time, how and why a $20 million fraud occurred at Elders.

How Elders executives committed a $20 million fraud, and boosted their bonuses.

20/02/2024

Livestock pedigree certification fraud covered up by Elders.

20/02/2024

Here's my exclusive story on alleged fraud in Elders' live export division that has been kept secret for a decade.

Livestock pedigree certification fraud covered up by Elders.

07/12/2023

Great to talk local pubs on 774 ABC Melbourne Conversation Hour today.

As the cost of living rises so does the cost of a meal at a pub, in this edition of The Conversation Hour the team talk the place of pubs in local communities and what it takes to keep them running.

02/11/2023

https://www.police.vic.gov.au/woman-charged-part-investigation-leongatha-deaths

Homicide Squad detectives have charged a woman this afternoon as part of their investigation into the deaths of three…

02/11/2023

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-02/police-charge-erin-patterson-mushroom-poisoning-deaths/103056694?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=messages

Erin Patterson, who cooked a mushroom lunch in late July suspected of resulting in three people's deaths, faces charges including murder and attempted murder.

05/10/2023

Sobering news for Australian broadacre farmers.

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences has released its first income estimate for 2023-24.

04/10/2023

Only 3 per cent of Australians donate blood, a fact that arose during the 774 ABC Melbourne Conversation Hour I co-hosted with Richelle Hunt today.

From understanding blood types to growing blood outside the body, in this edition of the Conversation Hour the team go deep on blood.

10/09/2023

The first of a three-part series I compiled looking at all parts of Australian agriculture.

The complete list of the biggest farmers in Australian agriculture.

10/09/2023

ICYMI here is the 774 ABC Melbourne Conversation Hour on drought preparednesss I co-hosted with Richelle Hunt.

In this edition of The Conversation Hour the team look at what impact a drier hotter summer will have on agriculture and what farmers are doing to prepare.

10/08/2023

It was all about bats on 774 ABC Melbourne when I co-hosted The Conversation Hour with Richelle Hunt today. Joining us was Lindy Lumsden, a passionate advocate for our small flying friends. 🦇

In towns and cities across Australia, a war of words is raging over our native bats. Some argue they are destroying valuable and rare trees, while others say bats are simply part of the urban ecosystem. Can we learn to co-exist with them?

02/08/2023

It was great to co-host 774 ABC Melbourne The Conversation Hour today with Richelle Hunt discussing the iconic Murray Cod. Here’s the podcast.

As the federal government admit the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan will not be completed on time, the Conversation Hour explores the changing fortunes of the Murray Cod - and how a fine-dining renaissance might help its survival.

17/07/2023

Today I co-hosted the 774 ABC Melbourne Conversation Hour on bridges. Here's the podcast if you want to hear Tinamba mentioned a number of times on the radio (among other towns, of course).

For more than a century the responsibility of maintaining and repairing bridges has been passed between local, state and federal governments like a political football, splitting communities by removing a key piece of physical connection. The very real question of whether some of these dilapidated ol...

27/04/2023

A list and analysis of the executive pay of Australia's largest agribusinesses, plus agriculture's leading statutory and industry...

17/01/2023

Up and about early for this interview.

Gippsland locals will be able to purchase a new tractor at the pub if an unusual plan gets the green light from Wellington Shire Council. The dormant Macalister Hotel in the Gippsland town of Maffra could soon become an Ag Farm Machinery tractor showroom and bar, with plans for the transformation cu...

16/01/2023

One for my Maffra friends. A story on the future of the Macalister Hotel. And yes, it is behind a paywall. Journalism needs to be paid for, like any trade or profession.

A major tractor dealership plans to open a showroom and bar in the dormant Macalister Hotel in the...

11/12/2022

Here are 100 Australian farmland property sales of 2022, presented in a searchable database of state, property name,...

13/11/2022

Great to be involved in this special feature looking at the 23 farmers across Australia to watch in 2023.

Australian agriculture has a bright future, and here are 23 farmers that are making good things happen.

20/07/2022

Viral fragments of foot and mouth disease have been discovered in pork products for sale.

15/07/2022

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/07/15/its-official-fridays-office-are-over/

As white-collar workers across the country settle into hybrid work routines, one thing is becoming clear: Nobody wants to be in the office on Fridays.

13/07/2022

Australian visitors to Bali are getting the Foot and Mouth Disease message, but it's not due to any effort from the Australian Government.

Many Bali locals are unaware of a foot and mouth disease outbreak and tourists say they have seen...

27/06/2022

Despite all the talk about rising food prices, the wheat price has actually plunged in the past few weeks.

Wheat market loses A$72 in a week.

27/06/2022

This is a serious issue that has significant implications across many rural sectors.

A statewide emergency order has been issued for varroa mite in NSW