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Farmers in Brazil are digging ditches to keep wild boars away from their crops, which can be devastated overnight due to the animals' feeding habits and destructive behaviors.

Farmers can protect their crops from wild animals using inexpensive homemade solutions, rather than expensive fencing or constant vigilance.

An international team of scientists has found beneficial soil bacteria that could transform agricultural protection against devastating fungal diseases.

The Queensland government has decided to maintain its controversial policy permitting farmers to shoot flying foxes for crop protection, despite criticism from wildlife advocates and scientists.