Labor says Treasurer Joe Hockey's opposition to financial assistance for SPC Ardmona shows his "merchant banker's" perspective on the issue".
Gladstone Harbour leak probeThe fishing industry says the terms of reference for the Gladstone Harbour inquiry should be broader. (audio)
US Farm bill passedAustralian grain producers are envious of the disaster insurance for US grain croppers and want a similar scheme. (audio)
Ready for Cyclone DylanNorth Queensland fishers and cane farmers are preparing for strong winds and flash flooding. (audio) (photos)
The line-up for the Federal Government's new agricultural advisory group has been revealed.
Northern Territory buffalo industry prepares to send its first live export shipment to Vietnam.
Mixed weather in South Australia's south-east is likely to mean an average yield for lucerne seed.
The food processing downturn has forced some small towns to reinvent themselves.
The diversity of the wine grape varieties grown in Australia has decreased over the past decade
It's been one of the biggest cattle drives in Australia's recent history and it's almost over.
Money in hay Top End hay growers are rushing to meet local demand, following a fodder shortage in the Northern Territory. (audio)
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Mining on reindeer land
Reindeer herding could be affected by Australian mining company plans in Sweden.
Volunteers support CFS
Volunteers at Port Pirie ensure firefighters are fed and rested between shifts battling a fire.
Power bill doubled
Warren farmer Michael Egan says his latest power bill was excessive and warns others to check theirs.
Feral cat scats
Feral cat hunters in the Top End to collect faeces and stomach samples to aid a research project.
Illawarra CSG miner prepared to wait it out
The company behind a proposal to explore for CSG in NSW insists the project isn't dead-and-buried.
Cheesed off
A South Australian dairy processor says it lost $50,000 worth of cheese as a result of the recent heatwave.
Flood survivor, this pig was swept away in the floods and was rescued from a tree
Tony presents and produces National Rural News for radio and online.
Rural reporter for South East South Australia based in Mt Gambier.
National Rural Reporter; horticulture, dairy, fibre, livestock
Robin McConchie is the executive producer of the Queensland Country Hour.
Mid West and Wheatbelt Rural Reporter based in Geraldton, WA.
Rural reporter for the Upper Hunter of NSW based in Muswellbrook
Receiving the disability pension should be about people's needs, not a moral judgement, writes El Gibbs.
A chemical used to manufacture many soaps, shampoos and other products, is killing young coral reefs.
The Federal Government has announced that they will be re-examining work for the dole schemes.
A group of surfing grannies say they'd rather be taken by a shark than to a nursing home.
Feral pigs wreck fertile land on Flinders Island
Battle not over for flood-hit citrus growers
Concerns over a cross border contamination of fruit fly
High lead levels in tinned peaches
Call for national fruit fly plan
Deaths decimate Port Stephens oyster farms
Qld beef industry struggles to survive the drought
The impact of leaving the land on farmers' mental health
Qld Government triples drought support
More time to build mill
Independent inquiry into dredging at Qld's Gladstone Harbour
Big poppy theft
