1. National fruit fly research plan unveiled

    Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says a new national plan for fruit fly research, development and extension will improve Australia's capacity to deal with the costly pest.

  2. Rich Australians buying dairy farms, with retailer Gerry Harvey the latest

    The Australian dairy industry is enjoying an investment boom as some of the nation's wealthiest individuals start to invest in the industry.

  1. GM canola plantings increase

    Global agribusiness Monsanto believes Victorian grain growers have planted their largest ever GM canola crop.

  2. Panama payout promsied

    The Federal Government will compensate to Queensland farming families for banana disease losses.

  3. Sheep caught on camera

    Everyone is online these days and it appears even livestock have digital lives.

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    Slicing up the drought funding: who's getting the Federal Government's concessional loans?

  2. Hogget on the menu?

    Australian researchers are looking at sheep meat preferences overseas and the potential to market hogget.

  3. NZ farms flooded

    Heavy rain has caused big floods in New Zealand, but farmers who needed rain the most missed out.

  4. Quarantining grain crops

    Imported crops spend a generation in quarantine as researchers attempt to weed out pests and diseases.

  5. Tiwi timber harvest

    The first official harvest of acacia trees from a Tiwi Islands forestry project is underway.

  6. Strawberry death baits

    NSW graziers may soon use strawberry jam-flavoured poison capsules to target wild dogs.

  7. Windmills replaced by solar

    They are a symbol of the bush, but the days of the iconic windmill may be numbered.

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    Weather forecaster says El Nino weather pattern does not necessarily mean doom and gloom for farmers.

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    The Agriculture Minister says a new national plan for fruit fly research, development and extension will improve Australia's capacity to deal with the costly pest.

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Rural Life

  1. Community buys town pub

    Great Southern farming town uses community grain crop to buy local pub.

  2. Health app for FIFO

    An app is on its way to help fly-in fly-out workers with their mental health.

  3. Kids paint cattle

    Alice Springs school students paint cattle to show their knowledge of where food comes from.

  4. Megafauna rock art

    Rock carvings of extinct megafauna among sites blocked or removed from heritage register.

  5. Winery's car park olives

    Olives in the car park create winter tourism fun at a north east Victorian winery.

  6. Training cattlemen

    Horseriding, quad biking and fencing were just some of the skills taught in a pastoral skills course.

  7. Tasmania's best bacon

    New young Tasmanian butcher is a sizzling success in Australian Bacon Week.

  8. Mini animals a handful

    Miniature animals are more commitment than many people realise according to breeder.

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  2. Researchers say overseas preferences for sheep meat may differ from the domestic market
  3. Craig Gear talks about the progress of the Y Fronts project
  4. The NSW Budget does not contain a lot of new money for Agriculture as Minister Niall Blair explains to Michael Condon
  5. Alice Springs kids paint cattle to learn about the origin of food
  6. Researcher Shane King on growing imported pulse crops in quarantine
  7. Katie Milne, of Federated Farmers of New Zealand, says farmers are dealing with floods and snow.
  8. Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce says he will reimburse banana-growing families for their Panama losses
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