1. Wellard boss sells shares to Fulida Group

    The boss of Australia's largest live exporting company, Wellard, has sold almost half of his shares in the company to the Chinese-owned Fulida Group.

  2. Cattle stations in central Arnhem Land rejoice as massive downfalls

    Cattle stations across the Top End of the Northern Territory are celebrating an early start to the wet season with record totals in some areas.

  1. Port of Melbourne sold

    The Port of Melbourne has been sold for $9.7 billion in a 50-year lease to the Lonsdale consortium, the Victorian Government announces.

  2. Backpacker tax debate

    Coalition MPs and senators argue the proposed backpacker tax rate will cripple the industry.

  3. No 'bananageddon' for north

    Vital research on Panama Disease has resumed at Coastal Plains Horticulture Research Centre in Darwin's rural area.

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  1. Farmers hear from Tesla

    Global tech giant, Tesla, pitches its products to Australian farmers for the first time.

  2. Flying gum trees

    The common mallee gum could be the source of 10 per cent of the aviation fuel of the future.

  3. Gippsland milk brand

    A farmer-owned Gippsland milk company seeks to set an example for fairer pricing.

  4. Inside a thoroughbred stud

    What happens at a Hunter Valley horse stud in one of the breeding industry's busiest times?

  5. The reluctant hunters

    Farmers Lee and Geoff Williams hate hunting deer, but they can't stop.

  6. Esperance grain hub

    Field peas, lupins, oats and possibly even hay are set to be containerised and exported through the Port of Esperance.

  7. Backpacker tax stalemate

    A Tasmanian delegation is unable to gain concessions to the backpacker tax during a Canberra visit.

  8. New aquaculture fish

    Just under 45,000 baby yellowtail kingfish now have a new home in Geraldton's Champion Bay.

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  1. AGC CBH proposal off

    Australian Grains Champion pulls out of its bid to list the CBH Group.

markets

  1. Who is the 2016 Farmer of the Year? Entries now open

  2. Federal budget 2016: what farmers need to know

Rural Life

  1. How to make vinegar

    When wine goes bad it becomes vinegar, but to do it on purpose takes some scientific skill.

  2. Award-winning cheeses

    High school students in northern Tasmania produce camembert cheese rated highly by a judge.

  3. What's in a moo?

    Researchers record and analyse cows mooing in order to better understand what they are saying.

  4. Rural Women's Awards

    Award winner, Sophie Hansen, wants to help farmers use social media to tell their stories and connect with consumers.

  5. From dust to deluge

    The Wray family from Laurie Park, SA, had to buy bottled water eight months ago — now they are eight meters underwater.

  6. Drastic measures

    A young Victorian farmer kayaks through floodwaters to save her sheep from drowning.

  7. Recycled restaurant

    A restaurant made from recycled farm buildings and equipment is tempting taste buds in Griffith.

  8. Race horses to stock horses

    Former race horses are being donated to families in western Queensland, after the drought.

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  2. Nick Carter from Tesla Australia talks about the tech that is available for Australian farmers.
  3. Australia's top cheese judge talks about camembert made by Tasmanian high school students
  4. Federal MP calls for 10 per cent sugar tax
  5. Neil Wandel talks about his plan to export containerised grain
  6. Delayed backpacker tax already impacting Queensland farmers
  7. Peter Bagley shows ABC Rural his bird-scaring drone
  8. NRM Spatial Hub wins landholder approval
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  10. Three of 33 devils released into wild in Tasmania killed on roads
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