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The value of irrigated agricultural production in Australia has hit more than $15 billion.
Topics: rural, sheep-production, goat-production, dairy-production, beef-cattle, crop-harvesting, wool, wheat, viticulture, vegetables, sugar, rice, oilseeds, herbs, grain, fruits, fruit, flowers, cotton, agricultural-prices, bundaberg-4670, wa, vic, tas, sa, qld, nt, nsw, act
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| UpdatedStretches of Western Australia's outback are bursting into life, as ideal weather conditions make for one of the most spectacular wildflower seasons in decades.
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| UpdatedA couple who retired to the Sunshine Coast grow cymbidium orchids for florists in a labour of love.
Topics: agricultural-crops, flowers, flower-foliage, lifestyle-and-leisure, gardening, agribusiness, women-in-agriculture, rural-women, beerwah-4519
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A pollination expert says flies and other insects are just as important as bees when it comes pollinating avocados.
Topics: rural, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, fruits, entomology, fruit, flowers, invertebrates---insects-and-arachnids, bundaberg-4670, tweed-heads-2485, gingin-6503, renmark-5341, mildura-3500
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| UpdatedGrowing orchids is more than a hobby for Stephen Lynch. It is a love affair that has spanned nearly three decades.
Topics: gardening, flowers, agricultural-shows, lifestyle-and-leisure, flower-foliage, barmera-5345, sa, loveday-5345
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An orchid enthusiast from the state's Riverland has taken his love for the diverse blooms and turned it into a professional commitment.
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| UpdatedOrchid collector Stephen Lynch shares his almost 30-year passion for the diverse flower species with others.
Topics: flowers, agricultural-shows, lifestyle-and-leisure, gardening, flower-foliage, loveday-5345, barmera-5345, sa
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One of Australia's biggest producers of daffodils prepares for Daffodil Day, and spring, their busiest time.
Topics: flowers, gardening, warragul-3820
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A Northern Territory cut flower grower says production is booming thanks to a warm Top End dry season.
Topics: rural, climate-change, flowers, work, humpty-doo-0836
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Greenhouse technologies prove a hit with growers trying to escape the elements.
Topics: fruits, flowers, agribusiness, wesley-vale-7307, devonport-7310, launceston-7250
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The second state of the Exploring Wildflower Country route is expected to be completed this time next year.
Topics: flowers, lifestyle-and-leisure, environment, flower-foliage, gardening, community-and-society, regional, travel-and-tourism, geraldton-6530, wa, mullewa-6630, yalgoo-6635, cue-6640, mount-magnet-6638, dalwallinu-6609
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Making money in the nursery industry is increasingly harder as customers shun nurseries for chain stores.
Topics: flower-foliage, gardening, lifestyle-and-leisure, agricultural-crops, flowers, agribusiness, rural, yandina-4561
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| UpdatedThe first serious rains in two years have made life tough on a South Australian Rose farm, but the show must go on.
Topics: rural, gardening, flowers, kalangadoo-5278
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Peak farming body pays tribute to dairy farmer Howard Lee naming an orchid in his honour.
Topics: flowers, dairy-production, activism-and-lobbying, kempsey-2440
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| UpdatedSome flower growers are demanding their rents be reduced at the new wholesale market in Melbourne's north to compensate for falling sales.
Topics: flowers, community-and-society, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedA delicate, creamy-white South African native flower is back in vogue this year.
Topics: flowers, flower-foliage, natives, mount-gambier-5290
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| UpdatedPoppy company TPI Enterprises has received approval from the Northern Territory Government to plant a commercial crop near Katherine.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, flowers, pharmaceuticals, chemicals-and-pharmaceuticals, darwin-0800
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The Australians behind a display at the Chelsea Flower Show which has been described as breathtaking are finishing off their week on a high after meeting the Royal family and being feted across London.
Topics: flower-foliage, flowers, royal-and-imperial-matters, human-interest, united-kingdom
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| UpdatedThe promise of a peace deal in Colombia has scientists hopeful they may soon explore tropical forests that they have long avoided for fear of being kidnapped or killed.
Topics: science-and-technology, animal-science, flowers, government-and-politics, colombia
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Western Australia's vulnerable bee and honey industries are concerned their sector is at threat if their concerns over the new Biosecurity Act aren't taken seriously.
Topics: food-processing, flowers, activism-and-lobbying, laws, esperance-6450
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| UpdatedTPI Enterprises is looking to ramp up its production of poppies in the Northern Territory and has applied to grow hundreds of hectares in 2016.
Topics: rural, agricultural-crops, drug-use, pharmaceuticals, flowers, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedA big hop producer in Australia is expanding in Tasmania and Victoria because of an increase in world-wide demand for craft beer.
Topics: rural, agribusiness, flowers, beverages, bushy-park-7140
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| UpdatedA canegrower increases crop yield by growing sunflowers to improve soil biology.
Topics: sustainable-and-alternative-farming, rural, agricultural-chemicals, agricultural-crops, flowers, sugar, fertilisers, marian-4753, australia, qld
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| UpdatedAs much at the whim of trends as the fashion industry, nursery owners and plant breeders work hard to ensure they have the next trendy plant available for their customers at the right price.
Topics: agricultural-prices, flowers, gardening, rockhampton-4700
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From humble beginnings and monthly meetings, a small group of women from Sale is now representing Australia in Melbourne's International Flower and Garden Show.
Topics: flowers, art-and-design, sale-3850