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• South Korean group to establish Mildura pilot farm

  
  QLD Country Hour

  By David Sparkes

  Posted August 18, 2016 10:36:00

  A South Korean business group has committed to investing in a $1 million pilot farm near Mildura.

  Topics: rural, international-aid-and-trade, trade, food-processing, mildura-3500, korea-republic-of

• Grain crops in Mallee much stronger than last year

  
  Vic Country Hour

  By David Sparkes

  Posted August 18, 2016 08:19:19

  Grain crops in the Victorian Mallee look strong as they pass the season's halfway mark.

  Topics: rural, crop-harvesting, drought, grain, mildura-3500, swan-hill-3585, hopetoun-3396, ouyen-3490

• Orange juice squeezed out of favour

  
  ABC Rural

  By Tom Nancarrow

  Posted August 17, 2016 17:05:17 | Updated August 17, 2016 17:13:12

  Australians drinking less orange juice as growers target lucrative Navel markets.

  Topics: fruits, food-and-beverage, renmark-5341

• High hopes for organic vineyards in SA's Riverland

  
  ABC Rural

  By Tom Nancarrow

  Posted August 11, 2016 14:11:16

  SA's Riverland is an ideal location to become the organic vineyard of the world, according to a local industry leader.

  Topics: viticulture, renmark-5341

• Aussie dates aim to benefit from changing Ramadan

  
  By Tom Nancarrow

  Posted July 08, 2016 14:41:50

  Australian date farmers are tipped to reap the benefits of Ramadan dates for the next decade.

  Topics: fruit, loxton-5333

• Riverland students swap classrooms for vineyards

  
  By Tom Nancarrow

  Posted July 05, 2016 14:39:43

  High school viticulture students in SA's Riverland prove age does not matter after bottling their own vintage.

  Topics: viticulture, waikerie-5330

• Dry Darling River to have first releases from Menindee Lakes in months

  
  ABC Rural

  By Emma Brown and Declan Gooch

  Posted July 04, 2016 18:58:55

  The dry lower Darling River will be wetted up after strong inflows in to Menindee Lakes.

  Topics: murray-darling-basin, rivers, environmental-management, irrigation, water-management, water-supply, water, agricultural-policy, community-development, mildura-3500, broken-hill-2880, pooncarie-2648, menindee-2879

• Urban water allocations reduced to support irrigators

  
  ABC Rural

  By Tom Nancarrow and Cassandra Hough

  Posted July 01, 2016 18:20:41

  Adelaide and regional town water allocations have been reduced to support River Murray irrigators.

  Topics: water-supply, agricultural-crops, renmark-5341

• Chinese 'Singles Day' could be opportunity for Australian wine exporters

  
  ABC Rural

  By Emma Brown

  Posted June 10, 2016 14:45:32

  Australian wine exporters are hoping to position their products as gifts to capture Chinese gift-giving boom.

  Topics: viticulture, relationships, agricultural-policy, food-processing, mildura-3500, china

• Bee demand drives need for hive health in Victoria

  
  Vic Country Hour

  By Emma Brown

  Posted June 08, 2016 14:10:05

  Bee and hive health is getting a new focus in Victoria with the appointment of the first bee biosecurity officer at Agriculture Victoria.

  Topics: beekeeping, animal-nutrition, agricultural-policy, swan-hill-3585