1. SA water minister lets fly with expletive-laden outburst over Murray-Darling Basin plans

    South Australia's Water Minister Ian Hunter storms out of a dinner with state and federal counterparts after delivering an outburst over the future of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

  2. Trump and Brexit good signs for beef industry, cattle baron says

    A Queensland cattle baron says the election of Donald Trump and the Brexit vote in the UK have boosted his confidence in the international beef market.

  1. Backpacker tax

    Here's what you need to know about the backpacker tax before it heads to the Senate next week.

  2. Prawn plans for Kununurra

    The company looking to build one of the world's largest prawn farms settles on a site near Kununurra for its processing plant.

  3. Scallop 'crisis' prompts closures

    It is hoped new permanent and seasonal closures will revive Queensland's ailing scallop fishery after catch rates hit a 39-year low.

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  1. Targeting a niche market

    A WA pomegranate grower says niche marketing is not without risk, but is a worthy venture.

  2. Global prune outlook

    Chile's plans to increase its prune production by an extra 10,000 tonnes has the Australian industry worried.

  3. Worst frost fears met

    Reports of up to 90 per cent crop losses confirms worst expectations for Western Australian farmers.

  4. Fishing for votes

    $10 billion recreational fishing sector pushes for ban on commercial net fishing near major centres.

  5. Miner cancer risk report

    Diesel exhaust may be causing lung cancer in underground miners at a rate up to 38 times the accepted risk.

  6. Bovine genome patent

    Cattle researchers launch legal fight against the patent of cattle genome as it threatens future developments.

  7. Land clearing laws defended

    NSW farmers are described as an "endangered species" in defence of new controversial clearing laws.

  8. West Kimberley melons

    Melon farms in the West Kimberley region of WA are busy harvesting fruit for markets around Australia.

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  1. Fishing for votes

    Business interests behind Australia's $10-billion recreational fishing sector say they want commercial net fishing removed from waterways near major population centres.

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  1. Farmer of the Year: Meet the 2016 winners

  2. Who owns our agriculture?

Rural Life

  1. Taking on the farm

    Tom and Riley Curnow are harvesting their first crop after losing their father to bushfires.

  2. Feral cat eats brown snake

    The autopsy of a feral cat reveals a highly venomous brown snake in its stomach.

  3. Eagles bring down drones

    Unmanned aerial vehicles become unlikely prey for wedge-tailed eagles in WA's Goldfields.

  4. Battling Top End sagittaria

    A highly invasive weed is discovered in a backyard pond in Darwin's rural area.

  5. Esperance fire anniversay

    Resilient Esperance remains strong one year on from 'unstoppable' bushfires.

  6. Curiosity cat bait

    Curiosity, the latest weapon in the arsenal to fight feral cats, ready to go on market and into the bush.

  7. Agricultural disruptors

    A futurist think-tank is forecasting synthetic eggs, milk and meat plus LED lighting to grow vegetables.

  8. Bloggers on the Barkly

    Professional bloggers gather a swag of cattle station stories from women in remote parts of the NT.

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  1. Government must crackdown on unscrupulous labour hire companies
  2. Scaddan farmer Tom Curnow talks about the last year in which he and his brother Riley have taken on the family farm
  3. Queensland fisheries minister Bill Byrne says urgent closures are necessary to rebuild depleted scallop stocks
  4. Life goes on for New Zealand's most famous cows
  5. Roni Opden speaks about the 10-year-old sagittaria plant found in Howard Springs
  6. Sue Brosnan explains the $100M sale of SAWA properties in the Kimberley
  7. Australia's Patent Office hands patent for cattle genes to United States multinational
  8. National Dairy Products managing director Tony Esposito confirms the company has appointed a voluntary administrator and blames the actions of bigger processors for his financial woes.
  9. A Big Country: Teacher by trade, whip cracker by nature
  10. A Big Country: Rural ladies turn to the internet to tell their stories
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  1. Shearing contractors urgently looking for workers
  2. PhD graduate Dr James Boyden and Kakadu National Park ranger Dwayne Wauchope at the Magela Creek Floodplain.
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  5. Percival the peacock: flamboyant feathery bird, or fearful defender of the realm?
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  3. Cane toads wanted for sausages

  4. Lorraine Williams, mother and Worawa cultural advisor.

  5. Jahmai Tolentino, Pat Dodson’s great granddaughter, wants to become an aviation pilot

  6. Tracey Burchall, Worawa teacher.

  7. Kateena Norris hopes to become a police officer.

  8. Shaquille Swan wants to study audio engineering and become a producer.

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