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  1. Australian companies expected they could beat the global dairy market and ultimately fell short

    Dairy companies forecasted a milk exporting bonanza. But as the industry soured, many failed to deliver their promises.

  2. Wine industry cautious about free trade headwinds

    Australia's winemakers rely on free trade, so as export values surge, they are taking nothing for granted.

  1. Why the dairy bubble burst

    Forget dollar a litre milk. The diary crisis has more to do with global trade wars than it does with cheap milk.

  2. BOM three-month outlook

    Rainfall is likely to be below average in much of eastern Australia from February to April, the Bureau of Meteorology says.

  3. Tests for next Manuka

    A nursery works with researchers to test tea trees in an attempt to match Manuka honey's success.

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  1. Tests for next Manuka

    A nursery works with researchers to test tea trees in an attempt to match Manuka honey's success.

  2. Dragon fruit farm

    An Queensland orchardist diversifies into dragon fruit as the popularity of the unique fruit grows.

  3. Remote station downpour

    Lake Nash Station on the Queensland-Northern Territory border welcomes more rain this week.

  4. Snapper snap up mussels

    A WA mussel producer laments the lack of nutrients in Cockburn Sound after snapper eats his crop.

  5. Lamb ad impact

    The annual Australia Day lamb ad gets tongues wagging, but is it helping get chops on to the barbecue?

  6. Mysterious cattle deaths

    South Australia's peak livestock body wants more research funding to help solve mysterious cattle deaths.

  7. Mechanical cabbage harvest

    A WA farmer is putting a mechanical cabbage harvester to the test for the first time.

  8. Producers celebrate prices

    Wool producers across Australia are celebrating as the market continues to head into positive territory.

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Markets

  1. Defence land acquisition furore

    The Queensland Government condemns Federal Government plans to compulsorily acquire its properties for the expansion of a military base in the region.

markets

  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. Musical farming family

    A South Australian father-daughter duo are the masterminds behind popular harvest music parodies.

  2. Regional honours

    Distinguished Australians have been recognised for their service to regional communities and industries this year.

  3. Lake Argyle set to overflow

    Heavy rains in the Kimberley has Lake Argyle set to overflow for the first time in three years.

  4. Niche grower collective

    Farmers from Western Australia's south-west region join collective to sell more at the markets.

  5. Home away from the farm

    Boarding school staff work hard to provide home away from home for rural students.

  6. Nitmiluk transformed

    After years of below average rainfall Nitmiluk National Park has been transformed.

  7. Outback aircraft lifelines

    Northern Territory pilots increase flights for community food drops and property checks during the wet.

  8. Working the harvest

    Some country kids use harvest as a time to earn some holiday cash, but it also teaches some life lessons.

Latest interviews

  1. WPG Resources CEO Wayne Rossiter speaking about the first haul of ore from Tarcoola gold mine.
  2. QLD farmers rally against Govt plans to acquire their land for military base
  3. Brett Worthington reports on why the dairy bubble burst and how the industry ended in crisis
  4. Roberta (Bobbie) Brazil AO
  5. A Big Country: Crocs and cattle don't mix
  6. A Big Country: Shearing alpacas a specialist job
  7. A Big Country: Big barra in Lake Kununurra
  8. Mark and Janie Butterworth talk about the process of making craft beer
  9. Australia Day Honours- AO for Bobbie Brazil Queensland
  10. To dam or be damned: An interview with Jack Fletcher

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Best Rural Photos

  1. The Heward's Monash fig patch
  2. Shearing contractors urgently looking for workers
  3. PhD graduate Dr James Boyden and Kakadu National Park ranger Dwayne Wauchope at the Magela Creek Floodplain.
  4. Herd of South Australian dairy cows
  5. Bull rider prepares for ride
  6. Percival the peacock: flamboyant feathery bird, or fearful defender of the realm?

Videos

  1. Bees get airlifted

  2. Hive lift delivers bees to leatherwood trees

  3. Riverland apricot season worst in 50 years

  4. Prawn industry ravaged by white spot disease

  5. Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says the white spot disease is not dangerous to humans, but is deadly for prawns

  6. SA primary industries count the cost of unseasonal heavy rains and lashing winds

  7. Paul Schembri, ABC News

  8. CSIRO scientists attempting to unlock northern Australia's dirty secrets

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