Rural

  1. Crop insurance helps give farmers peace of mind

    Farmers with multi-peril crop insurance claim it helps them sleep at night, not worrying about a third failed harvest.

  2. Wild weather set to continue across regional Western Australia

    Country towns brace for more wet and wild weather as record rains fall across WA.

  1. Stock routes scrutiny

    State parliamentary committee hearings hear contrasting opinions about Queensland stock routes' management.

  2. Q fever vaccine subsidy

    Pressure mounts for the Q fever vaccine to be subsidised in NSW.

  3. FIFO's regional failures

    Regions that offer adequate amenities for residents have the best chance of converting long-distance commuters.

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  1. Black market abalone

    Commercial fishers claim Indigenous fishers are selling abalone on the black market.

  2. Drones mimic bees

    Japanese scientists investigate whether tiny drones can deliver pollen to flowers, mimicking bees.

  3. Fireweed control backfires

    Farmers need to re-think the use of sheep for fireweed control a young student has found.

  4. Hemp industry push

    The Tasmanian Government is supporting calls to lift the ban on the sale of hemp-derived food products.

  5. Apple oversupply

    Apple growers across Australia face a tough year in the marketplace as WA's supply goes into overdrive.

  6. Beef producers optimistic

    The Blackall region is in its fifth year of drought, but many cattle producers are still "born optimists".

  7. Solar on prime land

    The agricultural sector is concerned about the growing number of solar farms taking over prime land.

  8. Land Agreements turmoil

    Changes to Indigenous Land Use Agreements may have far-reaching implications across Australia.

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Markets

  1. Roper River 'highway'

    Remote communities make the most of the Roper River "highway" during the wet season.

markets

  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. Roper River 'highway'

    Remote communities make the most of the Roper River "highway" during the wet season.

  2. Urban farming in Whyalla

    Whyalla family sources all their own fresh food thanks to an aquaponics system set up in their backyard.

  3. Pint-sized shearer

    At five years old, pint-sized shearer Charlie Dunn has a career mapped out in the shed.

  4. Farmer donates to dairy

    Grain grower donates feed to a dairy farmer battling retrospective milk price cuts.

  5. Saddle tree maker retires

    Traditional saddle tree maker hangs up tools as cheaper imports take business.

  6. Now, that's a knife

    Professional crocodile catcher speaks fondly of his 31-year-old life-saving hunting knife.

  7. Heywire ideas for change

    Young regional Australians pitch their ideas for change at the Heywire Regional Youth Summit.

  8. Reversing rural decline

    Silo art, immigrants and a new shopping precinct are all part of Rupanyup's plans for economic revival.

Latest interviews

  1. Daniel Fitzgerald reports from the Roper River water taxi service.
  2. Jenny Sleep explains how the aquaponics system works in her backyard
  3. Russian wheat aphid panel including Dr Frank Peairs, principal SARDI entomologist Greg Baker, Maarten van Helden from SARDI and GRDC's Craig Ruchs.
  4. Mounting calls for Q fever vaccine subsidy
  5. Could 'bee robots' be the future of crop pollination?
  6. Northern NSW braces for record-breaking heat
  7. Concerns raised as study shows Mount Isa mine in Queensland is a source of lead pollution
  8. Blackall cattle sales kick off for 2017
  9. Dr Jed Goodfellow, senior policy officer with RSPCA discusses live exports to China
  10. A Big Country: Keeping tabs on fruit fly

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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. The week in review

  2. 5-year-old shearer knows what he wants to be when he grows up

  3. 2017 Heywire Week In Review

  4. Huon Salmon takes Tasmanian and Federal governments to court over expanded salmon farming

  5. Delayed harvest prompts disease fears

  6. Graziers rally against defence land grab in Queensland

  7. Interview: Independent MP Bob Katter

  8. Golden Fleece

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