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  1. NSW fires: Uarbry all but wiped out as firefighters continue to battle blazes

    Most of the small community of Uarbry has been wiped out by a bushfire, as the New South Wales Rural Fire Service continues to battle blazes across the state.

  2. Unrestricted pumping declared for Carnarvon farmers

    Farmers in Carnarvon have been quick to act on the Department of Water's decision to allow unrestricted pumping.

  1. The next big superfood?

    A West Australian company hopes to crack into Australia's lucrative wellness market with the next super food — lupin flakes.

  2. GM banana trial go-ahead

    A trial of genetically modified bananas will soon begin south of Darwin.

  3. Irrigation dream slips away

    A north-west Queensland grazier says having his irrigation application blocked is an opportunity gone begging.

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  1. The next big superfood?

    WA company hopes to crack into Australia's lucrative wellness market with the next super food — lupin flakes.

  2. UK 'vegetable crisis'

    The rain in Spain is largely to blame for a "vegetable crisis" in UK supermarkets.

  3. Black market abalone

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

  4. Drones mimic bees

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

  5. Fireweed control backfires

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

  6. Hemp industry push

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

  7. Apple oversupply

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

  8. Beef producers optimistic

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

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Markets

  1. Spot prices prove too costly

    A big wool processing firm in Adelaide is shutting down at times because of high spot power prices.

markets

  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. Windmills solar switch

    A Central Australian cattle station has swapped its windmills for a more modern and efficient technology.

  2. Urban farming in Whyalla

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

  3. Roper River 'highway'

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

  4. Pint-sized shearer

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

  5. Farmer donates to dairy

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

  6. Saddle tree maker retires

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

  7. Now, that's a knife

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

  8. Heywire ideas for change

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

Latest interviews

  1. WA company hopes lupin flakes will be the next big superfood
  2. A million animals at risk as Mongolia's brutal winter hits herders
  3. Daniel Fitzgerald reports from the Roper River water taxi service.
  4. Jenny Sleep explains how the aquaponics system works in her backyard
  5. Russian wheat aphid panel including Dr Frank Peairs, principal SARDI entomologist Greg Baker, Maarten van Helden from SARDI and GRDC's Craig Ruchs.
  6. Mounting calls for Q fever vaccine subsidy
  7. Could 'bee robots' be the future of crop pollination?
  8. Northern NSW braces for record-breaking heat
  9. Concerns raised as study shows Mount Isa mine in Queensland is a source of lead pollution
  10. Blackall cattle sales kick off for 2017

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  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.
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  5. Bull rider prepares for ride
  6. Percival the peacock: flamboyant feathery bird, or fearful defender of the realm?

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  6. 5-year-old shearer knows what he wants to be when he grows up

  7. 2017 Heywire Week In Review

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

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