Rural

  1. Extreme livestock rescues underway after WA flooding

    From swimming cattle across the creek to using jet skis to tow dinghies loaded with sheep, farmers in WA are doing all they can to save their livestock.

  2. Dirranbandi wants to reframe the Murray-Darling Basin water debate

    A Queensland town struggling with water buybacks has opted for a dramatic change in tack as it fights for its future.

  1. RSPCA threatens walkout

    The RSPCA threatens to walk out of developing new poultry standards unless an end to caged eggs is considered.

  2. Ruralco's water move

    ASX-listed agribusiness Ruralco is emerging as a key player in the nation's irrigation and water services.

  3. Livestock caught in bushfires

    Decisions on which bushfire ravaged animals will survive is now underway with losses expected to be huge.

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  1. Cattle tips for Vietnam

    Tasmanian researchers hope to transform the way Vietnamese farmers raise their cattle.

  2. Wild dog killed

    A wild dog that terrorised a flock of sheep in NSW's Upper Hunter region is finally been killed.

  3. Clean coal discussions

    Energy scientists say cleaner energy should be 'technologically agnostic' as they look to the future.

  4. Exporting knowledge

    Agricultural knowledge could become Australia's next big export alongside coal and wool.

  5. Boutique abattoir plans

    Boutique abattoir model hopes to target specialist beef producers creating banded beef.

  6. Worrying 'anti-science'

    A former UK chief scientist warns that in an era of 'anti-science', politicians are ignoring scientific evidence.

  7. The good, the bad, the ugly

    Southern WA sheep producers are emerging as one of the hardest-hit in recent flooding.

  8. Irrigators turn to solar

    Farmers make the switch to solar powered irrigation to reduce power costs.

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Markets

  1. Dirranbandi fights for survival

    A Queensland town struggling with water buybacks has opted for a dramatic change in tack as it fights for its future.

markets

  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. Kids feed firefighters

    Firefighters battling fire in NSW have been kept well fed thanks to the efforts of local school children.

  2. Industrial design comeback

    Tasmania is hopes to attract more homegrown industrial designers.

  3. Secret rural base

    During World War II a small town in Victoria's Mallee was home to a top secret air base.

  4. 'Amaizing' maize maze

    This paddock of maize in Tasmania has been shaped into a maze for the kids.

  5. Character creator rewarded

    Co-creator of popular children's character George the Farmer wins SA's RIRDC Rural Women's Award.

  6. Calls for FIFO limits

    Calls for limits on FIFO workers amid concerns an NT mining town is losing the last of its residential workers.

  7. Now, that's a knife

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

  8. Naughty natives

    Australian native animals are loved across the globe, but their private mating can be extremely wild.

Latest interviews

  1. Kalyn Fletcher talks about her agricultural study tour of Brazil
  2. Robyn Francis talks about Polly's recovery
  3. Blair and Josie Angus discuss their plans for a boutique abattoir.
  4. Andrew Campbell, CEO of ACIAR, discusses scientific diplomacy and exporting ideas.
  5. Gulf cattleman Barry Hughes recalls Noeline Ikin as a trail blazer for NRM
  6. WA company hopes lupin flakes will be the next big superfood
  7. A million animals at risk as Mongolia's brutal winter hits herders
  8. Daniel Fitzgerald reports from the Roper River water taxi service.
  9. Jenny Sleep explains how the aquaponics system works in her backyard
  10. Russian wheat aphid panel including Dr Frank Peairs, principal SARDI entomologist Greg Baker, Maarten van Helden from SARDI and GRDC's Craig Ruchs.

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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. Floodwaters inundated CBH's grain receival site at Borden

  2. China Wine

  3. Lentil Beer

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  7. 5-year-old shearer knows what he wants to be when he grows up

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