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  1. Indonesia suspends importation of Indian buffalo meat

    Despite the Indonesian Government suspending the importation of Indian buffalo meat, many still believe the ban will not last.

  2. Gas shortage, price surge could be 'death knell' for business owners

    A New South Wales abattoir owner calls on Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg to "keep some gas for Australians" as the east-coast braces for a huge surge in prices.

  1. Producers battle heatwaves

    How are primary producers managing the heat and what will it mean for consumers?

  2. Dairy plant closure fears

    Victorian National Party raises concerns Murray Goulburn cost cuts will hit processing facilities.

  3. Dairy code close

    The dairy industry says all but one major milk processor is ready to sign up to a new code of conduct.

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  1. Iron lady Dame Edna

    Meat and Livestock Australia enlists Dame Edna Everage to push its latest advertising campaign.

  2. Calicivirus to be released

    South Australian Government prepares to release a new strain of the calicivirus.

  3. From boom to clean-up

    More than 60,000 mines have been abandoned across Australia, according to a report.

  4. Boom time for wheat

    South East Asia has a taste for Australian wheat, securing 44 per cent of export volumes.

  5. Cattle tips for Vietnam

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

  6. Wild dog killed

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

  7. Clean coal discussions

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

  8. Exporting knowledge

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

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  1. Dairy code close

    The dairy industry says all but one major milk processor, Lion, is ready to sign up to a new code of practice for the better treatment of farmers.

markets

  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. Quintuplet lambs born

    Stray sheep gives birth to five lambs in an event described as "one in a million".

  2. Spinifex catwalk

    One of the most remote communities in Australia puts on its first ever fashion show.

  3. Crowdfund threatened fish

    In a first for Victoria, a government authority will crowdfund for help with threatened fish.

  4. Better communications

    Vexed issue of rural internet, mobile phones, and landlines may be addressed with new trial.

  5. Kids feed firefighters

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

  6. Industrial design comeback

    Tasmania is hopes to attract more homegrown industrial designers.

  7. Secret rural base

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

  8. 'Amaizing' maize maze

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

Latest interviews

  1. Christine Glassford from the Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority explains the crowdfunding project for the Macquarie Perch.
  2. Dairy code deal close, John McQueen from Australian Dairy Farmers
  3. A Big Country: Roadhouse gems in the Northern Territory
  4. A Big Country: Native flavours for gin renaissance
  5. A Big Country: Creating scrap metal sculptures
  6. Salmon farmer Tassal destocking Macquarie Harbour lease after EPA report
  7. Kalyn Fletcher talks about her agricultural study tour of Brazil
  8. Robyn Francis talks about Polly's recovery
  9. Blair and Josie Angus discuss their plans for a boutique abattoir.
  10. Andrew Campbell, CEO of ACIAR, discusses scientific diplomacy and exporting ideas.

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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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