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  1. Three family members found dead in concrete tank in NSW town of Gunning

    Three people found dead in an empty water tank at a rural property in the New South Wales Tablelands overnight were from the same family, authorities confirm.

  2. Stock squad shake up puts sex, drugs and fraud crime in focus

    A plan to overhaul Queensland's stock squad will see greater focus placed on tackling rural crime issues such as drugs, child exploitation and fraud.

  1. Quintuplet lambs born

    A stray sheep gives birth to five lambs on a property south of Perth in an event described as "one in a million".

  2. Sunfish backs prawn recall

    Sunfish Queensland says authorities need to do more to stop the use of contaminated imported prawns as bait.

  3. Booming prices tempt thieves

    Police encourage producers to mark goats on their property after charging two men in relation to 1,200 stolen goats.

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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.

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  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. Indigenous tour guides trained

    Traditional owners hope cultural tourism course will get more Indigenous people employed in the industry.

  3. Spinifex catwalk

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

  4. Crowdfund threatened fish

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

  5. Better communications

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

  6. Kids feed firefighters

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

  7. Industrial design comeback

    Tasmania is hopes to attract more homegrown industrial designers.

  8. Secret rural base

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

Latest interviews

  1. Barry Pollock from Sunfish says removing infected prawns from supermarkets is the only way to eliminate white spot risk
  2. Fiji's pearl industry recovering one year on from TC Winston
  3. Christine Glassford from the Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority explains the crowdfunding project for the Macquarie Perch.
  4. Dairy code deal close, John McQueen from Australian Dairy Farmers
  5. A Big Country: Roadhouse gems in the Northern Territory
  6. A Big Country: Native flavours for gin renaissance
  7. A Big Country: Creating scrap metal sculptures
  8. Salmon farmer Tassal destocking Macquarie Harbour lease after EPA report
  9. Kalyn Fletcher talks about her agricultural study tour of Brazil
  10. Robyn Francis talks about Polly's recovery

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  1. The Heward's Monash fig patch
  2. Shearing contractors urgently looking for workers
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