ABC Rural has a long history of delivering specialist coverage of the business, the politics and the innovation of primary production in Australia and overseas.
We have 70 specialist rural staff based in regional and capital city locations reporting on the issues and stories affecting primary producers.
ABC Rural broadcasts at a local, state and national level to farmers, their communities, city audiences and consumers via ABC Local, Radio National, News24 and internationally via digital radio and Radio Australia.
ABC Rural's daily National Rural News offers comprehensive coverage of breaking rural news while the seven daily Country Hour programs focus on current affairs in your state or territory.
ABC Rural digital
ABC Rural online is a digital space to tap the national debate about food, fibre and minerals production, offering a range of digital products to primary producers and broader national audiences.
The site brings you the news, information, and analysis from regionally based specialist reporters and more broadly from all ABC staff covering primary production, the food we eat, how it's produced and what the latest rural news means for the Australian economy.
As a primary producer you can check the news of the day, the trends in the marketplace and the news analysis for the livestock, grains, horticulture, fibre and mining sectors.
You can personalise ABC Rural by adding your industry to the home page and stay up-to-date with the news relevant to your business. Or select your Local region and we'll deliver you the latest local news, features and weather for where you live.
Use the site to watch the ABC's coverage of weather events, follow the seven-day weather synoptic charts, check the current radar, satellite graphics and the movement of the Southern Oscillation index. You can access links to long range weather forecasts and analysis or check your local and state weather.
Our markets page interprets how today's news will affect your bottom line and points to business market indicators from the Australian Stock Exchange.
ABC Rural digital incorporates coverage from ABC News radio, television and online as well as stories from Landline, debates and forums from Radio National, rural coverage from ABC Local and 'rurally flavoured' projects from ABC Open.
We feature opinion articles from The Conversation and invite you to share your innovation, insights and ideas as part of a community of rural contributors and opinion makers.
You can use the site to access daily and weekly podcasts of Rural programs including National Rural News, State Country Hour, Bush Telegraph, Country Breakfast, A Big Country and Countrywide. Listen to our program podcasts at a time that suits you.
Subscribe to an automated RSS feed of stories and news for your industry or subscribe to one of ABC Rural's newsletters and we'll send the latest news and our best features to your inbox.
ABC Rural online is a hub for primary producers who need to stay informed, be proactive and connected to the latest trends, debates and Government policy.
