Rural

The Federal Opposition is drafting Murray-Darling Basin Plan amendments, to guarantee delivery an extra 450 gigalitres of water for the environment.

There have been mixed results for Queensland rice plantings following heavy rainfall in the north.

Ricegrowers from the developing rice industry in northern New South Wales say it's irrational and unviable for them to not be able to mill and market their own rice for the lucrative export markets.

About 70 hectares of rice is grown at Mt Keppler Station this year, down from 130 hectares.

Australian rice growers are being encouraged to explore more water efficient irrigation methods.

It may not look like much now, but within months rice paddocks filled with water will be transformed into a jungle for some important critters.

Sugar cane growers in the Ingham area trial rice as a way to improve the health of their soil.

Farmers call for a type of shotgun to be withdrawn from sale.

Lloyd Polkinghorne was left brain-damaged when his semi-automatic shotgun misfired. Now, he and fellow rice farmers want the imported weapon banned from sale in Australia.

A restaurant constructed from recycled farm buildings and equipment is tempting taste buds in Griffith's main street.

The value of irrigated agricultural production in Australia has hit more than $15 billion.

SunRice executives travel to Papua New Guinea to fight the government's decision to impose a 20 per cent import quota on the Australian company.

The solution to water-logging losses in cereal crops could lie in a single gene.

A farmer from southern New South Wales is fundraising to supply seeders to Laos rice growers.

One of the country's major food processors sees a bright future as it finishes the financial year on a high.

Rice growers in southern NSW are hoping rain will increase irrigation allocations and rice plantings this year.

Australian rice processor SunRice has revealed further setbacks to its proposed float on the Australian Securities Exchange.

Rice farmers experiment with varieties to see what grows best in Tropical North Queensland.

Latest generation of rice attractive to diabetes sufferers soon to be commercially available.

World first database collates information on proteins in wheat, barley, rice and maize to facilitate research into new crop varieties.

In Queensland's tropical north, cane farmers are growing rice above ground and out of water.

Chinese authorities are struggling to sell down large stockpiles of deteriorating commodities.

The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation says it will comply with the Minister's wishes, but sees no reason to leave Canberra.

Straw from Riverina rice is being used to regenerate Alpine areas degraded by the building of the Snowy scheme

The Member for Farrer, Sussan Ley, is disappointed up to 50 jobs will be lost from regional New South Wales food processor, Sunrice, but is positive about the future of the rice industry.