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  1. A suspected case of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in Queensland has industry on standby

    Queensland's cucurbit industry is on standby following a suspected case of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in the Wide Bay Burnett.

  2. Barnaby Joyce says he responded swiftly to prawn disease

    The Federal Government has rejected claims Australia's biosecurity protections are failing on its watch.

  1. KI wharf dispute

    Tension is building on Kangaroo Island between a timber exporter and the country's largest abalone producer.

  2. NDP to be liquidated

    National Dairy Products suppliers left in limbo as milk broker enters into liquidation.

  3. Growing medicinal cannabis

    Plenty of interest in growing medicinal cannabis in Australia.

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  1. Crowdfunding lifeline

    Queensland farming family teetering on the brink hopes crowdfunding will provide a water lifeline.

  2. Boosting online beef

    Australian online sales of branded beef could be improved with better marketing and value adding.

  3. Barley crop beer star

    SA barley crop stars in million-dollar advertising campaign by a major Japanese brewing company.

  4. Biosecurity failures

    An increase in exotic pests and diseases prompts demand for more focus on biosecurity.

  5. Manuka 'hamstrung'

    Land-clearing laws preventing development of billion-dollar Manuka honey industry, beekeepers say.

  6. Fodder after fires

    More than 50 truckloads of hay have been delivered to fire-affected farmers.

  7. Poultry research praise

    Researcher recognised for his work improving poultry husbandry in Australia and overseas.

  8. Aussie-made bio insecticide

    Australian company behind bee-safe bio insecticide secures funding to keep production remains on home soil.

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Markets

  1. Kwinana live export promise

    Colin Barnett promises a new dedicated live export berth in Kwinana if re-elected, but proposes no timeline.

markets

  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. Free-range veteran

    One of Australia's first certified free-range pig farmers is leaving the industry.

  2. Art breaks silence

    Former farmer uses art exhibition to encourage other farmers to talk about rural suicide.

  3. World food waste

    The world's population consumes 10 per cent more food than it needs, a new study finds.

  4. Farmer safety advocate

    Jim Chapman became an advocate for farm safety after losing his arm in a tractor accident.

  5. Carwoola fire kangaroos

    Wildlife carers prepare for hundreds of injured kangaroos from Carwoola blaze.

  6. Kelpie genetics

    The genetics of kelpie working dog pups bred today are studied intently by their owners.

  7. Remote doctor funding

    $93 million Federal Government funding to encourage more doctors to rural and remote areas.

  8. Outback flying pumpkin

    Checking water, fences, and hunting feral pests is easier in a bright orange plane.

Latest interviews

  1. Jill Bottral and Carina James speak about the NBN installs.
  2. Kangaroo Island Plantation Timber Company say a new multi-user wharf at Smith Bay could change the face of the South Australian forestry industry but Yumbah Aquaculture say it will put their abalone farm in jeopardy
  3. Kelpie breeder Julie Turner gives Lara Webster a crash course in genetic selection
  4. A leaked email has set tongues wagging in the dairy industry.
  5. Sugar cane growers say George Christensen could lose his seat if he doesn't stand up for them
  6. Fish faeces from Tassal farms end up in Tasmanian World Heritage Area
  7. BP Australia's Claire Fitzpatrick talks about carbon pricing and the future for LNG
  8. Locals divided over new fish farm on Tasmania's east coast
  9. Barry Pollock from Sunfish says removing infected prawns from supermarkets is the only way to eliminate white spot risk
  10. Fiji's pearl industry recovering one year on from TC Winston

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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.
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  5. Bull rider prepares for ride
  6. Percival the peacock: flamboyant feathery bird, or fearful defender of the realm?

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  1. Hay supplies in the Hunter Valley

  2. Mussel Up

  3. Bee Deaths

  4. Pangkarra Pasta

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  7. Floodwaters inundated CBH's grain receival site at Borden

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