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  1. Livestock industry needs foreign investment: Greg Cross

    Fletcher's International Exports general manager Greg Cross says foreign investment is the answer to stop falling numbers in Australia's livestock industry.

  2. Sugar lobby Canegrowers welcomes lower export tariffs into Indonesia

    The sugar lobby group Canegrowers says a joint announcement by Australia and Indonesia to reduce import tariffs will improve competitiveness.

  1. 'Busting' buffel grass

    Central Australian wildlife warriors fight introduced grasses that have flourished thanks to recent desert rains.

  2. Farmers plea for relief funds

    Flood-affected farmers say the West Australian Government does not understand the scale of the damage.

  3. Fighting over the carcase

    Meat processors say the rollout of new objective carcase measurement technology needs to stop.

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  1. Industrial hemp push

    A Greens plan to legalise hemp cultivation for industrial use in SA has backing of Labor Government.

  2. Organic GM push back

    WA industry body says organic industry needs to change zero tolerance of GM organisms.

  3. Mackay Sugar woes

    A review of Mackay Sugar's financial position recommends a new levy on growers.

  4. Future of meat

    A Scientist, a butcher, and an edible bug seller discuss what's next for protein.

  5. Rabbit kit rollout

    Farmers and environmental groups receive the kits in preparation for rabbit virus release.

  6. Is cloning the future?

    Graziers in central Queensland clone a prize heifer, moving technology from lab to paddock.

  7. 'Doomsday Vault' grows

    Arctic "Doomsday Vault" receives one of its largest deposits since opening nearly 10 years ago.

  8. Grazier scientist reef plan

    Graziers and scientists collaborate to reduce impacts of sediment runoff on Great Barrier Reef.

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Markets

  1. Indonesia lowers export tariff

    The sugar lobby group Canegrowers says a joint announcement by Australia and Indonesia to reduce import tariffs will improve competitiveness.

markets

  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. Jet setting alpacas

    Australian-bred alpacas are being sought after not only for their fleece and meat but also their genetics.

  2. Refugee community garden

    A tall crop of traditional African maize is being hand-harvested by a group of former refugees.

  3. Brewery in old mill

    Food and beverage businesses fill empty warehouses of Burnie's former pulp and paper mill.

  4. 'Where's your station?'

    A cattle producer says a NBN satellite internet installer struggled to find her property.

  5. Crowdfunding lifeline

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

  6. Free-range veteran

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

  7. Art breaks silence

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

  8. World food waste

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

Latest interviews

  1. Dr Matthew Wilson talks about developments in food packaging
  2. Australian scientists reject criticism from British researchers over carp herpes plan
  3. Petra Doust from Houston's Farm talks about the cover crop trials
  4. Murray Goulburn's loss further shakes dairy farmer confidence
  5. Friday panel: What’s the future of meat today?
  6. New Murray Goulburn chief executive Ari Mervis on the company's $31.9 million dollar half-year loss
  7. WA Election: Dam and irrigation debate in the Kimberley
  8. Record lamb prices force regional abattoirs to close
  9. Matt Brann reports on Indonesia's decision to increase the weight limits for Aussie cattle
  10. Defence Minister Marise Payne says a defence masterplan delivers on the promise to scrap compulsory land acquisitions.

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  1. Joel Sindayigaya
  2. David Giumelli has sent his Queen Garnet plums to market for the first time
  3. Julie Turner and Frank Finger with some of the kelpies they breed
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  6. The Heward's Monash fig patch

Videos

  1. Rural News

  2. Covenant Farms : Conservation Agreement

  3. Markets Report

  4. Climate and Water Outlook

  5. Rabbit Virus Release : Greg Mutze

  6. Extra Bite : Green Ants

  7. Enter the Arctic Doomsday Vault

  8. Farmers hope to capitalise on environmental edge

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