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  1. National chemical regulator sheds staff as relocation looms

    One in five regulatory scientists has quit and new offices will have to be built as the APVMA forges ahead with relocation.

  2. Carbon credit hunger strike farmer Peter Spencer returns to court in fight against Commonwealth

    The NSW farmer that took the Commonwealth to court over its imposition of carbon credits on farmland without compensation returns to court.

  1. Bellamy's board rolled

    Two directors of embattled company Bellamy's resign, another two are voted out, while shareholders knock back Tasmanian business woman Jan Cameron's bid for a seat.

  2. Sugar marketing arbitration

    Queensland opposition vows to force Wilmar and QSL into arbitration over sugar stoush.

  3. Urgent sugar debate

    Queensland Parliament will urgently debate an Opposition bill aimed at forcing a long-running sugar industry dispute into arbitration.

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  1. Invisible greenhouse gas

    Methane emissions from coal seam gas development raises climate change concerns.

  2. Three-day hunt

    Farmers in Western Australia's south-west have taken the matter of feral pests into their own hands.

  3. Weed microwave

    An adaptation of the humble the microwave could be a new weapon for weed control.

  4. Sugar dispute explained

    Queensland's sugar marketing dispute and why it is giving the National Party a headache.

  5. Don't mention 'the war'

    Sawmill boss warns against return to Tasmanian 'forest wars', says wood may go unclaimed.

  6. Basin submissions are in

    Murray-Darling authority prepares final recommendations for basin plan as political fight looms.

  7. Dunedoo fire recovery

    Rebuilding fences and lives in Dunedoo: BlazeAid arrives in town following recent bushfires.

  8. 'Busting' buffel grass

    Central Australian wildlife warriors fight introduced grasses flourishing after massive rains.

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  1. Chemical regulator sheds staff

    One in five regulatory scientists has quit the national chemical regulator as move to Armidale looms.

markets

  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. From enemy POW to OAM

    Rick Pisaturo's journey from the battlefields of World War II to high-end cattle breeder.

  2. Glover house restoration

    Superfine woolgrowers restore colonial painter John Glover's historic Tasmanian homestead.

  3. NBN satellite failure

    NBN rural customers lose satellite connection, technicians forced to turn it off and on again.

  4. Tasmanian beef expo hit

    A new era in cattle showing begins in Tasmania with the inaugural Tasmanian Junior Beef Expo.

  5. Q fever in a 4yo

    A mother whose son contracted Q fever as a four-year-old calls for better vaccination access.

  6. Jet setting alpacas

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

  7. Refugee community garden

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

  8. Brewery in old mill

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

Latest interviews

  1. Queensland state opposition will today more to force Wilmar and QSL into arbitration
  2. International NGO releases report on illegal logging in PNG
  3. MDBA chief executive Phillip Glyde talks about the year ahead for the basin plan
  4. Matthew Pooley talks about the 2017 vintage
  5. Dr Matthew Wilson talks about developments in food packaging
  6. Australian scientists reject criticism from British researchers over carp herpes plan
  7. Petra Doust from Houston's Farm talks about the cover crop trials
  8. Murray Goulburn's loss further shakes dairy farmer confidence
  9. Friday panel: What’s the future of meat today?
  10. New Murray Goulburn chief executive Ari Mervis on the company's $31.9 million dollar half-year loss

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Best Rural Photos

  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
  4. kids in maize crop
  5. A princess mango
  6. The Heward's Monash fig patch

Videos

  1. George Brabin explains gold mining exploration on his farm.

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  3. Covenant Farms : Conservation Agreement

  4. Markets Report

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  7. Extra Bite : Green Ants

  8. Enter the Arctic Doomsday Vault

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