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  1. Board members sacked from embattled Queensland Sugar Limited

    Embattled sugar marketer Queensland Sugar Limited has been forced to sack its board of industry directors as its dispute with Australia's largest sugar miller drags on.

  2. Value of mining deals drops, though volume rises

    Mergers and acquisition in Australian mining industry are up by volume, down on value as coal prices rise and sellers look for better price.

  1. Funds for biosecurity threats

    A major intergovernmental review has identified gaps in tackling pests and diseases that do not affect agriculture.

  2. Live export investment

    Paul Holmes à Court's company, Heytesbury Pty Ltd, buys 10 per cent of Wellard.

  3. New rice variety a win

    A new cold tolerant, short season and water efficient rice variety is being hailed a game changer in Australia.

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  1. Rural unemployed fined

    More than 55,000 penalty notices were issued last year for participants in the Community Development Programme.

  2. Harvesting by starlight

    South Australia's Southern Flinders' warmer climate gives shiraz grape growers a head start on the season.

  3. Agriculture's gender pay gap

    A new report links low rates of women in leadership to higher gender pay gap.

  4. Seismic fish fears

    Scientific and fishing communities call for more research into the dangers to marine life from seismic surveys.

  5. Mine engineer demand

    Mining engineer graduates are in high demand as the sector gets a second wind from technology and renewables growth.

  6. White spot exodus

    A Gold Coast prawn farmer is turning to far north Queensland to keep his business afloat.

  7. Plant breakthrough

    A new discovery could pave the way to the creation of crops that can withstand harsh conditions.

  8. Fighting a killer weed

    Helicopters, drones, and sniffer dogs all employed in the the fight against noxious weeds.

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Markets

  1. QSL board members sacked

    Embattled sugar marketer Queensland Sugar Limited has been forced to sack its board of industry directors.

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  1. Trading Australian food with China

  2. Meet the 2016 Farmer of the Year winners

Rural Life

  1. 40 years at Roper Bar

    For nearly 40 years, Veronica Januschka and her family have run a small, isolated store in the NT.

  2. Keep River comes alive

    Keep River National Park has received more than its average annual rainfall this wet season.

  3. Drought innovators

    In drought stricken outback Queensland, the small seeds of big business ideas have started to grow.

  4. Hamilton Show rocks

    sA rock sign along the Lyell Highway advertising a Show has an interesting history.

  5. Backyard bounty

    Using half a hectare of land to feed 250 families brings plenty of benefits for a SA community.

  6. Forestry battle

    A trail riding business owner says he is being "forced out of the forest" by the logging industry.

  7. Students thank volunteers

    Children's art turned into placemats as Dunedoo community thanks volunteers in bushfire-ravaged region.

  8. Camel soap

    Red Centre cattle station enjoys benefits of soap made with camel fat thanks to German cook.

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  2. Veronica Januschka from the Roper Bar Store talks about growing up in the region
  3. John Shoobridge on the history of the rock sign advertising the Hamilton Show
  4. Katrina Beavan takes a mining truck simulator for a spin
  5. A Big Country: Young cattle handlers put their best 'hoof' forward
  6. A Big Country: Charlie the pint-sized shearer
  7. A Big Country: Feral cat makes meal of snake
  8. Solomon Islands police arrest 77 after attack on Western Province logging camp
  9. Jim Engelke explains KAI's plan to export quinoa from Kununurra to China
  10. Queensland state opposition will today more to force Wilmar and QSL into arbitration

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  1. Tara Lee and Brian Joyce say growing veggies is a way to spend time together.
  2. Joel Sindayigaya
  3. David Giumelli has sent his Queen Garnet plums to market for the first time
  4. Julie Turner and Frank Finger with some of the kelpies they breed
  5. kids in maize crop
  6. A princess mango

Videos

  1. Commercial fisher keeps fishing despite being paid $210,000 to stop

  2. Sally the Dog Searches for Noxious Weeds

  3. Rick Hopkins competes at a campdraft

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

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