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Many farming families in the central-west of NSW are being forced to tear up their crops as record low rain pushes them past tipping point.

The vast majority of people working for Northern Beef Futures do not live in the north, and the WA Government has had enough.

The accuracy of the current official figure of 66 per cent of Queensland being declared as in drought is being challenged.

An $8 million diagnostics laboratory to be built in Darwin is expected to boost market opportunities for north Australian agriculture.

Much like wine, Australia's olive industry is exploring a provenance-branding initiative to better market olive oil origins.

A shearer's wage has fallen behind the price of beer over the past three decades, according to new analysis.

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Visitors to Moores Hill winery can charge their electric car and fill their glass at the same time.

Bee populations across New South Wales could be badly affected by a predicted bad fire season coming off the back of a dry, warm winter.

There is a new player in northern Australia's cattle game that has some big irrigation plans for a property near Broome.

The much-hyped growth of aquaculture has brought with it a host of problems, but a pool of innovative solutions could still help to feed the world.

The Top End mango season is one for the record books, according to a packing shed manager in Darwin's rural area.

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Synoptic Chart

Updated: Saturday 6:00pm
Todays Synoptic weather chart
A trough and front moving over the southeast is bringing showers and storms for TAS, and storms and a cool change in VIC. Dry northwesterly winds ahead of this system is causing elevated fire danger in NSW and QLD. A cold front clipping SA is producing a few showers in the south.

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06:00 pm EDT
Cloud in the southeast with a front and low pressure system is triggering light showers and thunderstorms in southeastern NSW and northeastern VIC as well as in TAS. Cloud crossing WA ahead of a front is causing isolated showers in the southwest. Clear elsewhere under a high.

Rural Life

An 11-year-old from rural New South Wales has penned a petition to Elon Musk, calling for help to tackle climate change.

While big angry bulls and horses usually feature, it is camels that are drawing the crowds at one outback Queensland rodeo.

One SA blacksmith cites the popularity of TV series Game of Thrones as a driving factor behind more young adults getting involved in the trade.

It is the Red Centre destination that has featured in many a movie, and now Ooraminna Station Homestead is in new hands.

A Queensland couple works to improve the image of camels by offering cuddles at their dromedary dairy.

A remarkable West Australian who is helping rural kids transform their lives is the Rural Woman of the Year for 2017.