Schedule

  • South Korea’s obsession with corn chips is opening doors of opportunity for farmers in WA’s far north

    Last season around 20 thousand tonnes of corn was shipped from the Ord Irrigation Scheme to the world's largest importer of Australian maize in South Korea.

    1min 48secs
  • Ord Corn: Finding a niche export market in South Korea

    Corn growers in the Ord River region of northern Australia have secured a niche export market into South Korea. The deal cuts out the traditional model of trucking crops thousands-of-kilometres south to go overseas and instead ships straight to Asia from the nearby port of Wyndham.

    7mins 53secs
  • Airbus use the WA far north to test its Zephyr drone

    The solar-powered high-altitude drone has a cruise speed of 56kmh and is designed for reconnaissance.

    26secs
  • Fitzroy River

    The Fitzroy River looking very dry after record low rainfall in the area.

    1min 31secs

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Across Australia

Buffalo dairy stay

A French agriculture student wants her family to consider introducing buffalo on their Charolais operation after a stint on a NSW dairy.

Qld temps plummet

Several May temperature records are broken with a winter blast hitting southern Queensland overnight.

Aussie growers in China

Three Australian farmers show how success can be achieved with the Chinese market.

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