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The Rural NewsValuable country service needs a saviour
In the last six years, the Regional Tech Hub - run by the National Farmers Federation - has helped hundreds of thousands of country Australians with phone and…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Friday August 7
In today's National Rural News: ** The national H-5 Bird flu tally reaches 155 - with all 32 new cases in South Australia, ** Federal funding released for some…
The Rural NewsBetter digs = happier workers
Regional Australia has no shortage of ambitious projects, but there are fears infrastructure is planned, without considering the accommodation to back it up…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Thursday August 6
In today's National Rural News: ** The national H-5 Bird flu tally reaches 123 - wth 16 confirmations in Victoria ** Farmers fined $800 for blocking high…
The Rural NewsPesticides linked to devastating ALS illness
Pesticide exposure has been linked to an up to 70-per-cent higher risk of developing a degenerative disease known as A.L.S. With farm chemical exposure almost…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Wednesday August 5
In today's National Rural News: ** New analysis shows pesticide exposure is linked to an up to 70-per-cent greatyer risk of developing a rare degenerative…
The Rural NewsIslamic customers hungry for Aussie food and fibre
The Islamic economy is growing - and won't stop soon - with a growing middle class in south east Asia that is keen to try imported food and fibre. Salaam is…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Tuesday August 4
In today's National Rural News: ** The national bird flu tally is now at 78 cases - with a stark warning from the NFF, ** Snap inspections conducted on NSW…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Monday August 3
In today's National Rural News: ** The average national price for diesel could jump to $2.45 by the end of the week, ** Bird flu gets into Australia's largest…
The Rural NewsIT Ag jobs up for grabs
Farms and food processors across Australia are screaming out for people to help them with information technology. Sharon Starick is a farmer - and chair of the…
The Rural NewsMeet the bird flu myth-buster
Many myths have been circulating online about H5 avian influenza. Wild seabirds with bird flu have now been confirmed in every part of Australia except…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Friday July 31
In today's National Rural News: ** A second suspected positive H5bird flu case is found in Victoria - again at Portland - while four sick crested terns on…
The Rural NewsFeral pigs finally in the cross-hairs
It's estimated there are anywhere between three- and 23-million feral pigs in Australia - with the worst problems in New South Wales, the far north of WA and…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Thursday July 30
In today's National Rural News: ** H-5 Bird Flu is confirmed for the first time in Victoria - after a sick Greater Crested Tern was found in the far west of…
The Rural NewsFalse labels deserve 'rotten tomatoes'
Australian tomato growers are struggling against a global oversupply. It doesn't help that investigations have shown several processed tomato products appear…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Wednesday July 29
In today's National Rural News: ** Growers plead with shoppers to buy passatta, paste and diced tomatoes from brands that are honest about country-of-origin…
The Rural NewsVFF - Allan leaves bitter taste
The Victorian Farmers Federation says Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan could have done a lot more for people in rural areas. The Bendigo East MLA has resigned…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Tuesday July 28
In today's National Rural News: ** Plans for oil - and urea for fertilizer - to be made in the north west of WA. ** Scientific tests show one in four processed…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Monday July 27
In today's National Rural News: ** Aussie beef exempt from Trump's 12.5 per cent tariffs - but not lamb or goat meat, ** Truckies want relief from the fuel…
The Rural NewsWeather It Together
Rain or shine, rural Australians have always looked out for one another. But when it comes to issues we not be even able to verbalise, asking for help doesn't…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Friday July 24
In today's National Rural News: ** A 12.5 per cent tariff slapped on Aussies goods entering the United States, starting 2pm AEST today, ** A petrel found on…
The Rural NewsMore US tariffs - where to now
With the Trump Administration making it harder to import Aussie food and fibre into the United States - maybe we should be pushing our 'clean green' image…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Thursday July 23
In today's National Rural News: ** Lactalis announced the closure of its Longwarry dairy manufacturing site in West Gippsland, months after the company took…
The Rural NewsDairy takeover, now factory to close
Lactalis will close its Longwarry (West Gippsland) manufacturing site in early 2027 Meat and Livestock Australia has teamed up with Australian Wool Innovation…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Wednesday July 22
In today's National Rural News: ** Fears Cyclospora suspected to have come from Mexican lettuce may end up in Australia - after reported cases in 30 US states…
The Rural NewsSheep spring back Survey
A new survey shows sheep producers are feeling super confident at the moment. Meat and Livestock Australia has teamed up with Australian Wool Innovation for…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Tuesday 21 July
In today's National Rural News: ** One Nation has huge plans for infrastructure spanning several states in regional Australia - including the inland rail, iron…
The Rural NewsAustralia cottons on to natural fibre - bue there are fears about the season ahead
Aussie shoppers are cottoning-on to the benefits of wearing and using natural fibres - with disturbing research linking microplastic pollution to artificial…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Monday July 20
In today's National Rural News: ** Hope on the horizon for the nation's grain growers - with welcome rain amid costs that are dangerously close to production…
The Rural NewsHigh voltage fear and anger
High voltage transmission lines have been making farmers and country firefighters angry for a long time. With a line proposed that would connect Windfarm…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Friday July 17
In today's National Rural News: ** 13 nutrition experts and social media influencers from around the world are meeting with red meat producers from Monday…
The Rural NewsCunning sheep duffers target pregnant ewes
Why would someone steal sheep from a farm? Sadly, sheep theft on the rise - and they're stolen in bigger numbers in the one offence - which means police…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Thurs July 16
In today's National Rural News: ** New Zealand cops its first H-5 bird flu case. with a mystery WA case classified positive as a "precaution", ** Calls for…
The Rural NewsCountry bridges in crisis - calls for more cash
Do you have an old, weak or damaged bridge that's causing transport headaches? What happens in a bushfire - when increasingly heavy fire trucks can't cross it…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Wed July 15
In today's National Rural News: ** Relief in Queensland as a sick migratory bird found at Noosa tests negative to bird flu. ** CropLife fears Australia will…
The Rural NewsIs Ausralia scaring off ag chemical companies
Are we scaring off ag chemical and animal medicine compnaies? Unlike many OECD countries, the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority is not…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Tues July 14
In today's National Rural News: ** $1.5 Billion is handed to investors and irrigators after water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin. ** Farmers and truckies…
The Rural NewsNew charity to help keep families in the bush
A new foundation is aiming to help prevent families from leaving rural and remote areas - for the sake of their kids' education. The Spirit of the Bush…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Monday July 13
In today's National Rural News: ** National aspirations for a Victorian program to fix crumbling rural roads that aren't repaired in a timely manner. **…
The Rural NewsNew campaign to fix ruined country roads
If your road isnt being repaired in a timely manner - or at all - you're not alone. Three-quarters of Victorian road repairs aren't meeting their repair…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Friday July 10
In today's National Rural News: Health department ban generates harvest uncertainty, lamb prices continue to soar, researchers find breakthrough alternative to…
The Rural NewsA breakthrough alternative to standard fertilisers
Researchers have mapped out a hidden network of ancient soil fungi to help future-proof Australian agriculture. The new national database allows scientists to…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Thursday July 9
In today's National Rural News: Telstra outages continue, southern fishing ban lifted, and an alarming cattle medication shortage. Subscribe to the National…
The Rural NewsFishers welcome lift of catching ban in SA
South Australia is lifting fishing restrictions in some areas, as the King George whiting recovers after a clearing of the region's devastating algal bloom. A…
The Rural NewsAn emerging alternative to the reliance on increasingly expensive fertilizer
An alternative to increasingly expensive fertiliser is emerging for farmers in a colourful crop which can add nitrogen to the soil. Sunn hemp is a legume that…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Wednesday July 8
In today's National Rural News: Assurances for free-range producers during the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, an emerging alternative for fertilizer, and an…
The Rural NewsA new way being developed to mass weigh sheep
Early prototypes have been developed for a sensor system to analyse sheep body volume, liveweight, and fleece weight. 20 producers are helping to create the…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Tuesday July 7
Australia quickly approaching a higher tariff on some meat exports, a new way to weigh sheep, and the Great Barrier Reef avoids a classification of in…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Monday July 6
The highly contagious bird flu confirmed in NSW, an Australian dairy company has been fined, expanding the wool industry -- plus the latest from the markets…
The Rural NewsA new opportunity for Australia's natural fibers producers in South Asia
Bangladesh could provide Australia's natural fibres producers with a new trade opportunity. The matter has been discussed at the recent Australian Natural…
The Rural NewsGOOD LOOKS v RESILIENCE - New tool for testing Merinos
The CSIRO has developed a new genetic tool that can work out the most resilient Merinos in your flock. Scientists have used vaccines to determine how likely…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Friday July 3
Friday July 3 In today's National Rural News: ** The value of Australian horticulture has reached a record annual high ** A new tool to work out Merinos…
The Rural NewsNATIONAL RURAL NEWS Thursday July 2
National Rural News Thursday July 2. In today's National Rural News: Dairy farmers in Gippsland have been left in the cold, a proposal to creat regional…
The Rural NewsADVOCATES REACT TO APVMA PERFORMANCE
Advocates say the farm chemical regulator should not be allowed to present its latest performance report as a recovery from lagging approval rates. The…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Wednesday July 1
National Rural News Wednesday July 1 In today's National Rural News: Fifth case of H5N1 bird flu confirmed, new financial year changes on farm, growth of the…
The Rural NewsOlive growers say it's an exciting time for the industry, as consumer demand grows.
Olive growers say it's an exciting time for the industry, as consumer demand grows. Australia produces about half of the extra virgin olive oil it consumes…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Tuesday June 30
National Rural News Tuesday June 30 In today's National Rural News: National milk pool increases, farmers on alert for bird flu outbreak, NSW water bills on…
The Rural NewsNew South Wales farmers and irrigators staring down the barrel of another round of water bill hikes
New South Wales Farmers and Irrigators are staring down the barrel of more water bill hikes. The state's Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has…
The Rural NewsNational Rural News Monday June 29
National Rural News Monday June 29 In today's National Rural News: Dairy farmers again call for price transparency ahead of new season, rural vets to play a…
The Rural NewsRural vets call for greater investment, to help carry out their crucial role managing H5N1 strain of bird flu
As Australia rushes to manage any potential outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of avian influenza, rural vets are calling for more investment to protect…