Northern Territory Country Hour: Recent Episodes
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Bushfire in the Barkly jumps containment lines. Why was media banned from listening to Michael Gunner's speech?
Emergency declaration issued for fire near Tennant Creek. Darwin bush foods business is collecting paperbark.
A bushfire in the Barkly region is burning towards Tennant Creek. New Insectary building opened at Berrimah Research Farm.
A large bushfire has closed the Barkly Highway. Construction set to begin on Darwin ship lift.
Bushfires NT is battling several large fires across the NT. Cattle Australia is calling for a major rethink of carbon neutral policy.
NT's only commercial garlic harvest underway near Ali Curung. Meet the company making wheelchairs for dogs
Malaysia lifts suspension of live cattle and buffalo exports. Major NT hay farm certified organic.
A Northern Territory woman with a dream to empower businesses to prioritise environmental responsibility is this year's AgriFutures NT Rural Woman of the Year. Hear her powerful story.
Indonesia flags more lumpy skin disease concerns. Class action against the producer of Roundup begins in court
Mining company strikes magnetite railway deal. Harvest underway for what is possibly the NT's sweetest fruit.
Challenging financial year for livestock shipping company Wellard. Management change looms for Bohning Yards near Alice Springs
A remote NT island is trialling edible seaweed. Indian sandalwood company Quintis sells property.
Core Lithium is preparing to export its first shipment of lithium fines. Mini bulls have exploded in popularity at Australian rodeos.
NAFI website secures funding and future looks bright. Meet the livestock industry's young driver of the year.
Why has the APVMA banned the use of the pesticide Dimethoate? What can the NT learn from Brazil about managing gamba grass?
Elders announces downgrade to its financial results. Plenty kids participating in the Borroloola Bushman's Carnival.
A bee disease known as American foulbrood has been found in the Top End. Indonesian students arrive in Darwin for pastoral exchange program.
Mango growers might not be able to use an important chemical this season. Mangoes are being packed in Berry Springs.
Bumper lemon crop in Central Australia. Meet the Territorian helping Afghan farmers move away from poppy production.
Bushfire threatens Alice Springs and nearby cattle stations. Meet the new owner of Annaburroo Station.
Australia has tried to reassure Malaysia that Australia is free of lumpy skin disease. Australia's biggest rodeo is on in Mount Isa.
Malaysia suspends imports of live cattle from Australia. Annaburroo Station in the Top End sold.
Malaysia suspends imports of Australian cattle and buffalo. Meanwhile Indonesia and Brazil sign live export protocol.
Why is it so difficult to connect solar farms to the Darwin-Katherine grid? What happened to the truck from the Yellow Truck Road Train book?
The northern tiger prawn season faces some big challenges this season. Jacana Energy puts out EOI to build 100 megawatts of solar energy.
Darwin Cup edition of the Country Hour. Plus tips on how to catch a barramundi while driving a LandCruiser underwater.
Lumpy skin disease trade issue could take weeks to resolve. All the action from Harts Range campdraft and races.
Tiger prawn season underway, but no mothership service in the Gulf of Carpentaria this year. Canadian seafood giant buys northern barramundi farm.
Indonesia suspends live cattle imports from four Australian facilities after lumpy skin disease detections. Bureau of Meteorology forecasters visit cattle stations.
The NT Country Hour broadcasts from the 72nd Royal Darwin Show. It's a busy day at the Adelaide River Rosella Festival.
Developer of mango-picking robot wins $1 million in venture capital. Early construction underway at rare earths project.
ICPA national conference starts in Darwin. Space technology being used to preg-test cattle.
The Country Hour broadcasts from the 'Developing Northern Australia Conference' in Darwin.
Cattle industry rejects Commonwealth compensation offer for live export ban. Katherine Show auction raises $177,000 for ICPA.
"We are trying to capture 100 feral buffalo then take them to Cambodia to rehome them with some of the poorest families in the world".
Charity mustering up wild buffalo for Cambodia. Cattle judging underway at Katherine Show.
It's the busiest week of the year in Katherine. Country musician Tom Curtain joins the Country Hour.
$3 billion green energy and ammonia project for East Kimberley announced. Meet a Humpty Doo local growing sunflowers.
First national agriculture ministers meeting in three years. Magpie geese bag limits announced.
Pesticides authority CEO and chair resign following damning review. Take a tour through a laboratory making cell-based meats.
Arnhem Land rangers hoping carbon market can help reduce buffalo numbers. NTCA's Indonesia pastoral exchange program returns.
NTÂ pumpkins are being exported to Singapore. New onion variety promises to be "tearless".
A policy change by the Federal Government has got Australia's forestry industry excited.
The Alice Springs Show is on today. Why has the price of carbon credits plunged this week?
Top End electricity grid at risk of blackouts within three years. How low will live export prices go?
Australia to remain leader in lithium production. Tennant Creek students prepare for Alice Springs show.
Soaking rain through Victoria River District. Telstra signs deal with Elon Musk's Starlink broadband service.
Gina Rinehart's Wagyu beef exported to UK. Thousands of laying chooks on road trip from SA to Darwin.
Helicopter pilot dies in crash while mustering on Limbunya Station. Rain continues to fall in Central Australia.
Soil Science Australia's national conference is being held in Darwin. Rainy and cold weather throughout south west NT.
Thousands flock to Brunette Downs for the ABC Races. Power and Water still buying emergency gas from Inpex.
Mangoes from the Philippines due to arrive in Australia. Pardoo Station cyclone clean-up continues.
Tennant Creek show cancelled for 2023. Australian Farmer of the Year winners announced in Canberra.
An electronic nose project is getting underway in the Northern Territory to help detect exotic plant pests.
Katherine cattle yards unable to get stock in or out after train derailment. What will it take to get Manton Dam back to service?
Train derailment in Katherine to temporarily impact supplies to Top End. How has Kakadu plum harvest gone in West Arnhem Land?
Can tropical rock lobsters be farmed in an aquaculture setting? Native bees important to pollination of horticultural crops.
It's been revealed in Budget Estimates that the first Beetaloo gas production applications will come in late 2023. Why is 70,000 tonnes of beef stranded at Chinese Ports?
Three medical evacuations on Plenty Highway spark calls for more emergency airstrips. Changes to PALM labour scheme.
Will the beef industry meet its goal to be net-zero by 2030? Pastoralists get ready for the Finke Desert Race.
Avocadoes planted in Katherine, as part of research trial. Lake Nash a "sea of green" after floodwaters recede.
Gas supply issues ongoing at Blacktip, despite drill rig working for six months. Date harvest underway near Santa Teresa.
Clean-up of a rusting oil production vessel in the Timor Sea underway. Could insects be farmed in the Northern Territory?
Australia's Free Trade agreement with the UK comes into effect today. NFF criticises live export class action compensation offer.
Indigenous communities across the Top End are starting to farm oysters. Early dry season burning underway.
Oysters from Golburn Island tasted by public for first time. Cotton harvest starts at Blackbull Station.
How did prices fare at the Territory's biggest bull sale today? Live export class action settlement offer revealed.
How can agriculture increase Indigenous participation? Hopes new research unlocks key to stopping bee pest varroa mite.
Program to increase cotton and fodder production in northern Australia. Hear some bush poetry from a Central Australian ringer.
The future of farming in northern Australia discussed at the 2023 Food Futures conference in Darwin. NT government launches 'agribusiness strategy'.
Live export ship suffers major engine failure, cattle unloaded in Darwin. Katherine Show to hold first cattle sale in a decade.
Brad Murray writes his poetry for fun when he gets bored, sitting in a truck on a remote central Australian cattle station, north east of Alice Springs.
ABC Rural speaks to AACo chief executive David Harris about the company's FY23 results.
AACo increases its herd size and operating profit. Funding to help Indigenous rangers remove ghost nets in Gulf of Carpentaria.
Pastoralists divided on Beetaloo gas. Angus Street stepping down as CEO of AuctionsPlus.
Cattle producers say the Wollogorang Road is in bad shape. When will high prices for strawberries end?
Barkly's Benmarra Station sells for $40 million. Bulls win the night at the Mataranka Rodeo.
Live cattle exporters hold crisis meeting. Firearms training for women rangers to help control feral cats.
Live cattle exporters have held a crisis meeting in Darwin, claiming the industry is being regulated to death.
Almost 70 cattle dead from cyanide poisoning at NT research station. Italian energy company to develop gas field described as 'carbon bomb'.
How much will farmers have to pay for better biosecurity? NT Minister for Agribusiness joins the Country Hour.
The Federal Department of Agriculture has released its findings into reports cattle were allegedly mistreated in seven Indonesian abattoirs in 2021.
What's in the Northern Territory budget for those below the Berrimah Line? How likely is Indonesia to import cattle from Brazil?
Meet the NT's new chief vet, Dr Rob Williams. Reforms to tax system for offshore gas producers.
'Big loss' as Australia's largest stockpile of buffalo semen accidentally destroyed. Tamboran Resources shows of "Australia's most powerful" drill rig.
Has the NT government implemented all its fracking recommendations? How can illegal Indonesian fishermen be stopped?
Fracking in the Beetaloo can go ahead, NT government announces. New guidelines to deal with fall armyworm.
WA chief vet airs concerns about Darwin to Broome cattle shipment. Tender open for rehabilitation of Rum Jungle uranium mine.
Two new carbon projects begin on cattle stations south of Alice Springs. Fertiliser prices continue to slide.
Mining company ERA holds its annual general meeting in Darwin. What's the future of the NTCA's Pastoral Real Jobs Program?
Can the NT become a global helium supplier? Jump on a mail plane run to the Victoria River District.
Animal welfare concerns about a shipment of cattle from Darwin to Broome. How NT stations bred the famous war horse known as the Waler.
Imagine going to a remote cattle station in 1993 to watch Slim Dusty and Dame Edna Everage perform on the back of a road train.
The Northern Territory government has announced a new independent controller of water resources.
Indonesian demand for cattle "reinvigorated" as domestic prices ease. Exploration company targeting lithium in NT lists on ASX.
Senate inquiry into fracking in Beetaloo Basin releases final report. Middle Creek Station sold to one of Australia's largest landholders.
A commercial fisherman in the Northern Territory has started using air-freight to get his Spanish mackerel to market.
Ex-tropical cyclone Ilsa delivers welcome rain to Central Australia. Would you select cattle for nitrogen-efficiency?
Why do consumers prefer Hass over the Shepard avocado variety? And we talk critical minerals with Resources Minister Madeleine King.
How is leucaena performing in the Northern Territory? Trade relations between China and Australia appear to be on the mend.
S.Kidman and Co sells another four of its cattle stations. NT Government to start charging oil and gas companies for water.
Big weekend of rodeo action at Aileron. Angus Stud wins top honours at Royal Easter Show.
Humpty Doo Barramundi harvests a record 180 tonnes of fish in lead-up to Easter. Foot-and-mouth disease declared endemic in Indonesia.
How are the Top End's cotton crops looking this season? Traditional owners set sights on banks in Barossa gas battle.
ERA hoping to raise $369 million to fund rehabilitation of Ranger uranium mine. Helium potential in Central Australia to be explored.
Banana prawn season kicks off in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Almost 40 tonnes of high-risk food seized in 'largest-ever biosecurity hauls in Australian history'.
Future of Santos's $4.7 billion Barossa project unclear after safeguard mechanism reforms. First estimates on cattle losses from Queensland floods.
Cattle shipped from Darwin to Broome for Kimberley abattoir. What does the NT Cattleman's Association say about the push to declare buffel grass a weed?
NT government launches working group to tackle buffel grass. Australian company creates a "mammoth meatball".
Singleton horticultural project will need a full environmental impact assessment. NT date harvest coincides with Ramadan.
What has the NT's Taskforce Starlight achieved in two years? How is Australia's commercial fishing industry dealing with a mental health crisis.
How much water is available for use in the Western Davenport region? Beef exports resume between Brazil and China.
A Katherine feed mill is producing methane-reducing pellets for cattle. Would you drink quandong coffee?
Live cattle exports to Indonesia have been historically slow this year in the lead-up to Ramadan.
Live exports slow in the lead-up to Ramadan. "Nationally significant" fires continue to burn in Central Australia.
Former agriculture minister Ken Vowles has been elected chairman of the NT Livestock Exporters Association.
Ken Vowles is the new chair of the NT Livestock Exporters Association. Fires continue to burn through Central Australia.
Narwietooma Station battling large fire. Gunn Point land targeted for agricultural development.
The NT Country Hour broadcasts from the 2023 NT Cattleman's Association conference in Darwin.
NT Cattleman's Association holds its annual Ladies Lunch in Darwin. NT government could be first buyer of Beetaloo gas.
Large water licence holder has allocation reduced by 90 per cent. Bush tomato farms is picking what could be his last crop.
Batchelor abattoir reopens for earliest kill in three years. How can stations find and retain good cooks?
Floodwaters inundate Lake Nash Station on the Barkly. Mango grower Ian Quin is farewelled at a funeral in Darwin.
NT government runs mock biosecurity exercise. Victoria Highway reopens, to the relief of farmers in the Ord Valley.
Gallipoli outstation on the Barkly inundated by floodwaters. What are the ICPA's priorities this year?
Timber Creek to be cut off for days as flooding continues. Is campdrafting becoming too expensive for young ringers?
The Victoria River has flooded over the bridge at the Victoria River Roadhouse. Railway line cut near Tennant Creek.
Cattle stations in the Barkly receive a huge amount of rain. The average age of Australian farmers continues to climb.
Residents from several communities in the VRD continue to be evacuated. Large mango grower imports new varities of avocado.
Major flooding in the Victoria River region, with communities evacuated. Large trucking company goes into administration.
Indonesian fishing vessel intercepted with 250 kilograms of trepang. Core Lithium has produced its first spodumene concentrate.
Commercial crop of garlic planted in Ali Curung. Victoria Highway closed west of Timber Creek as monsoonal rain continues.
Rivers on the rise, roads cut as monsoonal rain falls across Top End. Freight train partially derails near Tennant Creek.
Katherine River on the rise, after heavy rains in the last 48 hours. Brazil to suspend beef exports to China, confirming case of mad cow disease.
Well known for the work he did as CEO of the NT Cattlemen’s Association, Luke Bowen has been chosen to lead the new Cattle Australia.
Tivan Limited explains plans to build minerals processing plant on Darwin Harbour. What's the fire outlook in Central Australia?
Culling feral buffalo for carbon credits — is it a win-win or a waste? Tanami Road reopens after eight-week closure.
Tough weather but good prices for mackerel fishers. Wet season burning program underway in Kakadu National Park.
Project Sea Dragon has entered voluntary administration. Could biomass from peanut crops be used to feed cattle?
Minister for Agribusiness Paul Kirby joins the Country Hour as NT Parliament resumes for 2023. New plan for eradicating banana freckle from NT.
Environment Centre NT and NLC launch legal challenges to Auvergne Station's land clearing permit. Timor Leste's Prime Minister tours NT farms.
Cattle prices continue to slide. Video game about the NT's cattle industry musters up funding from Screen Australia.
Indian sandalwood plans for Groote Eylandt. Extreme effort to get groceries to outback cattle station.
Getting a taste of the Wagyu industry's branded beef competition. Are diesel utes on the way out at Australian mine sites?
Guava root-knot nematode found in several new locations. Could people earn carbon credits from culling feral buffalo?
Territorians spending big at Australia's largest performance horse sale. NLC says it has lost confidence in the NT government's ability to regulate land clearing.
Live export class action compensation offer knocked back. Helicopter pilots kept busy over wet season.
Commercial barramundi season starts, under new access restrictions. New invention to help keep buffalo musterers safe.
Australia's cattle herd to grow to largest in nearly a decade. Remote NT students return to School of the Air.
The NT Barramundi Licensee Committee has a new chair. Huckitta Station in the NT enjoying a wet start to 2023.
Singleton Horticultural Project developers meet with NT businesses. Iron ore mine to go fully autonomous.
A Humpty Doo volunteer firefighter has been recognised in this year's Australia Day honours. Nuffield Scholar Munro Hardy is looking at how pastoralists can leverage data.
NT government paid for 'urgent' stabilisation work on iron ore mine. Santos' $4.7 billion Barossa gas project hits another hurdle.
Fracking could start in the Beetaloo Basin soon despite the government missing a key deadline. Bill Gates invests in methane-reducing supplement company.
ASX-listed agribusiness leases Central Arnhem property to grow cotton. Free ginger plants on offer for NT farmers.
Katherine beekeeper breeding more queen bees because of NSW varroa mite outbreak. Fly tag research investigating productivity gains.
Kimberley seafood offloaded in Darwin because of wild weather. Demand for campdrafting horses high.
Katherine cattle producer trying to produce low-carbon cattle. Lorella Springs Wilderness Park closes to general public.
Calls to build a second high-level bridge in Katherine. Engineering challenges of Sun Cable project still present.
NT farms under investigation for alleged illegal land clearing. NT's $30 billion solar power project at risk of collapse.
It's been a tough season for Top End durian farmers. Central Australia is full bloom following good rains.
Beetaloo Station for sale, with expectations of $300 million-plus. Review of carbon credit scheme recommends changes.
Newmont's Tanami gold mine cut off by heavy rains. Todd River flows through Alice Springs.
Floods force truckies take 1,000 kilometre detour through NT. Hay growers planting in Katherine.
Aboriginal Sea Company becomes largest mud crab licence holder in NT. Timber Creek residents still recovering from floods.
More than 600 legacy mines across the NT are being audited. Darwin River Dam to overflow.
Tiwi hydrogen project receives design approval for compressed hydrogen ship. Fitzroy River reaches record height.
AACo's NTÂ stations have all received a drenching in the last week. What will cattle prices do in 2023?
Repairs have started on the Barkly Highway, which has closed due to flooding. First shipment of lithium loaded at Darwin Port.
The Barkly region has receives plenty of rain from ex-TC Ellie. Expanded free trade agreement with India under discussion.
Ex-tropical cyclone Ellie drops plenty of heavy rain across the Top End. What is Christmas Day like on a live export vessel?
Tropical cyclone warning issued for low heading towards NT/WA border. Could NT tropical oysters be ready for sale next year?
Top End mango growers are counting the cost of rain and storms as the season comes to a close. First Australian delegation to China since 2019 lands in Beijing.
Developer chosen for the Larrimah Agricultural Precinct. Devastating plant pest detected by biosecurity dog.
December has been a big month for live exports to Indonesia. Man sentenced for growing illegal tobacco crop.
Commercial fishing boats are busy unloading their catch ready for Christmas. What will cattle prices do in 2023?
What does the energy market intervention mean for the Beetaloo Basin? Dragon fruit harvest underway in Darwin rural area.
Gas flows through Northern Gas Pipeline resume. Federal inquiry into resilience of rural roads.
Cattle Australia has elected its first board and chair. Lumpy skin disease reportedly spreads to East Java.
Rambutans are slowly coming into season, but a grower of almost forty years says this harvest has been the most unusual he's seen. Lithium is touted as being crucial to the global transition to renewables, but the progress of projects in the Litchfield area has nearby landholders concerned.
Crocodiles have begun laying eggs for the season and with good early rainfall it looks set to be a strong year.
Thousands of bananas to be ripped out at Rum Jungle Organics. More mango farms picking at night.
Batchelor abattoir shuts down for wet season. Barkly Homestead reopens after fire destroyed kitchen.
What's behind the price disparity between diesel and petrol prices? 40th anniversary of R2E2 mango.
Santos loses appeal over Barossa gas project approval. Free herbicide for landholders to tackle gamba grass.
Seafarms has released another review into its Project Sea Dragon. Crocodile wrangler Matt Wright granted bail in Darwin local court.
What does the Lake Eyre Basin strategic plan mean for Central Australia? Heavy rains on the Barkly.
Singleton horticultural project referred to the NT EPA. New varieties of mangoes hitting supermarket shelves.
University academics send joint letter to Chief Minister about 'poor' water planning regime. NT Farmers Association celebrates 10th anniversary.
Stakeholders divided over changes to the NT Fisheries Act. NT cotton growers getting ready to start planting.
The Country Hour broadcasts from the 2022 Territory Natural Resource Management Conference.
It's been a wet week in the Tanami, with over 150mm in some areas. Barkly Homestead closed because of fire.
NT Seafood Council concerned about proposed changes to Fisheries Act. Tracey Hayes is the new chair of the RFDS.
Territory Bees is the brainchild of mates Caleb Cardno and Jahmayne Coolwell. Their business plan stretches well beyond pollinating crops.
NT government releases draft water allocation plan for the Georgina and Wiso Basins. A NSW melon grower has bought an irrigated property near Mataranka.
Wellard is looking to build a new live export ship. NT delegation visits Vietnam feedlots.
Ban Ban Springs Station bought by Corporate Carbon Group. Santos appeals Federal Court decision that stopped Barossa gas project.
Feeding phosphorus to cattle can give northern stations a 700 per cent return on investment. So why isn't everyone doing it?
Feeding phosphorus to cattle can give northern stations a 700 per cent return on investment. So why isn't everyone doing it?
Cattle stations in Central Australia hit by damaging storms. Hunters helping keep magpie geese off mango farms.
The NT Government has released its draft "Surface Water Take – Wet Season Flows Policy".
The NT Government has released its draft "Surface Water Take – Wet Season Flows Policy".
Arafura Resources locks in rare earths deal with Hyundai and Kia. Black jewfish successfully spawned at Darwin Aquaculture Centre.
NT's largest banana farm nervously watches as more freckle disease is detected. Iron ore price slumps to lowest point since 2020.
Our guest on the Country Hour today is the Federal Minister for Northern Australia, Madeleine King. How concerned should farmers be about guava root-knot nematode?
Our guest on the Country Hour today is the Federal Minister for Northern Australia, Madeleine King. How concerned should farmers be about guava root-knot nematode?
Microscopic plant pest found in Australia for the first time. A new vapour heat treatment plant (VHT) in Darwin has been used on NT mangoes for the first time.
Magnetite from Tennant Creek is being loaded at Darwin Port. High cost of herbicide slows battle against gamba grass
A very special moment has arrived for thousands of baby giant clams. A busy end to the season for the NT's largest melon farm.
Big plans for a phosphate project in the Barkly and bush kids gather for a sports camp in Mataranka
The company which owns the Wonarah phosphate project in the Barkly region of the Northern Territory, is hoping to start exporting out of Darwin next year.
The company which owns the Wonarah phosphate project in the Barkly region of the Northern Territory, is hoping to start exporting out of Darwin next year.
What is Australia's largest barra farm doing for National Barramundi Day? A working dog has sold for $49,000.
Nathan River Resources fined $340,000 for releasing wastewater into river. Blacktip gas field experiencing serious supply issues.
A Territory farmer has grown what is surely Australia's most remote crop of wheat. Federal government set to spend $1.5billion on "Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct".
A new draft water plan for the Northern Territory has been released. The ACCC is warning farmers about online scams.
Ag minister Murray Watt announces a national lumpy skin disease action plan. Why has gas stopped flowing through the Northern Gas Pipeline?
A commercial fishing boat will soon leave Darwin, tasked with catching an endangered species.
A mango picking robot is being trialled in Katherine. Commercial fishermen and researchers working to catch endangered sawfish.
A commercial fishing boat will soon leave Darwin, tasked with catching an endangered species.
Indonesian students graduate from new biosecurity program. Ali Curung farm gears up for melon harvest.
Finniss lithium mine officially opened near Darwin. First rodeo in Alice Springs in 10 years.
Rio Tinto agrees to loan $100m for Ranger mine rehabilitation. Video game inspired by the NT's cattle industry is being developed.
NT cattle producers buying big at Brahman Week. New managers of Wave Hill Station keeping busy.
Draft government documents raise concerns over Blue Mud Bay agreement. Early wet season rain across the Top End.
NT government releases response plan for banana freckle. What does early rain mean for mango growers?
Commercial barramundi season wraps up. Bees Creek nursery owner Chris Nathanael celebrates 45 years of "growing" NT horticulture.
Mirrar traditional owners "appalled" by Jabiluka mining suggestion. First symbolic tray of mangoes auctioned for charity.
Is Australia's NLIS system ready for a major biosecurity outbreak? Darwin horticulturalist develops a dwarf longan.
Doubts over Indonesia's claim there are zero cases of FMD in Bali. Have you tried avocado mousse?
Businesses still waiting for compensation from live export class action. Red Wagyu bulls brought to Red Centre.
NT trucking business offering up to $150,000 salary to attract drivers. Defence analysts call for Tanami Road to be sealed.
The NT's waterfowl hunting season begins. Man charged in relation to helicopter crash in West Arnhem Land.
Tamboran Resources has bought Origin Energy's assets in the Beetaloo Basin. New online trading platform for seafood.
Origin Energy selling its interests in the Beetaloo Basin. Undoolya Station celebrating 150 years.
Mining company's application to pump 3,300ML from Roper River rejected. Chris Calogeras inducted into Seafood Hall of Fame.
Live cattle exporters say government regulations have almost tripled in cost over the last five years. Is Central Australia set for a wet summer?
Seafood industry launches export plan. NT bushfire brigades reporting an increase in volunteer numbers.
Can Australia's jackfruit industry quadruple its value by 2025? Europe's energy crisis causing fertiliser plants to shutdown.
The Northern Territory has a lack of workers, can Timor Leste help? CPC staff gather in Daly Waters for station challenge.
Peanut imports from Argentina hurting local industry. Australian Farmer of the Year Awards on today in Canberra.
A Supreme Court challenge to Singleton Station's water licence is being heard in Alice Springs. Meet the winner of the Rural Women's Award.
Umbearra Station reaping the benefits of employing an all-female stock camp. Australian agricultural exports to exceed $70 billion.
China has imported a record amount of beef this year. Farmers and unions find common ground at Jobs Summit.
Big clean-up underway at the Barkly Homestead after severe storm. Mount Doreen Station sold.
NT company wants to supply local sand to fracking industry. Indonesian fishing camp found on island just off northern Australian coast.
Santos accused of 'greenwashing' in Federal Court case. The day that changed AuctionsPlus forever.
The company seeking to export green hydrogen from the Tiwi Islands has received major project status.
The company seeking to export green hydrogen from the Tiwi Islands has received major project status.
Newmont Australia's electric vehicle plans for Tanami Gold. Roper River Landcare Group wins national award.
Country Hour reports from the NT Resources Week conference. Scientists working on synthetic vaccines for foot-and-mouth disease.
Wellard announces yearly profit despite 'atrocious' live export market. Celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Overland Telegraph Line.
Do gas exporters like Inpex have a 'social licence'? More biosecurity sniffer dogs in training.
It's been 10 years since its final investment decision to pipe gas to Darwin for processing. What's next for Inpex?
Biosecurity seminars about foot-and-mouth disease held across NT. Hacker installs DOOM game on John Deere tractor.
Indian sandalwood producer Quintis puts Mataranka property up for sale. MLA funding purchase of 600,000 foot-and-mouth disease vaccines for Indonesia.
First crop forecast for Darwin's mango season. Positive signs of an uptick in live exports to Indonesia.
Former Prime Minister Scott Morrison was secretly the Resources Minister. Why is there a large statue of a bull in the Alice Springs airport?
Is smoke from savanna burning projects responsible for poor air quality in Darwin? Territorian wins at inaugural Indigenous Rodeo Championship.
Power and Water's plan to deal with more renewables, electric vehicle demand. Mining companies not included in new environmental accountability laws.
Report claims NT rivers and ecosystems could be put at risk by emerging cotton industry. Trial citrus and grape crops planted at Singleton Station.
Women in Seafood group starting conversations about mental health. Nursery plants red dwarf paw paw to supply local markets.
Tiger prawn season underway in northern Australia. Why would a forestry company be concerned about foot-and-mouth disease?
Banana freckle found at 12 more sites, including at Marrakai and the Tiwi Islands. Large mystery container found floating off Groote Eylandt.
Safety concerns on the Roper Highway. Neutral Junction Station sold for about $30 million.
What's behind the slide in the price of carbon credits? Scientists discover cause of catastrophic mangrove destruction in Gulf of Carpentaria.
Quick-thinking road train driver saves dozens of cattle from a fire. Aboriginal Sea Company aims to create opportunities in fishing, aquaculture and fishing tourism.
Thousands of people at the Fannie Bay racetrack for the Darwin Cup. Has Indonesia brought foot-and-mouth disease under control in Bali?
Around 60,000 tonnes of Roper Valley iron ore loaded for export at Darwin Port. Should Australia import okra from India?
Mathew Brockhurst was riding home on his motorbike from a regular bore run, when an accident changed his life forever.
Manbulloo Limited has been awarded the commercialisation rights to three varieties of mangoes, which have been developed by the National Mango Breeding Program.
Manbulloo Limited has been awarded the commercialisation rights to three varieties of mangoes, which have been developed by the National Mango Breeding Program.
Mathew Brockhurst was riding home on his motorbike from a regular bore run, when an accident changed his life forever.
An Australian mining company has unearthed a rare 170-carat pink diamond at one of its projects in Africa.
AACo posted a big profit, why isn't it paying a dividend to shareholders? Meet the company that had found a 170-carat pink diamond.
Cattle producers gather at Kidman Springs Research Station for field day and Beef Up forum. Parliamentary committee for northern Australia scrapped.
Cattle market grinds almost to a halt as live export demand dries up and foot-and-mouth disease fears. Strawberry with piña colada flavour developed by researchers.
Manbulloo Limited awarded rights to National Mango Breeding Program varieties. What does an animal disease have to do with a change to blood donation rules?
The Country Hour broadcasts from the Royal Darwin Show, where biosecurity is front-and-centre.
Viral fragments of foot-and-mouth disease found in imported meat products for sale in Melbourne. How are NT melons selling in cold southern markets?
Have you tried an oriental melon before? South Korea is looking to export them to Australia.
Should Australia import melons from South Korea? Department of Industry sells cattle from its research farms.
More than 6,000 feral pigs culled in Kakadu National Park. Calls for calm over foot-and-mouth disease threat.
"There's a lot of smart people who have decided not to listen": Australian Meat Industry Council concerned about foot-and-mouth disease media coverage and politicisation
Cattle feed supplement is in high demand across northern Australia. How are the Territory's dryland cotton crops looking?
The Katherine show, campdraft and rodeo is back for 2022. Higher resolution imagery now available on NAFI.
Should flights to Bali be stopped to prevent spread of foot-and-mouth disease? Top End farmer calls for financial support after banana freckle detection.
Banana freckle found at NT government's Coastal Plains Research Station. Katherine woman prepares for Mongol Derby.
Early, ripe Kensington Pride mangoes are being sent to Sydney markets. Agave trials underway in Katherine, Ali Curung and Alice Springs.
Mango growers expecting easier access to labour this harvest. Tiwi Islands traditional owner seeks injunction to stop Santos drilling.
Australian biosecurity ramps up amid foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Bali. Katherine farmer growing sunn hemp to improve soil.
Markus Rathsmann steps down from his role as president of the Cattle Council of Australia. What were the results from today's DITT bull sale?
Vietnamese steelmaker preparing to import iron ore from its NT mine. Bag limits increase for this year's waterfowl hunting season.
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to Bali; Aussie lamb cops a grilling in the US for July 4.
Foot-and-mouth disease has spread to Bali in Indonesia. The chances of it getting to Australia have 'gone up dramatically' according to vet Dr Ross Ainsworth.
The Alice Springs Show is back, for the first time since 2019. A cold, wet and windy day across NT cattle country.
Cattle market chaos in Indonesia as foot-and-mouth disease spreads. More than 4,000 cattle sold at Alice Springs Show Sale.
Cold front with scattered showers sweeps across the NT. AACo celebrates 100 years of operating Avon Downs.
Banana freckle has now been identified on 10 NT properties. Cold weather warning issued for pastoralists in Katherine and the Barkly.
Deadly bee parasite poses devastating threat to Australia's bee industry. NT Buffalo Industry Council welcomes Batchelor abattoir reopening.
Batchelor meatworks to reopen on July 4, after six-month closure. Some remote communities paying $3.60 per litre for diesel.
Power and Water's gas supplier 'not meeting obligations'. Kakadu plum harvest impacted by unrest in Wadeye.
The ongoing violence in the remote community of Wadeye has had a devastating impact on the community's annual harvest of Kakadu plum.
Biosecurity, banana freckle and barramundi licences all raised in NT Estimates. Quintis begins planting more sandalwood.
AACo's CEO Hugh Killen resigns, effective immediately. Dozens of charges against alleged horse shooters dropped.
NT cattle producer appealing fracking access decision in Supreme Court. How could an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease impact the grains industry?
The Brunette Downs Races, Campdraft and Rodeo is underway on the Barkly. Cattleman Jimmy Hayes farewelled in Alice Springs.
Why are so many solar farms sitting idle in the NT? Taxpayers to fork out hundreds of millions of dollars for uranium mine rehabilitation.
Horticulture award wages set to rise on July 1. New Zealand could become the first country in the world, where farmers pay for their livestock emissions.
Demand for fruit and vegetable seedlings surge. Water fight brewing in the Never Never.
Queen's Birthday edition featuring Bob Richards OAM from Humpty Doo Barramundi. We cross to the finish line of the Finke Desert Race
There's a growing call to reform the way resource companies are taxed. How are plans going to build a fertiliser plant in the NT?
Banana freckle disease found on two more Top End properties. Douglas Daly's Blackbull Station sold to agricultural fund with cotton plans.
Cotton harvest underway in the Northern Territory. Tiwi traditional owners launch another court challenge against Santos' Barossa project.
It is one of the world's most invasive weeds and unfortunately for the Northern Territory it is spreading.
Siam weed has started to spread in the Top End. Undoolya Station's Jimmy Hayes has died, aged 76.
Indonesia to manufacture own vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease. Over 3,000 NT cattle and buffalo sold at Longreach saleyards.
Indonesian feedlots are hesitant to buy expensive Australian cattle, while the nation grapples with the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.
Australia's new minister for agriculture, Murray Watt, speaks to ABC Rural about the job ahead and some of the challenges facing the nation's primary producers.
The ASX has launched a new agribusiness index — here's a quick rundown on what it means.
As foot-and-mouth disease spreads through Indonesia, a new biosecurity exchange program has been launched.
Can northern Australia become home to a native rice industry? ABC Rural checks out a trial happening near Humpty Doo.
Foot-and-mouth disease and lumpy skin disease continue to spread across Indonesia, according to Consolidated Pastoral Company's (CPC) CEO Troy Setter.
Natasha Fyles will be the Northern Territory's next Chief Minister. A 47-year-old man issued with notice to appear over cattle theft.
NT Farmers Association reacts to NT budget. Why are farmers dumping tonnes of avocadoes in paddocks?
Michael Gunner announces resignation as Chief Minister after handing down budget. Australia offers support for Indonesia to battle foot-and-mouth disease.
Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease reported in several Indonesian provinces. Labor promises $500 million to upgrade two NT roads.
Seafarms CEO resigns, weeks after damning review into Project Sea Dragon. Labor confirms it would end live sheep exports if elected.
ABC Rural talks election priorities with the NT Farmers Association. Japanese encephalitis found in more areas of the NT.
Core Lithium's underground mine receives environmental approval. Kylie Jones named 2022 NT Rural Woman of the Year.
Australian beef exports have had their biggest autumn decline in five years. How self-driven sprayers are helping with labour issues.
How did the wet season deliver across the Northern Territory? All the action from the Daly Waters rodeo and campdraft.
Lithium Plus raises $10 million to support lithium exploration near Darwin. NAFI secures funding for another 12 months.
First live export ship to Vietnam for 2022 leaves Darwin Port. Tennant Creek students learning to break horses at Juno Centre.
Federal Labor proposes reforms to Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme, if elected. Cattle station losing 20 head a year to train collisions.
Indonesian fishing vessels increasingly spotted in Australian waters. During World War II thousands of Australian women joined the 'Land Army'.
71-year-old man arrested for allegedly stealing 1,200 head of cattle. Buy now, pay later businesses popping up in the agriculture industry.
Environmental impact statement released for Sun Cable's $30 billion solar energy project. Central Australian cattle season off to a busy start.
Labor's Julie Collins and the Nationals' David Littleproud face off in a debate about agricultural policy. Can cattle be bred to emit less methane?
Mango shoot loopers are impacting orchards across the Darwin rural area. Young Live Exporters Association receives $45,000 grant.
An environmental assessment of the Beetaloo Basin is nearing completion. Finalists announced for NT Rural Women's Award.
Austral Fisheries plans to invest $65 million in NT operations. Humpty Doo Barramundi trucks out 174 tonnes of fish before Easter.
Exotic pest mango shoot looper detected in Darwin rural area. Phoenix Park cattle yards to reopen under new management.
Livestock industries from across Australia tune into lumpy skin disease briefing. Hayfield Station's John Dyer farewelled in Katherine.
Meet the new chair of the NT Mud Crab Licensee Committee. Will there be a drop in fertiliser prices?
Federal Agriculture Minister makes lumpy skin disease announcement. Live exporters struggling to find cattle.
Japanese encephalitis found in feral pigs in the NT. ABC Rural speaks to Julie Collins, Labor's shadow minister for agriculture.
One of Australia's biggest heli-mustering businesses has new owners. A campdrafting organisation is ordered to pay $6.75 million in damages to paralympian Emily Tapp.
Mining industry gathers in Alice Springs for the AGES conference. Changes to livestock transport and loading rules.
Australia's chief vet has returned from a visit to Indonesia. $325 million contract to clean up Northern Endeavour.
A big job has just become available at one of the north's biggest and most famous cattle stations.
A big job has just become available at one of the north's biggest and most famous cattle stations.
How is the northern banana prawn season shaping up? Shelving of Project Sea Dragon plans described as "unsurprising".
Damning review into Project Sea Dragon says it cannot continue in its current form. Vaccine hub to be built to tackle animal diseases.
What's in the federal budget for Northern Territory farmers? NFF says biosecurity funding for lumpy skin disease is inadequate.
Australia and Vietnam reach agreement on agriculture visa. Henbury Station sells for $32 million.
Big gas companies front Senate inquiry into fracking. Arnhem Land ranger group collects record amount of crocodile eggs.
The Country Hour broadcasts from the NT Cattlemen's Association annual conference in Darwin.
NT Cattlemen's Association president David Connolly has called on the NT government to ensure pastoral interests are protected during mining and gas exploration and developments.
NT cattle company says gas and cattle industries can't co-exist. NTCA Ladies Lunch underway in Darwin.
Lumpy skin disease a major threat to Australia's cattle herd. Why have fertiliser prices jumped a further 10 per cent?
Senate inquiry into fracking in the Beetaloo Basin underway in Darwin. Why has a Katherine melon farmer decided not to plant melons?
What's the outlook for exports out of the Darwin export hub this year? Tax breaks for farmers producing carbon credits.
Sanctions placed on Russian oligarch with interests in Beetaloo Basin. Meet some of the young guns at Newcastle Waters Station.
A Katherine farmer is planting 50,000 tomato plants this year. Where is the cheapest fuel in the NT?
What's gone wrong with the wet season? Foxes and cats kill 2.6 billion native animals each year, according to new research.
Nearly 12 months before Japanese encephalitis made headlines in south-east Australia, there were some alarm bells ringing in the Northern Territory.
Elders share price soars. Katherine farmers relying heavily on irrigation as wet season fails to deliver.
Fuel has hit $3 per litre in some Arnhem Land communities. Concerns Japanese Encephalitis could spread to the feral pig population.
The ICPA NT celebrates its 40th annual state conference. What's the outlook for live export prices for buffalo?
Changes to Emissions Reduction Fund cause carbon credit price to drop 20 per cent. Watermelons are being planted in Katherine.
Lumpy skin disease detected in Indonesia. Rare yellow dragon fruit produced by Top End farm.
How are Indonesian feedlots dealing with record high live export prices? What's the outlook for live exports to Vietnam?
Core Lithium signs supply agreement with Tesla. Queensland looks to replicate NT seafood labelling laws.
How will climate change impact Australian agriculture? Australian farmers to generate record $81 billion in value.
New record price paid for live export steers. Hay growers near Katherine hoping for more rain.
Senate 'fake meat' inquiry recommends overhaul of plant-based protein labelling laws. Have you tried crocodile salami?
When will independent observers return to live export ships? Young Indigenous people train to work on cattle stations.
Federal government grants $20 million to gas company, after court rules original grants invalid. What is Australian honey?
Ag visa tensions within the Coalition. Live export shipping company Wellard reports half-year profit.
Coalition and Labor both make large road funding announcements for the NT. Should shearing become an official sport in the Commonwealth Games?
British company plans to invest $50 billion into renewable energy projects in northern Australia. Strong start to year for buffalo live exports.
Man accused of cattle duffing set to face NT court. New report raises questions about Santos' carbon capture and storage claims.
Indigenous-led fire management paying big dividends in northern Australia. Record-breaking financial results for Santos
What does the year ahead look like for agriculture and mining in the Northern Territory?
As NT Parliament returns, ABC Rural speaks to Agribusiness and Mining Minister Nicole Manison. Outback trains are back on track.
Big day for Australia's cut flower industry. Is it worth growing corn in a region with fall armyworm?
Should imported barramundi be labelled as Asian sea bass? ABC Rural speaks to the company turning barramundi skins into fashion.
Vista Gold releases feasibility study into reopening Mt Todd gold mine near Katherine. Have you ever tried a chempedak?
The dragon fruit season is starting to peak in the NT. New power station sees Jabiru run on 100 per cent solar energy.
The Adelaide to Darwin rail line is set to reopen next week. Hewitt Cattle Australia buys more than 1 million hectares in Central Australia.
Stuart Highway partially reopens to essential freight trucks. Tipperary Station trucks out a big line of cattle for live export.
Fifty years after Lake Argyle was built, the Ord Irrigation Scheme looks set to finally cross the WA/NT border.
AAM Investment Group has been chosen to develop the long-awaited third stage of the Ord Irrigation Scheme. A Territorian has sold a horse for $125,000 in Tamworth.
Still no timeframe for reopening Stuart Highway in SA. Wet season increasing the risk of dogs getting ehrlichiosis.
The Todd River flows after heavy rainfall across the Red Centre. Cost blow-outs on rehabilitation for Ranger uranium mine.
What's the outlook for the commercial barramundi season? Business case for Adelaide River off-stream water storage released.
The commercial barramundi season is underway in northern Australia. How are fishing teams feeling about the year ahead?
When will fresh food be back on NT supermarket shelves? Baby crocs starting to hatch at farms across northern Australia.
Trucks that took a 3,000km detour from SA through Queensland stopped by more floodwaters. What's behind a six per cent drop in the EYCI?
Darwin to Adelaide rail not expected to reopen for another 10 days. Top End pomelos sent south for Chinese New Year.
Maremmas help solve wild dog problem for Adelaide River sheep owner. Trucks take 3,000km detour due to Stuart Highway closure.
Trucking companies considering 2,000 kilometre detour, as Stuart Highway remains closed. Federal Government pours a further $2 million into NAIF.
Jervois Station receives 150mm of rain in five hours. Stuart Highway and Adelaide to Darwin railway both cut by floodwaters.
As cattle prices continue to break records, is a correction coming? How will mangoes survive rising temperatures caused by climate change?
AACo is trialling the distribution of grasses by "faecal seeding". Red Centre pastoralists selling to live export trade.
Santos refers plans for a pipeline to the Barossa gas field to EPA. Katherine bull breeder brings in genetics from US.
Live export prices hit another record high. Dog survives 250 kilometre trip stuck in the engine bay of a truck.
Ex-TC Tiffany brings rain and cooler weather to Central Australia. Katherine locals welcome new bridge over Leight Creek.
Teys Naracoorte abattoir shuts after over 100 COVID-19 cases in staff. Katherine hay producers grateful for rain.
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Tiffany drops heavy rain around Katherine. Limmen Bight discovered as important seagrass feeding ground for dugongs.
Tropical Cyclone Tiffany crosses NT coastline near Port Roper. Warnings fast food outlets running out of chicken.
Tropical Cyclone Warning issued for Gulf of Carpentaria coast. Meat and Livestock Australia launches its annual lamb ad.
Waterfowl season wraps up, with promising conditions for magpie geese breeding ahead. Autonomous tractor launched in US.
How are NT trucking companies dealing with rising COVID-19 cases? Fishos rescued on the Daly River.
How are melon prices faring in southern markets? The NT records 256 COVID-19 cases and enforces snap Territory-wide lockout.
Northern Territory weaner buffalo in hot demand in Queensland and New South Wales. What will fertiliser prices do in 2022?
A number of meatworks in Eastern states have shut due to COVID-19 issues. What does a new mega-trade deal mean for Aussie farmers?
Greg Owens has been involved in the Northern Territory's agricultural scene for more than 30 years.
A line of storms 450 kilometres long moves through the Top End. Greg Owens reflects on more than 30 years in NT agriculture.
It has been eight years since the world first looked at a cell-based hamburger. What has this industry achieved in 2021?
Tropical low brings heavy rain to Top End cattle stations. Have you tried a purple cauliflower?
A cyclone watch has been issued for the Northern Territory. A look at the year that was for cellular agriculture.
The Federal Government's granting of $21 million to a gas company ruled 'invalid'. Calypso mangoes shine during a tough season
The NT's last live export ship for 2021 has sailed from Darwin. Would you try "duck ham" this Christmas?
Federal Government signs AdBlue deal with Incitec Pivot. A trip back in time to the NT's first stud bull sale.
It has been a big year for the NT's buffalo industry, with more than 10,000 animals exported from Darwin.
Wet season cotton planting begins in the NT. Christmas time keeping carrot producers busy.
Tennant Creek goes into lockdown, after four COVID-19 cases. NT Buffalo Industry Council has a new president.
The NT Country Hour's Christmas Lunch, broadcast this year on board the MV Calypso Star.
NT Government outlines changes to December 20 border rules. Extra supplies of diesel additive AdBlue secured.
A cattle station on the Barkly Tablelands has been given approval to go ahead with clearing 5,000 hectares.
Record price for feeder steers to Indonesia. Willeroo and Aroona Stations sold by Gina Rinehart.
Pastoralists, farmers and remote residents furious at changes to NT entry requirements. AdBlue distributor says some trucking companies are panic-buying the additive.
Federal Government announces AdBlue Taskforce; Will the Senate inquiry into definitions of meat deliver any outcomes?
The Senate inquiry into the definitions of meat, has created plenty of debate and plenty of headlines, but will it deliver any results?
Santos set to merge with Oil Search in $21 billion deal. Eastern Young Cattle Indicator breaks new ground.
Rambutan season looking sweet in the Top End. Local trucking companies stockpiling AdBlue.
Shortage of AdBlue threatens to grind transport industry to a halt. Territory family to buy irrigated farm near Ti Tree.
Remote parents concerned over quarantine requirements for boarding students. Indonesia increases imports of boxed meat.
Batchelor meatworks winds up for year after tough 2021. Brahman heifers from Sturt Plains fetch high prices.
Mango bred in the NT now being grown in Spain. Central Petroleum signs $60 million gas supply contract.
Early monsoon forecast for the Northern Territory. The Country Hour is given a tour of the Arnhem Land rocket launch site.
Tipperary Station in the Northern Territory has trucked 504 head of cattle to Roma for this week's store sale. How did they go?
Large line of Top End cattle fetch good prices at Roma saleyards. Meet one of the newest skippers in the northern prawn fishery.
AACo's 'Sustainability Strategy' involves a lot more than just seaweed. A rare 'double-diamond' has been found in the Kimberley
A business that started in the suburbs of Darwin has been named the 2021 Australian Exporter of the Year.
A coral business in the NT wins exporter of the year award. Kakadu plum harvesters want longer land access agreements.
The price of liquified natural gas has never been higher. What does it mean for one of Australia's biggest LNG exporters?
LNG prices have hit record highs this year, what does it mean for Inpex? Carbon credit prices have doubled in the last 12 months and Indigenous land managers are cashing in.
NT Farmers CEO talks cotton and irrigation with recreational fishers. The NT mud crab industry is having a good year.
A US Senator introduces legislation to ban beef imports from Brazil. An Indigenous owned bauxite mine has filled its contract with Rio Tinto.
The tiger prawn season wraps up in northern Australia. The poor condition of remote roads is costing NT cattle producers.
Australia's largest cattle company announces a major boost to its green credentials. NT Farmers names the first ever winner of its agriculture scholarship.
Australia's largest cattle company releases its half-yearly financial results. COVID-19 income support is announced for Katherine.
Australia's largest cattle company has released its half-yearly financial results, and like cattle prices, AACo's profits are on the up.
Meet the company looking to start up a large irrigation project on Singleton Station, NT
The head of Fortune Agribusiness defends the process of securing a 40,000 megalitre water licence for Singleton Station. The EYCI hits another record high
The NT Government re-approves a controversial water licence to develop a large fruit and vegetable farm in Central Australia. A mask mandate comes in across the entire NT as the Katherine COVID-19 outbreak grows.
Plans to develop a large fruit and vegetable farm on Singleton Station are back on track.
Profits jump for agribusiness Elders; Agriculture helping to boost student numbers at Ali Curung.
Road transport industry says reopening of Stuart Highway took too long. Territorian takes out Livestock Exporter Young Achiever Award.
Claims NT government secretly negotiated with investment company over water licence. Cattle station takes Santos to court over land access issues.
The Todd River is flowing through Alice Springs, after one of the wettest 24 hours in 20 years. Why are Seasonal Workers absconding?
Flooding and road closures across Central Australia, with more rain on the way. Watermelons are being picked in Ali Curung.
Approval to clear 57 hectares for cotton gin near Katherine. Illegal fishing boats burnt and seafood confiscated off north coast.
Katherine goes into snap lockdown after COVID-19 case. Hydrogen and solar power plans for Tiwi Islands.
Fair Work Commission rules every farm worker entitled to a minimum wage. NT's Sue Shotton awarded ICPA life membership.
What's happening to Mitchell grass on the Barkly? Road closures across Central Australia after heavy rains.
The Barkly Tablelands are regarded as the engine room of the Northern Territory's cattle industry. But are there problems emerging for its vast plains of Mitchell grass?
Verdant Minerals speaks to ABC Rural about plans to mine phosphate and make fertilisers in the Northern Territory.
Environment Centre NT takes Resources Minister Keith Pitt to court over fracking grant. Severe thunderstorm and hail warning for Central Australia.
Proposal for lifejackets to be mandatory on all commercial boats. National plan to deal with feral pigs released.
NAIF boss resigns hours before Senate hearing. The cattle industry broke all kinds of records this week
Plans for major salt mine and hazardous waste storage facility loses Major Project Status. Bushfires NT helping cattle stations battle blazes.
Tellus Holdings says its proposed salt mine and waste storage facility in Central Australia, no longer has 'major project status' with the NT Government.
Mining, oil and gas industry gathers in Darwin for NT Resources Week. Halloween pumpkin sales on the rise.
Construction starts on a new lithium mine near Darwin. Durian harvest underway in the Top End.
Increasing encounters with illegal fishing crews. Lake Gregory Station wraps up its first muster in about 30 years.
Indonesia in negotiations to sign up to Agriculture Visa. Warruwi's community garden battling hungry crows.
Meet the winner of the National Rural Women's Award. Drilling program underway at Merlin diamond mine.