Changing Conditions Threaten Basin Water Supply

A changing reality in the Alps, could see water supply across Victoria, New South Wales, and South Australia dwindle. 29% of Murray-Darling Basin inflows come from the Alps - but Save Our Winters scientist Ruby Olsson says that number is reducing as the climate changes. Rural reporter Gabrielle H…

Britain tells Aussie shearers to buzz off

As Britain grapples with a fear of foreigners, Aussie shearers looking for work during our Winter - the off-season - are being barred from entering the UK to service their own wool industry. It's stops shearers from making a year-round wage - and its causing shearers to drop out of the industry wh…

National Rural News Thursday September 24

In today's National Rural News:   ** Paid up members of groups such as the Victorian Farmers Federation are getting access to a faster visa system - after talks between the National Farmers Federation and Home Affairs, ** Locust eggs have been found hatching in Victorian's northern Mallee, ** an…

Fire Danger Period off to an early start

That fire weather Queensland and  northern NSW have been experiencing is well on its way south. Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with Victorian CFA climate and fire risk expert Alen Slijepcevic who says the East Gippsland Shire will be the first in the state to enter the Fire Danger Period on…

National Rural News Wednesday September 23

In today's National Rural News:   ** The South Australian Government is helping to pay for a deer control control program in Victoria - where the declared 'game' animals are rampant, ** Farmers in the Yass Valley say they've written 400 letters to an investor in a local windfarm - with no respons…

1 in 6 Aussies think foxes are native animals

Unbelievably about one in six Australians believes foxes are a native animal. About one in five also believe cane toads are indigenous to Australia. Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with Rob Brewster from the Invasive Species Council who also has concerns about the perception of feral cats a…

National Rural News Tuesday September 22

In today's National Rural News:   ** An auto-spray device that allows users to not make contact with chemicals has won the Henty Machine of the Year, ** Police seeking information after the disappearance of 212 cattle at Wilcannia, ** and the bushfire season gets off to a nasty start in drought-…

Working out new crops for Tasmania

Farming in Tasmania is changing fast - with poppies and winegrapes now dominating the landscape. That's something we didn't see a generation ago. A new centre is being built just outside Launceston, that'll test new potential varieties and crops - including medicinal herbs in demand in China.  Ru…

National Rural News Monday September 21

In today's National Rural News:   ** A record number of exhibitors for this week's Henty Machienry Field Days, ** Farmers fear loss of power and water if a massive Anthropic data centre goes ahead in regional Queensland, ** and a Tasmanian ewe gives birth to quintuplets, Plus the latest from th…

National Rural News Friday September 18

In today's National Rural News:   ** Truckies struggling to break even say they're parking their vehicles until diesel drops below $2/litre,  ** Fertilizer costs likely to remain high into 2027, ** and calls to count the koalas on your property this Sunday, Plus the latest from the markets and …