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Fruit and veg pickers' minimum wage arrives this month and then we'll see the true cost of food

From April 28, changes to the Horticulture Award mean that farm workers typically paid according to how much produce they pick or pack must be guaranteed a minimum hourly rate.

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They won their appeal for flood assistance, now these farmers vow to help other devastated producers

A passionate young farming couple who won their appeal to access flood assistance, are joining a national fight to change what they say is an outdated definition of what it means to be a primary producer in times of natural disaster

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Avocado growers get support to access Japanese market as domestic prices fall

Growers in South Australia's Riverland are keen to develop trade with Japan knowing more trees are about to mature and avocado prices dived under a $1 in stores last year.

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Queensland's agricultural shows to go ahead after 'absurd' vaccine mandate lifted

Agricultural shows are part of the glue that holds rural and regional communities together, which is why organisers are breathing a sight of relief after the Queensland government announced it is lifting 'discriminatory' COVID-19 vaccine mandates

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Australia-India Free Trade Agreement cheered by wine exporters and sheep farmers, but dairy and grain miss out

Wine, wool and sheep meat exporters are big winners from the freshly inked interim agreement, but other sectors say major opportunities have been missed.

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Australian almond industry trials carbon-friendly recycling as an alternative to burning old trees

Scientists are working with a Victorian almond grower to trial an orchard redevelopment practice aimed at reducing the industry's carbon footprint.

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Japanese encephalitis vaccine trial could stretch limited stock, reduce cost

Three people have died from the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus, but a new trial could cut vaccine costs and increase uptake in Australia.

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Floodwaters have receded in Gympie but emotions still run high for vets who lost practice

These Gympie vets never imagined their jobs would involve racing the river to evacuate their surgery, arriving at consults by boat, or the toll of trying to help so many injured animals and traumatised farmers.

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Wool producers reaping the benefits of a return to the workplace as suit sales boom

Wool producers Hannah and Jeremy Phillips say the price for their wool has doubled as workers across the world lay out for new attire for their return to the office.

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Furphy water cart collector Roger Frankenberg sells items for thousands

Roger Frankenberg has collected Furphy water carts and kept them on his farm north-west of Albury for decades. Now, the highly prized parts of Australia's history have a new home.

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Relocating flood-prone homes is hard, but could it be a better way to spend disaster relief funds?

As NSW and Queensland count the cost of another deadly flooding disaster, thousands of residents are facing an agonising decision — to rebuild or relocate? And many are wondering whether the billions spent on clean-up might be better off helping them move to safer ground.

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Regional distilleries build on 'ferociously local' consumers, but are battling against liquor excise

Even with Russian vodka off the shelves and a booming local industry, Australian spirits "cannot compete" on price as the liquor excise hits $25 a bottle, distillers say.

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Rural residents say $750m NBN boost 'not enough' to bridge digital divide in the bush

Outback communities are hailing a $750 million package to boost internet services in the bush. But the investment is no silver bullet after years of ongoing issues, residents say.

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Fertiliser prices soar, leaving farmers struggling with cost of production

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is causing fertiliser prices to reach record levels, pushing up the cost of food production.

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Brumby reserve mooted as solution to Kosciuszko National Park's wild horse problem

A Snowy Mountains resident says the debate about the High Country's wild horses could be solved by establishing a "brumby reserve" that would bring jobs to the region.

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Northern NSW floods trigger mass fish kill with hundreds of thousands lining riverbanks, beaches

Fishermen have lost homes to the floods, nets and traps have been swept away and now their livelihood is washing up dead on riverbanks and beaches in events that could take years to recover from.

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Successive floods take toll on primary producers as clean-up continues

Cleaning up after a natural disaster is never easy but for primary producers, floods can create work that takes years to fix.

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Farmers gather at Parliament House to protest against AusNet transmission line project

Hundreds of farmers descend on Parliament House to demand the Victorian government reject AusNet's plan to build a giant transmission corridor that they say will destroy prime agricultural land.

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This farmer using guinea pigs to control weeds is all you need to brighten your day

A Far North Queensland farmer is trialling guinea pigs to control weeds on his farm and he says besides being absolutely adorable, they're also "extremely effective."

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Next generation of wheat farmers mill wholegrain flour

A young couple who wanted to stay involved with the family wheat farm have started milling flour.

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Endangered bum-breathing punk turtles thrill rescuers with late hatching against the odds

A precious clutch of Mary River turtle babies has defied the odds by surviving huge floodwaters and hatching long after rescuers feared they may have died.

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Rainy summer turns harvesting fruit into never ending passion

"Passionfruit harvest is like painting the Harbour Bridge, you start and you just keep going through until that next crop's finished", and a wet summer has made harvest 'tricky' for Tom Carey on his farm The Channon.

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Mid north coast farmers turn sunflowers into fundraising gold for staff on COVID frontline

This sunflower crop was originally planted as a backdrop for a wedding later cancelled by bushfires – now it's being sold to help pandemic-weary nurses.

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Inspiration flows when you have to name dozens of dogs a year. How do breeders do it?

Gossip, Spice, Annie, Chet and Lucifer have stolen the hearts of Australians hooked on the hit series Muster Dogs, but what's in a name?

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Victoria's first seaweed farm aims to reduce livestock emissions

At the depths of Port Phillip, a perhaps unlikely aquaculture project could hold the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from Australian cattle.

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