The Rural News Podcast
1) National Rural News Monday October 27
National Rural News Monday October 27 In today's National Rural News: Fears deadly strain of bird flu is inching closer to Australia, a boom in pear exports, weather hampers strawberry supplies ...Show More
2) Booming pear exports to New Zealand and Canada
A new export marketing strategy for Australian pears is being hailed a success. Hort Innovation has partnered with distributors in New Zealand and Canada to boost shipments of the fruit. Total e...Show More
3) National Rural News Friday October 24
National Rural News Friday October 24 In today's National Rural News: Dairy input costs ease slightly but remain elevated, livestock market becomes more volatile, concerns about a proposal to reduce r...Show More
4) New reports warns livestock market has become more volatile
A new report has found the livestock markets has grown increasingly volatile in recent years. Rabobank says the scale and frequency of swings in sheep and cattle prices has intensified in the pa...Show More
5) National Rural News Thursday October 23
National Rural News Thursday October 23 In today's National Rural News: New data on live sheep exports as ban looms, renewed calls for free meat safety inspector tafe courses, changes to biosecurity f...Show More
6) Somalia steps in as major live sheep exporter as Australian ban looms
African nations are stepping in to plug the gap in the live sheep market. Live sheep exports from Somalia have grown to $979 million in value last year. A ban on the live trade by sea will...Show More
7) National Rural News Wednesday October 22
National Rural News Wednesday October 22 In today's National Rural News: 30 hours a week guarantee on the PALM scheme walked back, renewed calls for drought support in Southern NSW, embattled regional...Show More
8) Changes to workers hours on PALM scheme walked back
The federal government has walked back plans forcing employers to offer some workers a guaranteed 30 hours of work on farms. The requirement of 30 hours of work a week for PALM workers was due t...Show More
9) National Rural News Tuesday October 21
National Rural News Tuesday October 21 In today's National Rural News: Fresh reminders to be on alert for bird flu, bumper winter grain harvest forecast, are fodder prices about to drop? -- plus the l...Show More
10) Bumper winter grain harvest forecast
Australia is tipped to harvest a larger winter grain crop this year, according to new analysis. Rabobank forecasts the total volume to reach more than 62 million tonnes, up 6.4% on the year prio...Show More