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Robots run the dairy

Queensland's first robotic dairy is now up and running on the Atherton Tableland in the far north of the state.

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Tri-state blade shearing championships taken out by 20-year-old

The tiny town of Pooncarie in southwest New South Wales saw its population double at the weekend as people gathered from all around to head to the Pooncarie field day. As well as machinery for sale and...

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Farming in Iraq

It has been seven years since the Coalition invasion of Iraq and the toppling of the Saddam Hussein regime.

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Plough your money into a new tractor

With the Australian dollar sitting at pretty much equal pegging with the US currency at the moment, the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia says now is the time for farmers to buy equipment.

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A man on a mission - the quadriplegic cattleman

Three years ago a young cattleman, mustering by helicopter in the Northern Territory, plunged to earth.

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Mini-gas plant turns ag waste into electricity

Ever since the Federal Government's Carbon Tax announcement, all sort's of sustainability projects have been coming out of the woodwork.

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Trainer says quad bikes are harder to ride than motorbikes

A quad bike trainer says you need to be heavy and strong to ride a four-wheel bike.

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Collector gears up for Pumpkin Festival

Hundreds of pumpkins are having their final growth spurt, before Sunday's annual Pumpkin Festival in the village of Collector, half way between Canberra and Goulburn in rural NSW.

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Farm inventors on show in Canberra

To mark World Intellectual Property Day, a number of NSW and ACT inventors gathered in Canberra yesterday for the Great Inventors Barbecue.

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Inventions on display at the Great Inventors BBQ

This week saw World Intellectual Property Day -- a day to celebrate our brightest and bravest inventors.

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Inventions on display at the Great Inventors BBQ

This week saw World Intellectual Property Day -- a day to celebrate our brightest and bravest inventors.

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No special strategy to boost home brands, says Coles

Supermarket giant Coles has told a Senate inquiry that it has no strategy to increase the proportion of private label products on its shelves.

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Grain forecast down

Australian farmers are forecast to produce 15 per cent less grain this year, than they did last year according to ABARES' latest crop report.

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Groups meet minister to discuss quad bike safety

Farming, industry and community groups, unions, locals councils and the Federal Government have agreed to co-operate to try to reduce the number of deaths and injuries on quad bikes.

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ABC Rural Report for Western and North West Queensland, Thursday 2nd August 2012

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NSW harvest not affected much by the rain

Farmers have been anxiously watching the skies, but it seems harvest hasn't been disrupted too much by recent rains in NSW.

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Central West Western Plains Rural Report, Monday February 4, 2013

Coonabarabran parents assess the impact of the recent fire emergency on their children, Bookham community gets together to increase support, a Bugaldie farming family gets a helping hand with shearing...

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Future proofing farms with the wind

Farming the wind provides a steady income stream in the tough times

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Backlash as speculation of diesel rebate cut builds

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Heavy horses set a new ploughing record in Yass.

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