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15/03/2015
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Falling Short
A myriad of companies rely on a steady supply of organically grown wheat, oats, rye and barley, but this year there is nowhere near enough to go around.
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Crushing News
Wine grape prices are the worst they have been in years and for many growers, the current harvest will be their last.
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Tree Change
A company in the Northern Territory has turned a former cattle station into the world's largest sandalwood plantation.
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Commodities
A look at weekly commodity prices and trends with Kerry Lonergan. This week Kerry also speaks with Garry Edwards of Regional Infrastructure Pty Ltd.
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Number Crunching
Opportunities in Asia for Australian farmers dominated discussions at the annual ABARES Outlook conference in Canberra last week.
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Liquid Gold
Not so long ago manuka honey producers couldn't give the product away, now it could be their pot of gold.
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Flow Hive
Two backyard beekeepers have found a simpler way to harvest their honey.
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Commodities
A look at weekly commodity prices and trends.
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Extreme Weather
Queensland farmers have copped 3 three disastrous weather events in four years, leaving farm leaders worried about the financial resilience and endurance of even the very best farmers.
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Climate and Water Outlook
A look ahead at Australia's weather prospects from the Bureau of Meteorology.
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The Grape Escape
Despite having no experience in horticulture, these graziers from Alice Springs have diversified into grapes.
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Slippery
In the last decade, the world's appetite for eel meat has risen almost beyond demand.
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Ironstone
A West Australian mining company is seeking approval for a controversial mine in a sensitive 'banded ironstone' range.
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Commodities Report
A look at weekly commodities prices and trends.
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They're Back
Despite a huge public backlash against its supertrawler two years ago, Seafish Tasmania is now bringing another smaller factory ship to Australia.
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Lake Cropping
Every 10 years or so, major floods in Australia's largest river fill lakes on the Lower Darling's massive flood plain in far western New South Wales. When the lakes dry up the farmers get busy growing crops on the moist and fertile lake beds.
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Old Man River
Alpine ecologist Alec Costin has devoted much of his life to studying and protecting Australia's unique mountain ecology.
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Tears From the Sky
10 year old city raised Ellen made a video of her Grandfather's drought-stricken farm to show her school friends.
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Markets Report
Landline's weekly commodities analysis and report.
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Northern Hope
Since the suspension of the live cattle trade to Indonesia in 2011 Australia's northern beef industry has made a slow recovery but as the north gears up for the mustering season there's finally a feeling of hope in the air.
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The Colour Purple
The latest super food to hit the shops is a plum Queensland Government Scientists accidently bred a decade ago and its gaining worldwide interest for its antioxidant properties.
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Rhubarb
When vegetable processor Simplot pulled out of north-east Tasmania 10-years ago, it was a huge blow to the community but one local farmer took a punt growing a vegetable he knew nothing about.
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Commodities Report
Landline's weekly commodities analysis.
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Young filmmaker documents effects of drought
Ten-year-old Ellen Gett is a city kid living in Brisbane - and like a lot of people, she also has a connection to the land.
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