Alle Folgen

How reducing cattle stress is good for animal welfare and the bottom line; The cost of boarding school on rural and remote families and communities; plus the woman who left corporate life to follow her farming dream.

The long road to recovery after Victoria's catastrophic bushfires; The low stress way to muster feral goats; and the gutsy Far North Queensland farming family creating opportunities for the next generation.

The challenge to save and restore native grasses in the Australian landscape; Local abattoir closures threatening small paddock to plate businesses; and the patrol teams criss-crossing the country making maps.

The interstate invader costing millions in South Australia's Riverland region; The environmental impact of buffel grass; and the diagnostic tool reducing dairy product wastage.

A new high fibre wheat variety that functions like conventional flour; Graziers question the costs and benefits of outback national parks; and the role of buffel grass in Australia's multi-billion dollar beef industry.

Growing premium wheat for noodles; A small mixed farm growing Australia's only commercial crop of white asparagus; Perfecting Queensland's pineapples; and the discovery of an apple variety thought to be extinct.

Growing pains for the nation's booming berry industry; Ripping out vineyards in Australia's largest wine producing region; and the determined teenager pushing on with his dream of a career in agriculture.

In a Landline special 'Fighting Waste': Gourmet dried fruit made from imperfect produce; Australia's first regional circular economy; Making chemical free compost from weeds and feedlot waste; plus clearing sheep manure from woolsheds.

Tea tree oil producers concerned for industry future; A first-hand warning about harvesters and fire risk; The eco-charity regrowing habitat to help save koalas from extinction; and using wool waste in urban gardens.

The Australian farmer taking dryland farming techniques to Kenya; New table grape varieties transforming the industry; Lessons learned from generations of weather diaries; and making snow skis from Australian timber.

An organic, peptide powered pesticide from butterfly pea; A property where conservation and commercial farming co-exist; The master makers plying an old trade; and could ethanol from sugarcane help secure our fuel future?

Fruit and vegetable growers cleaning up after flooding in Carnarvon, WA; Farmers grappling with fertiliser supply shock; White spot disease tightens its grip on Australia's east-coast; plus the high-country fur trapper.

Increased iron ore exports creating a dusty problem for Geraldton residents; Moving away from fertiliser imports with home-grown alternatives; and an old wine grape variety that thrives on very little water.

Stopping a cactus invasion in Western Queensland; DNA analysis unlocking age-old soil secrets; The cotton grower who grew a fashion brand; and developing an Aboriginal led sea urchin industry.

The introduction of country-of-origin seafood labelling laws giving consumers informed choice; Australia's emerging agave industry; plus the outback councils growing their own crops to help ratepayers and boost communities.

The one tip that could save your life in outback Australia; Developing a new biological control to reduce feral rabbit numbers; The agronomist whose radical ideas changed farming methods; plus the monthly weather outlook.

Turning second-grade peanuts into low-fat, high-protein powder; A grand plan to ship 100 tonnes of wheat to Sudan; The practice of floodplain harvesting; and whaling off the coast of Western Australia in 1971.

Greenhouse technology transforming the way food is grown; The winemaker supplying drinking water to Kenya; Australia's first methane-tamed beef; and the remote endurance swimmer taking on an open water challenge in New York.

The challenge of finding aged care and services in rural areas; Dinosaur tourism bringing people into the outback; An immersive camp for big cotton customers; and a regional art competition.

Varroa mite wiping out wild bee hives; Retraining shearers to transition to new jobs as live sheep export ban approaches; and making fine ale from grain grown in one of the country's premier wine regions.

Reopening an old gold mine in a major agricultural region; A native honey to rival the medicinal qualities of Manuka; plus the Aboriginal corporation growing wool and Indigenous history on Bruny Island.

Global demand for protein is good news for Australia's dairy industry; A family's bid to end bullying that became a national movement of awareness and kindness; plus an Aboriginal community leader shaping the future.

Growing trees for sustainable aviation fuel; A new way of investing in Australian farming; The cattle drive raising awareness about food insecurity; Rough riding rodeo champions from 1971; and we meet Heywire winner Kallie.

Fertiliser supplement made from recycled glass; Western Queensland graziers dealing with a changing climate; Nuffield Scholarships promoting agricultural innovation and excellence for 75 years; plus Heywire winner Fabian.

Confusion over the Federal Government's new environmental strategy; Producing Wagyu the West Australian way; Surveillance technology tracking theft and illegal fishing; and Heywire winner Hugo.

A unique drone protecting horticultural crops from birds; The program getting girls from regional Queensland into AgTech careers; Turning native plants into healing balms and teas; plus meet Heywire winner Georgie.

The Hunter Valley land rehabilitation project; Scientists researching how to grow food in space; Collecting soil samples from around the country; Visiting the circus in 1973; and Heywire winner Rivinu.

Restoring healthy waterways in south-east Queensland; Why this year is shaping up as one to remember for the sheep industry; The woman helping producers recover value from farm waste; and Heywire winner Cameron.

How bird flu is affecting the free-range industry; Remote Munga-Thirri National Park's lone ranger hands in his badge after three decades; Clearing European carp from a Murray River wetland; and meet Heywire winner Lane.

A conservation project to reverse the local extinction of native animals in remote New South Wales; The healing power of horses helping struggling veterans; and a better-than-expected outlook for southern grain growers.

Celebrating 100 years of Australian sugar; The remarkable dairying family with milk in their veins; Tapping into gourmet water; and delivering supplies to remote Arnhem Land settlements in 1979.

The future of rice growing in Australia; Keeping eucalyptus oil Australian; The three women behind a country newspaper empire; and visiting the Darcys at isolated Mallapunyah Station in 1981.

The vital role of satellites to fight bushfires; Restoring one of Australia's most degraded river systems; A new variety of avocado that can grow to one kilogram; and geological surveys at Kati-Thanda Lake Eyre in 1979.

A breakthrough in the battle against fire ants; Australian citrus growers fight for greater access to the US market; Farming seaweed for soil rehabilitation; and wetting a line in the outback.

The story of Queensland's fertiliser island; Inside a century-old family-owned agricultural empire; Buffalo catching in 1972; and Botswana's pristine wetlands inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

Using artificial intelligence to recognise individual lobsters; The community-led centres that make getting a degree in the outback easier; plus a 441km wheelchair journey to raise money and awareness for rural mental health.

The struggle to keep growing peanuts in Australia; A dairy tourism business bringing education and agriculture together; and chooks from the egg laying industry find their forever homes.

A genetic insurance policy for cattle producers; Getting more value from plantation timber; The 'bee drover' sharing the highs and lows of the bee business; plus the monthly weather outlook.