The family that fossicks and a woodchopping l...

Three generations of family keeping tourist railway on track; remote worker survives weeks alone in the outback with the help of his guitar; Tassie devils adjusting to life in tropical north as part of conservation project; breeding Boer goats for meat and weed munching. 

Unwanted passionfruit pureed to make funky beer flavouring; relocating and restoring historic homestead in outback Queensland; turtle research focussed on keeping nests cool to prevent male drought; celebrating the rosella with plans to crank up jam business. 

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation. 

Rural news and events from Tasmania and the nation. 

The Chinese have rocketed back to being the biggest buyer of Australian barley, PIRSA's Winter Crop Performance report is predicting a 5.9 million tonne crop, down from 7.6 million tonnes two months ago and the Isolated Children's Parents Association has launched Rural and Remote ...  Show more

A fourth-generation Adelaide Hills apple grower sells out of the industry and says others will follow due to increasing red tape and input costs, Seppetsfield purchases a 230 acre vineyard in the Barossa Valley from Australian Vintage, and farmers experiencing continuing dry cond ...  Show more