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NTCA president David Connolly says pastoral interests must be protected during mining and gas developments from 2022-03-25T14:00
NT Cattlemen's Association president David Connolly has called on the NT government to ensure pastoral interests are protected during mining and gas exploration and developments.
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Okra prices hit record highs, with NT growers cashing in from 2022-03-14T14:00
Okra farmers in the Northern Territory have been cashing in this month.
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Year ahead for the Northern Territory: Interview with Mining and Agribusiness Minister Nicole Manison from 2022-02-15T14:00
What does the year ahead look like for agriculture and mining in the Northern Territory?
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AAM Investment Group outlines plans for Ord Stage 3 from 2022-02-04T14:00
Fifty years after Lake Argyle was built, the Ord Irrigation Scheme looks set to finally cross the WA/NT border.
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Boats head to sea as barramundi season gets underway from 2022-02-01T14:00
The commercial barramundi season is underway in northern Australia. How are fishing teams feeling about the year ahead?
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Friday 07 January 2022 from 2022-01-07T14:00
How are NT trucking companies dealing with rising COVID-19 cases? Fishos rescued on the Daly River.
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Greg Owens retires after more than 30 years helping NT agriculture to grow from 2022-01-03T14:00
Greg Owens has been involved in the Northern Territory's agricultural scene for more than 30 years.
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The year that was for cellular agriculture from 2021-12-31T11:00
It has been eight years since the world first looked at a cell-based hamburger. What has this industry achieved in 2021?
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Rising demand for Northern Territory buffalo from 2021-12-20T14:00
It has been a big year for the NT's buffalo industry, with more than 10,000 animals exported from Darwin.
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Ucharonidge Station given approval to clear near 5,000 hectares for cropping from 2021-12-15T14:00
A cattle station on the Barkly Tablelands has been given approval to go ahead with clearing 5,000 hectares.
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Definitions of meat inquiry: Where to next? from 2021-12-10T12:00
The Senate inquiry into the definitions of meat, has created plenty of debate and plenty of headlines, but will it deliver any results?
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AACo panel discussion on sustainable beef from 2021-12-06T14:00
There's a lot more to AACo's 'sustainability strategy' than feeding seaweed to cattle.
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'Exceeded our expectations': Tipperary cattle in hot demand at Roma after 3,000km journey from 2021-11-30T14:00
Tipperary Station in the Northern Territory has trucked 504 head of cattle to Roma for this week's store sale. How did they go?
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Monsoon Aquatics wins Australian Exporter of the Year Award from 2021-11-26T14:00
A business that started in the suburbs of Darwin has been named the 2021 Australian Exporter of the Year.
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Record LNG prices and'golden cargoes': What does it mean for Inpex? from 2021-11-25T14:00
The price of liquified natural gas has never been higher. What does it mean for one of Australia's biggest LNG exporters?
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AACo profits surge as EYCI hits new record high of $11 a kilo from 2021-11-18T14:00
Australia's largest cattle company has released its half-yearly financial results, and like cattle prices, AACo's profits are on the up.
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Fortune Agribusiness moves forward with irrigation plans for Singleton Station from 2021-11-17T14:00
Meet the company looking to start up a large irrigation project on Singleton Station, NT
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'There's a lot of water there': NT Environment Minister backs Singleton Station irrigation project from 2021-11-16T14:00
Plans to develop a large fruit and vegetable farm on Singleton Station are back on track.
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What has happened to the Mitchell grass on the Barkly? from 2021-11-03T14:00
The Barkly Tablelands are regarded as the engine room of the Northern Territory's cattle industry. But are there problems emerging for its vast pla...
New fertiliser plans for Ammaroo Phosphate project in the Northern Territory from 2021-11-02T14:00
Verdant Minerals speaks to ABC Rural about plans to mine phosphate and make fertilisers in the Northern Territory.
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NT Country Hour from 2021-10-29T14:00
NAIF boss resigns hours before Senate hearing. The cattle industry broke all kinds of records this week
Tellus Holdings shelves 'major project status' for proposed NT salt mine and waste facility from 2021-10-28T14:00
Tellus Holdings says its proposed salt mine and waste storage facility in Central Australia, no longer has 'major project status' with the NT Gover...
Lucapa starts drilling at NT's Merlin Diamond Project from 2021-10-20T14:00
The Merlin diamond mine in the Northern Territory is coming back to life.
Alice Springs livestock agent Herbie Neville retires after 47 years with Elders from 2021-10-12T14:00
Alice Springs' Herbie Neville has retired after 47 years working for Elders.
Live cattle exports facing historic slowdown in shipments from 2021-10-12T14:00
Australia's live cattle export numbers are on the decline. Why?
Northern Territory mangoes flown to Dubai, Singapore and Hong Kong from 2021-10-11T14:00
Former NT Agriculture Minister Willem Westra van Holthe behind mango exports to Dubai, South East Asia.
Cotton industry vows to cover loads on NT roads from 2021-09-27T13:00
The NT's cotton industry has unveiled plans to keep roads clean.
Major irrigation project at Larrimah deemed sustainable by National Centre for Groundwater Research from 2021-09-21T13:00
A 10,000ML water allocation for irrigated agriculture near Larrimah, which got scrapped by the NT Government in June, has now been deemed sustainab...
NT Cattlemen's Association warns members to be "cautious" about carbon projects from 2021-09-21T13:00
The NT Cattlemen's Association has warned its members to be "cautious" about signing up to carbon projects.
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George the Farmer heads to the Northern Territory for all new episodes and adventures from 2021-09-10T13:00
New ABC episodes of George the Farmer on their way, as George heads north to talk mangoes, melons and Asian vegetables.
Live export report card reveals tough conditions for Indonesian trade from 2021-09-10T13:00
Four Indonesian feedlots have shut and another three have been mothballed in 2021, according to a report on the live export trade.
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Businesses thirsty for more NT ginger, as trial harvest gets underway near Darwin from 2021-09-08T13:00
When it comes to growing ginger commercially in Australia, the industry has long been dominated by Queensland. But a trial near Darwin is showing a...
The potential weediness of cotton in northern Australia has been studied, here are the results from 2021-09-06T13:00
ABC Rural speaks to a weed scientist about concerns over roadside cotton in the Northern Territory.
Seafarms nets former chicken boss Mick McMahon as new CEO from 2021-09-02T13:00
Australia's largest producer of farmed prawns has a new CEO.
Sun Cable's plans for world's biggest solar farm expand from 2021-08-25T13:00
A 12,000 hectare solar farm, set to be built in Outback Northern Territory, will produce even more electricity than originally planned.
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What can be done to stop magpie geese eating NT mangoes? from 2021-08-09T13:00
What can be done to stop magpie geese eating mangoes?
Anniki historic pearl lugger restoration plan from 2021-07-22T13:00
After a lifetime of pearling, crayfishing, tourism and movie-stardom, this wooden lugger has fallen on hard times.
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Howard Springs pine forest under the spotlight part 1 from 2021-07-15T13:00
Community groups and business and what an abandoned forest means to them
To dam or desalinate? NT Government seeks public feedback on future water plans from 2021-07-13T13:00
The NT Government is testing the water on building an off-stream dam or desalination plant in the Top End.
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Creating ESCAS: Dr Peter Barnard talks about the 2011 live export ban and the birth of ESCAS from 2021-06-08T13:00
A behind the scenes look at the live export ban in 2011, which led to the creation of the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS).
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Emerging technologies and methods for producing 'low-methane' cattle in northern Australia from 2021-05-06T13:00
There's some exciting technologies emerging that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the vast cattle herds of northern Australia. And they don...
Keep an eye out for oreodory fillets from 2021-04-21T13:00
"Because of how challenging they look, how alien they look, you'll find most of them get filleted."
NTCA outgoing president Chris Nott says live export is being regulated into "oblivion" from 2021-03-26T14:00
The outgoing president of the NT Cattlemen's Association has given his final address at the organisation's annual conference.
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Energy Renaissance set to build lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Tomago from 2021-03-15T14:00
Energy Renaissance has ditched plans to build a lithium-ion battery facility in Darwin, opting instead to build the project in Tomago, NSW.
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Leptospirosis warning for Top End cattle station workers from 2021-03-02T14:00
Top End medical authorities are warning cattle station workers about the risks of the fever-causing illness, leptospirosis.
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Will Evans the new CEO of NT Cattlemen's Association from 2021-02-24T14:00
Will Evans is the brand new CEO of the NT Cattlemen's Association.
Live export price to Indonesia hits record highs for NT cattle industry from 2021-02-10T14:00
Feeder steers to Indonesia via the Darwin Port are now fetching up to $4.30 per kilogram, which is a record price for the live export trade.
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The strange story of how Russian Cossacks fled civil war to be peanut farmers in Katherine from 2021-02-08T14:00
Of all the local histories of migration to Australia, the story of the Cossacks who became peanut farmers in the Northern Territory town of Katheri...
Potential ginger industry in the Northern Territory takes root from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
In a shade house in Darwin's rural area, the potential beginnings of a Territory ginger industry is starting to take shape. ...
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ASEL 3.0 changes coming to live export industry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The live export industry is bracing for some big regulatory changes next week, but the biggest change of all has been deferred. ...
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Ice cream makers and online shoppers excited, as sapodilla season heats up in the Top End from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Have you ever tried a sapodilla? The extremely sweet tropical fruit is now in season around Darwin.
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Geoff Diver elected as new chairman of Barramundi Licensee Committee from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Commercial barramundi fishers have elected Geoff Diver to be the new chairman of the NT Barramundi Licensee Committee.
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Almost 400,000 trays of NT mangoes picked, as Darwin season nears its peak from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The mango harvest in the Darwin region is nearing its peak, with about 388,000 trays harvest last week.
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Infectious bee disease, American foulbrood, found in Alice Springs hives from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
An infectious bee disease has been found in Alice Springs.
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Vanuatu's High Commissioner to Australia visits Darwin to welcome mango workers from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Vanuatu's High Commissioner to Australia, Samson Vilvil Fare, has travelled to Darwin this week to greet seasonal workers coming out of quarantine. ...
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NT mango season heating up, as growers pick 100,000 trays in a week from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The mango season is heating up in the Northern Territory.
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Nicole Manison: The NT's new Minister for Agribusiness, Aquaculture, Mining, Industry, Trade and more from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Nicole Manison is the NT's new Minister for Agribusiness and Aquaculture.
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Could Darwin become home to a seafood processing centre? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A feasibility study is underway to see whether Darwin could become home to a seafood processing centre.
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Mental health program aims to the calm the waters for Australia's seafood industry from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Australia's seafood industry has launched a pilot program, that's aimed at improving the mental health of fishers.
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Iron ore exports set to resume from NT's Frances Creek mine from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The new operators of a mine near Pine Creek are expecting to load their first shipment of iron ore later this month.
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New season tiger prawns arrive in Darwin from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
How is the tiger prawn season shaping up for both fishing crews and consumers?
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NT election: What are the energy polices to power the Territory? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
ABC Rural takes a look at what's being promised this NT election when it comes to energy.
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NT election: What are the big issues for the cattle industry? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
What are the big concerns for the NT cattle industry?
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NT Election: What are the major parties saying about water policy? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Water management is one of the most hotly-debated issues in the Northern Territory, and after successive poor wet seasons that debate has only increased. ...
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Early mango forecast has Darwin region on track to produce 2.9 million trays from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The mango industry has put out its first crop forecast for Darwin, tipping the region will produce around 2.9 million trays this season. ...
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NT election: What are the major parties promising the mining sector? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The mining industry believes it has a big role to play in turning the NT's economy around. What are the major parties promising ahead of the NT election? ...
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Gamba grass a hot topic in Northern Territory election from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Has there ever been an election in Australia, where weed management has been such a hot topic?
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United Nations deletes 'disgraceful' meat tweet, and should now explain why, says Cattle Council of Australia from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The United Nations has deleted its tweet which encouraged followers to eat less meat, claiming the meat industry was responsible "for more greenhouse gas e...
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NT mango grower claims $20,000 worth of fruit stolen during overnight mango heist from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A Top End mango farmer claims about $20,000 worth of fruit was stolen from his orchard during an overnight heist.
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Will free trade agreement with Indonesia unlock new investment in northern Australian agriculture? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
The IA-CEPA has been touted as a big win for Australian farmers, but what opportunities has it unlocked for Indonesia?
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Lab-grown kangaroo meat, plant-based pies and more: The year that was for alternative proteins from 2020-12-30T15:00
Was 2020 the year you first tried an alternative protein?
Mung bean trial in the Red Centre from 2020-12-30T11:32
In the red soils of Central Australia a trial crop of mung beans has emerged.
Batchelor abattoir celebrates first 12 months of production from 2020-12-18T15:00
The Batchelor meatworks has completed its last day of processing for 2020.
AACo profits rise during 'challenging period' for beef giant from 2020-11-19T15:00
ABC Rural speaks to AACo boss Hugh Killen about the cattle company's performance over the last six months.
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Northern Territory farm celebrates first achacha crop from 2020-11-17T15:00
On a farm in Darwin's rural area, a trial of achacha trees has begun producing fruit for the first time.
Native rice trials begin in the Northern Territory from 2020-11-11T13:00
A research project seeking to commercialise native rice in northern Australia, has begun trialling three varieties.
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Leucaena trials taking off in the Douglas Daly from 2020-11-05T15:00
A field day in the Douglas Daly region has given cattle producers a close look at the opportunities for growing leucaena in the NT.
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