Northern Territory Country Hour podcast 05/03/10
Chickens are the modern-day version of how canaries down the mine letting the miners know of a gas build up -- although in this case it is checking for disease, and Queensland's rain is also having an...
View ArticleSlim Pickings
It's that time of year when one of the most popular tropical fruits, the mango, hits Australian supermarket shelves. Harvesting is well underway in the Northern Territory and the word is that supply's...
View ArticleWet blamed for early rush of mango madness
A Northern Territory farmer says mango trees are budding early this year but that does not mean the dry season is ending.
View ArticleFarm life is sweet as bumper mango harvest looms
Northern Territory mango growers are about to start picking what is being hailed as the largest crop in more than seven years.
View ArticleNT mango growers back levy increase
A plan to increase the mango industry levy by 18 cents per tray has the support from the majority of growers in the Northern Territory according to the president of the NT Mango Industry Association...
View ArticlePlenty of longans in the Top End
Conditions have proved just right this year for growing a little tropical fruit known as a longan.
View ArticleTop End banana farm hoping for price rise
The Northern Territory's biggest banana farm is hoping prices will increase soon, otherwise it won't be worth picking fruit for the interstate markets.
View ArticleBanana farmers hoping for price rise
The Northern Territory's biggest banana farm is hoping prices will increase soon, otherwise it won't be worth picking fruit for the interstate markets.
View ArticleRice blast hits NT crop
Researchers have discovered rice blast in a trial crop that's being grown at Coastal Plains in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleAAco seeks a slice of the Ord expansion
Australia's largest beef company has confirmed it's looking to diversify, by tendering for the Ord expansion project in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
View ArticleNT may have record mango crop
A Northern Territory mango grower believes this year's crop could exceed last season's record harvest of 4.5 million trays.
View ArticleEmergency talks in Darwin about containing banana disease
The president and chief executive of the Australian Banana Growers' Council (ABGC) are flying to the Northern Territory today for emergency talks about the spread of Panama disease (Panama Tropical...
View ArticleNorthern Territory set for a big year of mangoes
The mango season in the Northern Territory is shaping up to be a bumper and on par with last year's record crop of over 4.5 million trays.
View ArticleBanana industry unable to budge NT Government on quarantine measures
The president of the Australian Banana Growers' Council (ABGC) says he's received no commitment from the Northern Territory Government about introducing quarantine measures to stop the spread of...
View ArticleNT mango harvest delayed but not damaged by weekend rain
Rain on the weekend has disrupted the mango harvest in parts of the Northern Territory and growers will be keeping a close eye on fruit to make sure post-harvest diseases don't flare up.
View ArticleFenthion restrictions posing problems for growers
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has issued new restrictions on the use of the pesticide fenthion, commonly used to control fruit flies.
View ArticleStealing croc eggs a risky business
The Christmas period is everything but relaxing for those who work on crocodile farms in northern Australia.
View ArticleCelebrating the Chinese New Year with 'citrus maxima'
Chinese New Year celebrations kick off this Sunday, which means exotic fruits will be in high demand.
View ArticleFarming businesses need a safety plan
If you own a cattle station, or a mango farm, a melon farm or maybe a commercial fishing boat, do you have a Work Health and Safety Plan?
View ArticleDead ant: Tiwi Islands pull off world's biggest ant eradication
An anti-ant alliance on the Tiwi Islands of the Northern Territory believes it's just pulled off the biggest ant eradication in the world.
View ArticleBiodegradable mulch trialled as alternative to plastic
A super plastic that rots away when it's no longer needed has been trialled in efforts to save Territory farmers from dumping or burning hundreds of tonnes of non-biodegradable mulch each year.
View ArticleAustralia selling mangoes for longer
It might sound hard to believe, given it's nearly the end of May, but Australia's mango harvest has only just wrapped up.
View ArticleMurray Arkadieff
Murray Arkadieff is a bee keeper who runs over 1200 hives, searching out honey and providing bees for pollination.
View ArticleMurray Arkadieff: life as a bee keeper
Murray Arkadieff is a bee keeper who runs over 1200 hives, searching out honey and providing bees for pollination.
View ArticleJames Rebanks and the shepherd's life
James raises Herdwick sheep in England's Lake District.
View ArticleMango industry prepares for promising season in Northern Territory
The Northern Territory mango industry shows no signs of slowing down, despite many crops flowering later this year across the Top End
View ArticleMangoes left to rot as Top End grower counts the cost of a labour shortage
Labour shortage costs NT mango grower hundreds of thousands of dollars.
View ArticleSeasonal Worker Program a growing trend for Top End farms
A growing number of farms in northern Australia are bypassing the backpackers turn to the Seasonal Worker Program to fill labour gaps.
View ArticleGooseBusters: Non-lethal gadgets being trialled to deter magpie geese from...
From playing geese distress sounds to virtual fencing, technologies are being trialled to deter magpie geese from NT fruit farms.
View ArticleTop End grower prepares for first crop of bananas since banana freckle detection
Four years on from being devastated by banana freckle, a Top End farm is preparing for its first harvest.
View ArticleMango harvest in Katherine kicks off with a moderate volume crop but great...
Mango harvesting has kicked off in Katherine, one of Australia's largest mango producing regions, with the crop expected to be slightly down on the forecast of 1.7 million trays.
View ArticleChallenging weather conditions reduce Top End mango farmer's crop by 30 per cent
A Top End mango farmer prepares for a below-average season because of challenging and changing weather conditions.
View ArticleTimorese seasonal workers use Top End mango harvest to improve their skills
A group of seasonal workers from Timor Leste use their time in harvesting mangoes in Top End to learn how to improve agriculture in their hometown.
View ArticleQuintis shareholders seek to remove directors of the cash-strapped Indian...
A prominent Kununurra farmer is among a group of shareholders seeking to remove three directors from the embattled Indian sandalwood producer Quintis.
View ArticleFormer Quintis boss Frank Wilson returns as growers seek to take back control...
The former chief executive of sandalwood company Quintis returns to lead a takeover bid for plantations in the Kimberley, a year after the company began a slide into voluntary administration.
View ArticleNew laws aimed at ending modern slavery in consumer supply chain expected to...
New laws to try stamp out modern slavery in Australia and overseas are introduced into Federal Parliament.
View ArticleKensington Pride mangoes hit Sydney markets in a very early winter gift from...
Winter is not normally associated with mangoes, but the first of millions of trays from the Northern Territory have arrived.
View ArticleAlibaba's massive Hema supermarket expansion in China creates opportunities...
China e-commerce giant Alibaba plans to open 1,000 of its new-age supermarkets in the next five years and it has Australian produce on its shopping list.
View ArticleMango season heats up in Northern Territory as thousands of trays head south...
Mango fans rejoice, the NT is forecast to produce about 4 million trays this year with the popular fruit already being sent to southern markets.
View ArticleDurian, 'the blue cheese of fruit', a sweet success for Darwin farming family
A farming family in the Northern Territory is harvesting its biggest crop of durians, a fruit that smells stinky or delicious depending on who you ask.
View ArticleCanada's Wayland Group strikes medicinal marijuana deal in the NT
A Canadian-based cannabis company has struck a multi-million-dollar deal to grow medicinal marijuana in the Northern Territory.
View ArticleIndigenous apple crumble on the menu, as Arnhem Land communities start...
Red bush apples make their way onto top chefs' shopping lists, creating opportunities for remote Indigenous communities in Arnhem Land.
View ArticleDurian fame for Australian farm as Asia discovers the King of Fruits Down Under
A farming family near Darwin is receiving some much welcome but surprising media attention from nations across Asia as word spreads online of its large durian plantation.
View ArticleMango marathon nears finish line as industry produces its second-largest...
There are only a few weeks left to buy mangoes at the supermarket before the national harvest ends, with growers producing the second-biggest crop on record.
View ArticleDarwin dragon fruit farm taking on Vietnamese imports with record pick
Australia's largest dragon fruit farm has just picked a record 4,000 trays in one week. The challenge now is selling it all.
View ArticleFair Work Commission ruling on casual rates in horticulture will increase...
The Fair Work Commission hands down its ruling on casual wages for the horticultural sector, and farmers are not happy.
View ArticleRain in south-eastern Australia will help cropping but much more needed to...
Rain, and lots of it, has fallen across the south-east and is expected to continue for the next few days but what will it mean for the southern cropping season and the drought?
View ArticleKakadu plums shipped from Arnhem Land in business first for Maningrida
A remote Indigenous community has used the weekly barge service in Arnhem Land to ship out 1 tonne of Kakadu plums for the first time.
View ArticleMango season heating up in the Northern Territory as industry continues to...
Mango fans get ready, because the season is ramping up in the Northern Territory with more than 200,000 trays picked last week.
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