This year’s wine grape harvest has again come on quicker than normal, with wine makers blaming the changing climate. In Queensland’s Granite Belt, the vintage would usually go from mid-January through to April. But warmer temperatures across the growing period is is seeing the harvest restricted to 4-to-5 weeks. Rural editor Eddie Summerfield spoke with […]
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This year’s wine grape harvest has again come on quicker than normal, with wine makers blaming the changing climate. In Queensland’s Granite Belt, the vintage would usually go from mid-January through to April. But warmer temperatures across the growing period is is seeing the harvest restricted to 4-to-5 weeks. Rural editor Eddie Summerfield spoke with […]
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In today’s National Rural News, Inland Rail project accused of just paying lip service to communities, extreme nighttime temperatures bring forward wine vintage, Aussies upskill during shearer shortage, plus the latest from the markets and more. Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast
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Farmers fury at inadequate Victorian freight rail network | “it’s like we’re operating a rail network in a third world country”
Victorian grain growers are urging the state’s government to spend big to fix the freight rail network. The state is in line to produce 9 million tonnes of grain this season, nearly 6 million of that will need transporting to the state’s ports to be sent to export markets. The government is funding a revised […]
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National Rural News January 27
In today’s National Rural News, farmers fury at rail infrastructure, iconic dairy brands back in Australian ownership, researchers looking into mega macadamias, plus the latest from the markets and more. Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast
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Mouse numbers on the rise
The bumper grain crop has seen mice populations begin to build in parts of Eastern Australia. Surveys show there’s patchy populations being reported from Queensland’s Darling Downs, through into Western Victorian. Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with CSIRO Researcher Steve Henry to find out more: Listen to the full interview above, and Subscribe to […]
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25/01/2021
This year’s wine grape harvest has again come on quicker than normal, with wine makers blaming the changing climate. In Queensland’s Granite Belt, the vintage would usually go from mid-January through to April. But warmer temperatures across the growing period is is seeing the harvest restricted to 4-to-5 weeks. Rural editor Eddie Summerfield spoke with […]
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National Rural News January 28
In today’s National Rural News, Inland Rail project accused of just paying lip service to communities, extreme nighttime temperatures bring forward wine vintage, Aussies upskill during shearer shortage, plus the latest from the markets and more. Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast
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Farmers fury at inadequate Victorian freight rail network | “it’s like we’re operating a rail network in a third world country”
Victorian grain growers are urging the state’s government to spend big to fix the freight rail network. The state is in line to produce 9 million tonnes of grain this season, nearly 6 million of that will need transporting to the state’s ports to be sent to export markets. The government is funding a revised […]
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27/01/2021
National Rural News January 27
In today’s National Rural News, farmers fury at rail infrastructure, iconic dairy brands back in Australian ownership, researchers looking into mega macadamias, plus the latest from the markets and more. Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast
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27/01/2021
Mouse numbers on the rise
The bumper grain crop has seen mice populations begin to build in parts of Eastern Australia. Surveys show there’s patchy populations being reported from Queensland’s Darling Downs, through into Western Victorian. Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with CSIRO Researcher Steve Henry to find out more: Listen to the full interview above, and Subscribe to […]
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