Hemp industry has high hopes for Top End production as legalisation decision...
The company that trialled hemp in Katherine says the crop could have a big future in the Northern Territory, if it gets government support.
View ArticleInsider trading allegations emerge amid rescue plan for troubled WA...
Trouble-plagued Sandalwood grower Quintis, which once boasted Adam Gilchrist and Daniel Ricciardo as high-profile investors, has been hit by further mismanagement claims.
View ArticleChinese cotton company outlines big plans for NT cattle station
The Chinese owners of a cattle station in the Top End of the Northern Territory hope to one day grow cotton and export cattle to China.
View ArticleCattle giant Consolidated Pastoral Company to trial cropping in the Top End
Despite being in the middle of a sale process, cattle company CPC says it is investing in a cropping trial in the Top End.
View ArticleNorthern Territory's first illicit tobacco bust exposes 17 acres of crops...
More than 17 acres of tobacco crops that would have gone on to fund "serious and insidious" criminal activity has been uncovered near Katherine, during the Northern Territory's first ever illicit...
View ArticleNew Zealand suspends imports of Australian cucurbits after plant virus found...
Exports of Australian cucurbits to New Zealand have been temporarily suspended after a plant virus was found on a consignment of Australian watermelons.
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 ArticleNT Farmers aim to double agricultural value to $600 million by 2028, with...
Can the Northern Territory double the value of its plant industries to $600 million within 10 years? The NT Farmers Association has unveiled its plan to make it happen.
View ArticleChinese investment company buys two NT melon farms for $27.5m
A Chinese investment company buys two of the Northern Territory's biggest watermelon farms in what is one of the NT's most significant horticultural property transactions.
View ArticleCassava grown for Vanuatu workers turns into potential money-maker for NT...
A Northern Territory mango farmer who grew cassava at the request of his Pacific Islander workers believes the plant has the potential to be a profitable crop for the Top End.
View ArticleCotton in NT starts to emerge as drought-stricken southern farmers look...
Signs of a cotton industry in the Northern Territory are starting to sprout, with interstate and international investors watching on as trials get underway.
View ArticleHeatwave, late wet makes for a tough start to 2019 for agricultural...
An unusually dry start to the year has left agricultural industries across northern WA praying for rain.
View ArticleIllegal tobacco crop in NT growing back, as details emerge of bizarre outback...
A Northern Territory farmer thought the men buying his farm were growing eggplant, but then the police came knocking.
View ArticleMango industry discovers highly infectious bacteria as cause of ugly veins of...
Scientists have worked out what causes ugly veins to appear in mangoes a breakthrough that could save the industry millions of dollars each year.
View ArticleHistory made as traditional owners in WA's far north partner with Kimberley's...
Traditional owners in Western Australia's far north celebrate a historic moment today, partnering with the Kimberley's largest pastoral company to create a new supply of beef for the region.
View ArticleFarmers harvest cotton in the NT for the first time in 15 years
The successful trial, south of Darwin, comes amid increasing scrutiny on southern drought-plagued cotton regions, with many now looking for other areas to grow the crop.
View ArticleTop End cattle property Tipperary Station plants lemons as it diversifies...
The Northern Territory's citrus industry takes a leap forward, with thousands of lemon trees planted on iconic cattle property Tipperary Station.
View ArticleTop End cattle station Scott Creek sells to Argentinian cropping family for...
Control of a 101,000-hectare property south-west of Katherine will go to a company backed by an Argentinian family with interests also in Uruguay, Brazil and the US.
View ArticleABARES crop report forecasts another poor harvest for Australia's grain growers
Australian grain growers will produce one of their smallest crops of the decade this year.
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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