Victorian Country Hour

The Victorian Country Hour broadcasts live from the FutureAg expo in Melbourn

Outgoing Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci fronts the Supermarket Pricing Senate Inquiry

Victorian Water Minister Harriet Shing says she made no concessions to the Federal government in exchange for funding for Murray-Darling projects

The Victorian Country Hour visits the 2024 Seymour Alternative Farming Expo

A farmer says he is experiencing multiple attacks on his sheep by Dingoes / Wild Dogs after a decision to protect the animals by the state government.

Lactalis will close its Echuca factory this year as it chooses to focus on its Bendigo site

A new record has been set for the highest yielding corn crop in Australia

Dr Craig emerson proposes a mandatory code of conduct for supermarkets

Hear how American scientists identified bird flu in Texan dairy cows

Australian lab-grown meat-alternative producer receives approval to sell in Singapore

NFF releases scathing report into the chicken meat industry and the treatment of growers by processors

Victoria's cropping zones receive a timely drenching

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Some regional Victorian fire trucks are so old that they could qualify for special number plates

Avian influenza now being found in dairy herds in the United States

The Liberals will join the Nationals, Greens and Independents in calling for supermarket reform

French fast fashion laws could help Australian wool producers

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt joins you on the Country Hour

Contractors who worked on the 2022 floods say they haven't been paid by the Victorian Government

Farmer Mark Wootton talks about farming, the carbon industry, and the challenges for all food producers.

Carbon neutral farming pioneer Mark Wootton talks climate, agriculture and what made his farm fall out of carbon neutrality

Greens Senator Nick McKim says farmer testimony has driven his party to propose a bill that could break up the major supermarkets

All eyes are turning to next season's milk price for dairy farmers around Australia

Victorian Government ends dingo, wild dog control in the state's north-west, sparking outrage from farmers

Research shows carbon reduction and net zero considerations don't influence consumers' decisions on what food to buy

Senate Committee hears farmers are being pushed out of business in part due to price pressures from the big supermarkets

Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing hears tearful stories of farmers who say they are being ripped off by the big supermarkets

Video surveillance systems to become mandatory in abattoirs from 2026

AFL player Tom Hawkins on his farming backgroud, his current cattle property and pulling a calf on game day

Live from a pub in Ensay for the mountain calf sales in the high country

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Farmers across Victoria are missing out on disaster recovery assistance due to the ad hoc nature of the scheme

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

National Farmers Federation president David Johinke says they are still opposed to the planned biosecurity levy

Fires continue to burn on a bad fire weather day across regional Victoria

Concerns are raised in Victoria ahead of forecast bad fire weather tomorrow

Sheep, sheds, fences and farm land has been destroyed in the Beaufort fires

Fires burning in the Beaufort and Raglan area have wiped out homes, sheds, fences and killed livestock

Historical allegations that Elders staff forged live export cattle pedigrees have been aired in news service, Farm Online

A new book is trying to continue the legacy of Australian agricultural giant

Nationals leader David Littleproud takes aim at the legacy of outgoing Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci

Anger, frustration and plenty of debate at the Victorian Farmers Federation AGM

Tributes to dairy farmer Bruce Manintveld who died bringing in his cows during storms at Mirboo North

Anthrax found on a second property in Victoria's Goulburn Valley

No power, no phone has farmers dumping milk in south Gippsland after Tuesday's storms

Hear from bushfire-affected farmers at Dadswells Bridge and Pomonal

Cattle are dead and a mass vaccination effort is underway after an anthrax outbreak in the Goulburn Valley

A visiting expert challenges strongly held beliefs and some myths in Australian agriculture

A discussion on long term forecasts and if they help farmers make better decisions, earlier or if they have a negative impact on markets

Melbourne and Geelong are the best places to restart Australia's wool processing industry

A bid for the live export ship that returned to Australia fully loaded to set sail again has been rejected by the federal department

Is 2024 the year of the farmer protest? We talk Europe and what it could mean for Australia

Research is arguing snakes, like the widely-found brown snake, can be hugely beneficial to cropping operations and could be a friend to farmers by chomping through thousands of mice.

A North East Victorian zucchini grower near Toolamba says supermarket price gouging is as bad as it's ever been.

The amount of Australian wine being exported globally has declined in the past year, as people around the world drink less wine.

Huge increases in insurance premiums are pushing farmers to consider running the gauntlet and leaving some of their machinery uninsured.

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Farmers have welcomed news the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will conduct an inquiry into Australia's supermarket sector, including the difference between farm gates prices and checkout prices.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces Treasurer Jim Chalmers will direct the ACCC 12-month inquiry into supermarkets and price-gouging.

Authorities are concerned after months of rain and farmers rushing to get hay mowed and baled that haystack fires could be on the rise in coming months.

Victorian wine growers are optimistic trade with China will soon resume, as distributors prepare for the market to re-open.

More drama at the Victorian Farmers Federation with commodity presidents calling for the board to meet with members

Did the BOM's El Nino forecast tank livestock markets?

Labour hire company owes workers and creditors $28 million, says all workers will receive money owed

Big rains hit Victoria again

Rain-interrupted grain harvest finally drawing to a close for some

Class action over glyphosate product Roundup nears its end, so what could it mean for the future of the important chemical?

Major industrial dispute at the nation's key ports causing critical freight backlogs

Farmers talk about what the flooding is like at their farms

Flooding rains hit the state - hear from farmers battling the elements

2024 is looking promising for lamb producers, with supply and demand evening out - and stronger prices at the saleyards this week as a result.

More than 100 farmers in western Victoria have formed a group to campaign against a windfarm that's proposed for construction on, or adjacent to, their land.

Victorian producers discuss how heavy rain across the state has been affecting their farms.

Discover the agricultural roots of New Year's resolutions.

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

The VFF has won a major court battle and will now push on with reform

Court rooms have made major decisions on the future of Victorian agriculture today

Shadow Agriculture Minister Emma Kealy on the proposed animal welfare legislation

Animal welfare legislation is released for review in Victoria

Disaffected VFF members could find out on Wednesday whether they can proceed with a vote on kicking out president Emma Germano

Prediction that one third of farmland in Australia could be covered in wind and solar farms by 2050

Rain putting the brakes on grain harvest across the state

Opposition slams politicisation of Victorian public service, says it has hurt regional Victorians

Livestock markets jump up after widespread rain

Ag production tipped to fall $16 billion this financial year

Federal Nationals call for ACCC inquiry into allegations of supermarket price gouging

Victorian Water Minister Harriet Shing on Murray-Darling Basin policy

So many stolen sheep that one Victorian farmer can't get insurance

Rain is falling around Victoria and some farmers are worried about flooding.

Victorian Country hour broadcast's live from the Dairy Australia AGM