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Two boating brothers have been injured after a 100kg marlin breached the water and landed in their boat off the north coast of NSW. READ MORE: ab.co/30DhLtv
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The community of Baringhup in central Victoria has finally seen the end to a seven-year battle to stop the development of a chicken farm that would house up to 1.2 million birds. READ MORE: ab.co/2JC6STl
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'Father of pearls' Murray Davidson runs an aquaculture hatchery 60km out to sea with no running water or power, and he finds his Abrolhos Islands location perfect ab.co/2Hz1ezu
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🌾 ➕🔌? NSW farmers are questioning whether large-scale solar farms should be built on productive agricultural land ab.co/2WYpzUo
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A prospector has discovered a 1.4kg gold nugget near the historic mining city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder as high gold prices drive a resurgence in prospecting for WA. READ MORE: ab.co/2WVYalT
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It's been more than 200 years between drinks for monks at the Grimbergen Abbey, but a tradition of beer making that dates back to the 12th century is being revived. And at 10.8pc alcohol by volume, it's not for the faint-hearted ab.co/2Em9vEU
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World-renowned rose expert, David Ruston, has died at the age of 89. He is being remembered, among other things, for bringing roses into the homes and gardens of "everyday" Australians. READ MORE: ab.co/2WRHOuE
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When Tim Marwood left his parent's dairy business it triggered a feud between his dad that lasted years, but a tragedy brought them back together. READ MORE: ab.co/2JRezVc
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Gavin Howie, an NT farmer who lost both of his legs in a farm accident, was this weekend gifted more than $30,000 to go towards fitting him with new, world-class prostheses @abcdarwin ab.co/2WdXhYT
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Tasmania's Central Plateau is known for its harsh winters and unique plants, but landholders say it is under threat from climate change and a lack of fire management. READ MORE: ab.co/2wbMhNj
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Quarantine officials are warning that inexperienced travellers are putting WA's $8 billion agriculture industry at risk with tonnes of produce seized at borders. READ MORE: ab.co/2HlDM8w
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As the water dries up in drought-affected Australia, so does the money that keeps many country towns afloat. READ MORE: ab.co/2Hne03X
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Australia will import foreign-grown grain for the first time since 2007, after the Department of Agriculture approved a permit to import bulk wheat from Canada. A shipment is expected to arrive in eight weeks. READ MORE: ab.co/2Yve07o @KathSully
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A fortnightly welfare payment, considered to be the cornerstone of drought assistance for Australian farmers, should be removed from social security legislation, a review recommends. READ MORE: ab.co/2YtfPlu @KathSully
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Furious locals say Murray Darling Basin robbed of recharge due to 'haste' in water release ab.co/2WIp8NM
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A group of nine Murray irrigators has lodged a class action in the Supreme Court of New South Wales against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), claiming its negligent water management has caused them severe financial losses totalling $750 million ab.co/2Vy7lfT
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A Californian jury orders chemical giant Monsanto to pay $2 billion to a couple who say they contracted cancer after using the commonly used weedkiller, Roundup. READ MORE: ab.co/2WHXBMC
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THE GREAT LAKES FOOD TRAIL. Value adding and regional branding is increasingly assisting primary producers in chasing the premium food market in the NSW Great Lakes district. READ MORE: ab.co/2JBgSLS
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