Northern Territory Country Hour

Temporary ban on catching black jewfish at Channel Point raising a lot of questions. Did you know the Country Hour used to have a fruit and veg market report? 

Top End feed mill damaged by fire now back in action. Cattle stations celebrate weekend rain.

November rain falls across large parts of Central Australia. Free herbicide available to help Top End landholders battle gamba grass.

Cyclone Fina has gone, export yards are full, and live export ships are lining up to get cattle and buffalo out of Darwin port.

New federal land clearing law lacks detail according to NFF.The iconic pub featured in Crocodile Dundee has new owners.

The winners of the "Caring for Country Music Competition" were announced on today's NT Country Hour.

Stormy weather sweeps through parts of Central Australia. Country Hour reveals this year's Caring for Country Music Competition winners! 

The NT's largest banana farm suffered damage from Cyclone Fina on the weekend, losing about 40 per cent of its fruit. 

The NT's largest banana farm assessing the damage after Cyclone Fina. Darwin Port reopens after cyclone closure.

Thousands still without power in the Top End after category 3 Tropical Cyclone Fina. Farms in Darwin's rural area are cleaning up after Fina.

Fuel tanker fast-tracked into Darwin Port to unload ahead of Cyclone Fina. Mammoth effort underway to get thousands of cattle off floodplains as TC Fina approaches.

AACo has posted a strong half-yearly financial result. But what about the Darwin abattoir?

Tropical Cyclone Fina moves south towards the Top End coast. Australia's largest cattle company nearly doubles its operating profit.  

Country Hour broadcast from the Territory NRM conference in Darwin.

Tropical Low 02U is slowly strengthening and is expected to reach tropical cyclone strength on Thursday. HM Air acquires Alice Springs Helicopters.

"High chance" of a tropical cyclone forming in NT waters this week. Why has Donald Trump backflipped on beef tariffs?

Is the Federal Government buying old fishing boats and giving them to illegal fishers?  A feed mill near Katherine is getting back on track after a major fire destroyed more than $3 million worth of hay.

The Liberal Party has dumped its commitment to net zero emissions by 2050. Could the Northern Territory soon be home to a black jewfish farm?

The Country Hour went looking for some mud crabs, thinking there might not be many left for sale due to closures facing the NT's mud crab industry.

Coodardie Station near Mataranka is selling its herd. The Country Hour goes looking for mud crabs.

The NT Farmers Association is concerned about the biosecurity risk posed by an increasing number of abandoned mango orchards. Meet the NT farmer using kelp to improve yields.

Victoria Ellis and Charles Geary take over the studio to host a Red Centre Special, while Matt Brann takes a well earned day off.

Fire destroys significant amount of hay stored near Katherine feed mill. Why are there Brown Swiss dairy cattle in Darwin?

The Northern Territory's buffalo industry is ending the year on a high, thanks to a surge in demand from Indonesia.

SunCable is seeking to build a large solar farm on Muckaty Station. Plans to build Australia's first carbon dioxide import terminal are a step closer.

The company looking to build Australia's largest solar farm near Elliott in the Northern Territory, is now seeking to build a second farm nearby on Muckaty Station.

Barge service returns to Wadeye. Calls for a ban on selling gazanias.

The Country Hour was today broadcast from the Berrimah Export Yards as the NTLEA celebrates 45 years.

Severe storm sweeps over Central Australia. Can a technique called 'soil delving' help NT farmers?

Meet the new chief fire control officer for Bushfires NT. Crab catching confusion as 3-month commercial ban begins.

The trademark battle for "Tanumbirini". Top End beef on the menu in Bali.

A butcher shop and restaurant has been officially opened in Bali, with a Northern Territory flavour to it.

At the moment in Darwin's rural area, volunteer fire brigades are running low on numbers.

Is the new Bureau of Meteorology website a "mega-fail"? Meet Carol Mudford, the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award Winner.

Thessally Resources has exported the Northern Territory's first shipment of magnesite in three decades

What can be done to bring thoroughbred racing back to Adelaide River? Volunteer fire brigades in Darwin's rural area are running low on numbers. 

Thessally Resources ships 14,000 tonnes of magnesite to Japan via Darwin Port. Country Hour joins the juicy action at the Berry Springs Mango Festival.

Pile of cotton seed catches fire near Katherine. Hodgson River Station in the NT has been sold.

Weather Bureau's new website causes a storm. PC Gold becomes a publicly-listed company.

KAPCO beef for sale in the north thanks to deal with NT abattoir. Weather Bureau's website upgrade causing frustration.

An Indigenous-owned cattle company in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, has started producing its own branded beef.

Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump sign a multi-billion-dollar critical minerals deal. Arafura Rare Earths boss in Washington DC, speaks to the Country Hour.