Northern Territory Country Hour

Weather bureau's El Niño monitoring gets an overhaul. Commercial mud crab restrictions could extend to rec fishers. 

"A few hundred" cotton modules burnt near Katherine. Commercial mud crabbing to close for 3-months after harvest strategy "trigger point" reached.

Mango harvest ramping up for Darwin growers. Waterfowl hunting season underway for 2025. 

Drone-testing range officially opens near Katherine. North American Camel Ranch Owners Association tours the NT.

About 140 workers from CPC stations in Queensland, WA and the Northern Territory have battled it out in a range of events.

Researchers looking to grow plants in space, could help outback Australia. What is being done to keep varroa mite out of the Northern Territory?

NT Resources Week Conference starts in Darwin. Grasshoppers swarm through Allambi Station.

Former NT chief minister Adam Giles, says his decision in 2015 to lease the Darwin Port to the Chinese-owned Landbridge Group was a "fantastic decision" and he would "100 per cent do it again". NT Environment Protection Authority (NTEPA) says LNG tank near Darwin is leaking 'insignificant' amounts of methane.

Darwin methane leak ‘covered up' by gas companies and regulators. Country Hour broadcasts from the inaugural 'Farming Forever National Summit'.

Big rigs roll in to Alice Springs for the 2025 transport festival. Fire ants are public enemy number one for NT biosecurity officers.

NT cattle industry calls for a dedicated stock squad. Remote community facing food shortages after barge service cancelled.   

New water plans in the pipeline for the Katherine and Daly River regions. Can Australian industry kick its reliance on diesel fuel?

Early season NT mangoes heading to southern markets. What's a good farm dog worth?

NT Police investigating alleged cattle theft in Central Australia. Robots arrive in the NT's mango industry. 

Kalkarindji celebrates 50 years since the Wave Hill land handback. Locusts rapidly moving north-west in Queensland.

Search underway for gillnet alternatives as phase-out looms for northern fisheries. Bullo River Station winning the battle against weeds (without using chemicals).

Barley crop planted near Ti Tree. Fire ants spread to five new sites in Queensland.

A proposed $36 billion takeover of Santos hits delays. What's being done to slow the spread of FMD and lumpy skin disease in Indonesia?

Humpty Doo Barramundi sending barra to Japan for the first time. Fire authorities warn of high fire danger for week ahead. 

Advocates call for lighter abattoir regulations to increase local meat processing. How do live export alpacas travel to their destinations?

Nutrition advocate says NT should be represented on new national food council. First case of exotic potato mop-top virus detected in Australia.

New nationally recognised fruit fly management protocol agreed ahead of NT mango harvest. Cattle work stops west of Mataranka as stations battle bushfire.  

NT cattle station owner pleads guilty to theft of a neighbour's livestock. New tractor and machinery sales continue to slide.

Country Hour broadcasts from the official opening of the Kimberley Cotton Gin.

Ord Stage 3 development under review by the Federal Government. Bushfire at Lakefield Station burns about 10,000 hectares. 

The NT's largest passionfruit farm is expanding. Aussie beef export record broken for second month in a row. 

Northern cattle industry to appeal Federal Court's ruling on compensation claim. BOM predicts early northern rainfall onset.  

Waterfowl hunting bag limits locked in for five years. Northern Territory gin distiller wants support to go global. 

Record cold night for Tennant Creek. Big crowd expected for 2025 Darwin Cup.

Country Hour goes to the Harts Range campdraft. How is the tiger prawn season shaping up?

Ripe NT mangoes arrive in the Sydney Markets. Should hairy African lovegrass be declared a weed in the NT?

NT mud crabs flown to Macau. Cattle pioneer known as 'The Brahman lady' inducted into agriculture hall of fame. 

Mud crabs from the Northern Territory are featuring in the restaurants of Macau.

National Farmers' Federation CEO resigns after four months in the job. Heifers from Central Australia exported to the Philippines for breeding program.  

Australia's largest supplier of tropical snapper has unveiled its big new boat.

Country Hour attends the launch of a brand new fishing trawler. Hunt is on for a new CEO at Tamboran Resources.

Country Hour goes to the Royal Darwin Show. 

Australia opens the doors to Mexican and Canadian beef processed in the United States. Meet the aquatic plant breeder passionate about native species.

Water engineers studying ways to make NT highways more flood resilient. Which herb is going gangbusters for organic growers in the Top End?

Is the beef industry paying enough attention to the use of pain relief? Orange juice prices come down after last year's peak.

Arnhem Land rangers call for enforcement powers to take on illegal fishing boats. WA-based iron company moves into gold in the Tanami. 

Country Hour goes to the Katherine Show. Has Australia already lost the fight against invasive fire ants?