Northern Territory Country Hour

What is the forecast for this year's wet season? Tamboran strikes takeover deal in the Beetaloo.

Bushfires NT warns drivers not to ignore warnings about waterbombers. Why chicken meat growers say they're being squeezed by processors. 

Larrimah's iconic pub and Pink Panther statue has a new owner. Meet the newly crowned Northern Territory "Sausage King".

Northern Territory businesses show off their food and beverages at the World Expo. Hot weather and hot competition at the Brunette Downs campdraft and rodeo.

Australia's largest crocodile farm irrigating with water high in E. coli. Commercial barramundi season wrapping up. 

What does it take to breed queen bees in the NT? Auspork Australia is conducting a recall of its 500g Free Country Organic Beef Mince.   

Fire danger high across the NT's central and northern forecast areas. Tropical fruit growers meet in Darwin to talk trade and research.

September storms and rain sweep the Northern Territory. Country Hour learns how to pollinate date palms. 

The Gunbalanya community celebrates its 100th birthday. The Freds Pass Rural Show will change its name and location in 2026.

The Gunbalanya community in Arnhem Land has celebrated its centenary. 

Demand strong for commercial supply of magpie goose. Australia's processor cow indicator reaches a record high price. 

The Darwin-based Tivan Limited has bought a critical minerals project in Central Australia.

Darwin forecast to produce 2.2 million trays of mangoes this season. Banana growers say imports from the Philippines not worth the biosecurity risk.

Bawinanga Fisheries celebrates 10 years. Can photosynthesis be enhanced to boost crop yields?

Northern Australia facing major climate risks, landmark analysis says. Murranji station in the NT has a new owner.

Which industry now leads on gross production value? Country Hour tours Eva Valley's on-farm abattoir.

The technology could help a range of industries such as Defence, and also help crack down on illegal fishing.

Climate scientists meeting in the Top End to talk monsoon forecasting. Plenty Highway deemed "impassable" after heavy rain.  

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.