Northern Territory Country Hour

A deal has been struck to import an extra 250,000 tonnes of urea from Indonesia. A native bush tea is being exported from a Territory cattle station to customers in Asia.

Kelly works for Consolidated Pastoral Company (CPC) and designed BoreWatch to help cattle stations manage their water.

The remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Maila have arrived in the NT. Labor's Dheran Young, says small businesses in his electorate are still waiting for flood recovery grants.

The owner of the Douglas Daly Holiday Park says she's overwhelmed by the amazing community support to get her business back on track after floods.

The Douglas Daly Tourist Park is cleaning up after floods in March. Feedlotting giant Mort & Co puts up the 'For Sale' sign.

The trucking company Nighthawk has collapsed, what happens next for its parent company? Australia's biggest barramundi farm has started exporting to the USA.

A Nathan River Resources worker is not surprised the Roper Bar iron ore mine shut down. The NT's only commercial potato farm is getting ready to plant its first crop near Katherine.

Workers at the Roper Bar iron ore mine in the NT have been stood-down by the company Nathan River Resources. Lamb demand surges ahead of Greek Easter.

Trucking company Nighthawk Transport has entered voluntary administration. How will this impact remote parts of the Territory?

A major mud crabbing operations says its busiest period has been delayed, due to the massive wet season this year.

Two mining deals have been signed in central Australia and the Barkly, worth a combined $746 million. AACo not investigated over the death of more than 100 cattle in Queensland, after it assured regulators the problem had been fixed. 

Thousands of fish have died near Darwin due to acidic run-off from an iron ore stockpile. The Country Hour spends the Easter long weekend at the Aileron rodeo.

Darwin was once home to Australia's largest biodiesel refinery, what happened to it? Australia's largest barramundi farm harvested 175 tonnes of fish in one week for Easter.

Australia's largest wild-caught prawn operation is set to close, impacting hundreds of workers. The sun is finally out for NT cotton growers, but how are crops looking after weeks of wet weather and grey skies?

Meet the new managers of the Stuart Wells Camel Farm; The NT government has enacted the Price Exploitation Prevention Act to "hold fuel companies to account".

The government will halve the fuel excise for the next three months and reduce charges for heavy vehicles. What difference will this make at the pump?

The NT government says Golden Snapper stocks in Greater Darwin are at "critically low levels", but questions have been raised about the accuracy of the data. 

The NT government has applied to have locally grown Blacklip rock oysters exempt from the rules on cadmium levels. War in the Middle East is impacting the nation's vegetable production.

The NT Government has applied to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), to have Blacklip rock oysters exempt from the current rules for cadmium levels in molluscs.

Country Hour talks fuel, floods and fertiliser with NT Farmers CEO Andrew Bourne. "We dodged the biggest bullet of all time" says Warren de With in Katherine.

"We're essentially going to have an emergency department in a backpack". NT cattle industry prepares for RFDS virtual health trial.

Farmers are unhappy with Australia's new free trade deal with the European Union. A major flood is now possible in Katherine tomorrow morning.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle dumped plenty of rain on the weekend, but the town of Katherine looks to have avoided a major flood event.

The NT Cattlemen's Association Conference had a theme this year of "Better on Beef".

The Country Hour broadcasts from the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association conference.

NT Government has finalised its Buffel Grass Weed Management Plan. Aroona Station has been sold.

Core Lithium has announced to the ASX that it plans to restart mining near Darwin.

The cost of food is set to rise, as fuel prices skyrocket. The Country Hour visits the annual NT Cattlemen's Association Ladies Lunch.

The Todd River is flowing through Alice Springs once again, with impressive rainfall totals seen throughout central Australia.

The Berrimah Export Yards are set to expand after a land deal with the NT government. There is a high chance of a tropical cyclone forming in the Gulf of Carpentaria this weekend.

A live export depot near Darwin looks set to expand after the NT government struck a land deal with the NT Livestock Exporters Association.

The Daly River in the Northern Territory has broken its banks and flooded farms in the Douglas Daly region.

Country people across the Northern Territory are coming together to help each other recover from flooding.

The Country Hour broadcasts from Darwin River after flash flooding tore through the community this week.

Boats and helicopters being used to get essential supplies to rural residents around Katherine. "The Stations Helping Stations Cookbook" launched to raise money for rural families impacted by floods.

A boil water alert has been issued in Darwin and Palmerston. Fodder crops go under water in the Douglas Daly region.

The Katherine river is dropping after a peak of 19.2 metres on the weekend. Major roads are closed throughout the Top End, but food is on the way via rail.

A tropical low has dumped widespread rain across the Top End. The town of Katherine is bracing itself for a major flood event.

As a tropical low reaches the Top End, the Katherine weather radar has broken down. The NT Treasurer says some petrol stations are price gouging.

Have you noticed the price of fuel going up this week? Meet the new president of the NT's Isolated Children's Parents' Association (ICPA).

The NT's largest date farm says its entire crop has been destroyed by rain. Australia's farm gate production value to exceed $100 billion for the first time.

Tobermorey Station evacuates staff in the middle of the night. How will war in the Middle East impact fuel and fertiliser prices?