Victorian Country Hour

A Christmas eve feast on the Victorian Country Hour. 

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Parts of the North East revived up to 80mm of summer rain over the weekend. 

Farmers question Total Fire Ban declarations after a fire was sparked by a header operating in a crop in North East Victoria.

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Dicky Bill's administrator speaks

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Industrial action threatens Victoria's planned burn program 

Are flower import rules being relaxed? 

Making eggs unpalatable to save turtles

The Victorian Government pauses the Emergency Services and Volunteer Fund increases until after the next election 

More job cuts for Victoria's public service and what it may mean for regional areas

The Country Hour celebrates its 80th birthday!

Country Hour reporters cross in from around Victoria ahead of our 80th Birthday 

Live reports from three parts of Victoria from Country Hour reporters 

Important horticulture information for Victoria and a fascinating look at blowfly breeding 

Fire season preparations for Victoria and key land clearing laws are set to pass parliament 

Broadcast live from Parliament House after the ABC Showcase to celebrate the Country Hour's 80th birthday.

New BoM chief explains the $96.5 million spend on its new website  

How much did  the Bureau of Meteorology website upgrade cost? 

Victorian Country hour broadcasts live from VFF's AG Day pop up shot on Collins St Melbourne.

How to make farms safer with Samantha Pritchard 

Episode 3 comes into the studio to talk world grain and meat markets

Mill closes, farmers protest transmission line access and the federal Agriculture Minister talks Net Zero 

The Victorian Country Hour visit's Agriculture Victoria's Tatura SmartFarm in Victoria's Goulburn Valley.

Soaking rain has brought relief to dry paddocks across Victoria, but it will take months or even years for farmers to recover from the drought.

Australia's farm chemical regulator has suspended the use of a popular insecticide on several types of berries, after rising consumption levels reduced safety margins.

Is the change of a drug of choice crushing wine sales

Farmers from around the world join the Country Hour 

The USA will investigate the world's biggest meat processors over claims on inflated prices 

Local Hero Linda Widdup from Aussie Hay Runners

Over 100,000 hectares of Victorian wheat has been cut for hay 

Calls to ban the sale of Gazania as the weed continues to spread 

Warnings over mouse numbers in Australia 

The BoM join us to talk about your concerns 

Black iris are here for Halloween, the last day for a loved wool shop and numbers provided for livestock deaths

The BoM respond to criticism  

Farmers are still not happy with the bureau of meteorology website changes 

Meet Queen Almond, Poh Ling Yeow who has released a cookbook with the almond industry