Victorian Country Hour

A former military leader has a big warning on food security for Australian politicians  

What is the biggest concern for farmers, fuel, fertiliser or something else? 

Ten weeks after the Longwood fire, Warwick Long broadcasts from John and Heather Drysdale's farm which was devastated by the blaze, including losing their home.

The Country Hour rabbit census

New Shadow Agriculture Minister, Darren Chester has big plans for his new job 

Western Australian sheep have been donated to a Victorian farmer who lost thousands of animals in January's fires

Fuel reserves released and a shortage of urea 

Should farm leaders enter politics

Why doesn't Australia have a large biofuel industry 

Andrew Whitelaw examines the Iran conflict and it's impact on agriculture

Victorian Rural Woman of the Year 2026, Dr Becky Dickinson

Fuel prices have risen sharply and farmers are worried about supply 

Victoria's rural woman of the year and a new record price for lamb 

Victorian farmers are angry at new legislation aimed at making the compulsory acquisition of farmland for power transmission lines easier 

The numbers behind Blazeaid's mammoth effort on Victorian farms this summer

Warwick Long and Emma Field broadcasting live from day two of the High Country Mountain Calf Sales.

We broadcast from the High Country for the Mountain Calf Sales 

Cyber safety concerns and widespread rain for Victorian agriculture 

Increased fire risk, better profitability in dairy and big numbers for horticulture

Reunification in dairy and the great debate over the Echuca cattle market

Rain, a chicken cyber-attack, carp herpes, Farm Trade Australia, the Swan Hill saleyards and more

Did you know that gene edited wheat is already being trialled in Australia?

The Victorian Country Hour broadcast's live from Victorian Farmers Federation grains section conference

A push for e-prescriptions and telehealth for animal vets

The outlook for irrigators is looking dry 

Victorian Country Hour broadcasts live from the second day of the AgriFutures evokeAG event

After several bouts of burnout Coleambally farmer Joe Briggs says he wants to "turn farming into a 9-5 and Monday to Friday job." 

Victorian Country Hour broadcasts live from AgriFutures evokeAG

McDonalds asks the dairy industry for beef 

Australian consumers want Country of Origin labelling for wood 

Broadcasted live from the 2026 Australian Dairy Conference held in Melbourne.

The old BoM website is still very popular 

Wazza the steer gets us talking 

We remember Brad Collins who died from a farm accident

Dairy fears it's been sold out in major international trade negotiations 

Australia and the European Union could be on the brink of signing a new free trade agreement and the red meat industry is keen for a good deal 

Live from the opening of Bulla's new ice cream factory in Colac 

Should there be an inquiry into the summer bushfires in Victoria? 

Dry times in January sees dams run dry 

As the livestock death-toll of this month's fires continues to be tallied, one farmer loses at least 6,000 sheep and returns home to not "a blade of grass left."

Over 40,000 livestock have now been been killed in fires across Victoria this month and the insurance bill is still being tallied. So far claims are estimated to have reached more than $200 million since the 7th of January.

Although it has been a devastating month for Harcourt alpaca shepherd, Rita Soares, she's been overwhelmed by the support she's received after fire ripped through her property earlier in the month.