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Some of the rice harvested in the Kimberley's Ord Valley last year may have to be sold as stock feed at a reduced price. Between three growers, a total of 650 hectares of rice was planted in the Ord last year, but the growers ran into trouble when a fungal disease known as rice blast was found in the crop.

An exceptional flowering followed by good rainfall and enough sunlight to fill nuts has paved the way for a heftier macadamia crop this year, allowing producers to finally garner solid advantage from improving prices on the back of growing worldwide consumer demand.

Goats are proving a cost effective way for landholders to kill weeds without using chemicals on the south coast of NSW. Yesterday's annual goat sale in Bega saw strong interest from people dealing with bad infestations of blackberries and other pest plants.

More than 80 Indigenous rangers from around Australia have gathered near Uluru, in the Northern Territory, to attend the Central Land Council's annual ranger camp.

Share prices for Canadian company Viterra jumped over the long weekend after the share market was told the grain handler had received takeover offers. Viterra controls most of South Australia's grain storage and handling system.

Residents have been allowed back home at North Wagga Wagga and Yenda in southern NSW, which were badly hit by floods last week. 90 per cent of the houses were inundated.

What causes sea level rise? Why is the average sea-level rise around Australia higher than the global mean? And why is the sea rising at different rates around Australia?

The size of a crayfish claw does not always reflect its strength, say researchers (Source: Anthony O'Toole).  Crayfish can often make opponents back off from a fight by pretending they are stronger than they really, say researchers.  Their findings are reported today in Biology Letters .

The state member for Orange Andrew Gee believes Wellington will benefit from a program which uses low-risk inmates to work on community projects.

38 Men’s Sheds have been funded the latest of the Australian Government Shed development grants (administered by AMSA). Round 4 of the Grants are now open for Sheds who are interested in applying.