The NSW government announces a rescoped plan for Menindee Lakes as the Murray Darling water saving deadlines approach, calls for meatworkers to be first in line to get the COVID-19 booster jabs and South Australian rock lobster fishers search for new markets as China's trade ban continues.

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Calls to stop prosecutions of aboriginal cultural fishers in New South Wales, charges dismissed against a grazier accused of breaching cultural heritage protections and the rural woman of the year has been announced.

The National Farmers' Federation urges the National Party to support compensation for farmers affected by state government land-clearing laws, some of Australia's largest farming co-operatives are using financial incentives to drive up vaccination rates and a leading safety expert welcomes new quad bike laws but says the regulations do not go far enough.

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What role does agriculture have to play in a zero carbon emissions policy, China is pushing the price of phosphate fertiliser to decade highs and a Kelpie sells for $29,000 at SA's first working dog auction.

Economists now expect the Australian farm sector will produce 73 billion dollars of produce this financial year... so are we on track to hit the industry's target of $100 billion dollars by 2030?

Increased exports, drought and new foods are at the centre of a 150 million dollar research splurge that was announced this week.

Countrywide takes you outside the cities into regional Australia, talking about the food you eat, how it's produced, and what all this means for the Australian economy

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