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Host of the Victorian Country Hour. Lover of rural and regional Australia and follower of agriculture, farming and food news.
Dicky Bill administrator outlines what is known about the collapse of the company
Victorian Livestock Exchange at Leongatha has been sold to RLX
A key fruit fly program finally gets funding back from the Victorian Government
Podcast 👇
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A huge investment for JBS pork operations 🐖
New protocols to send flowers around the country 🌹
A heart breaking account from the Tasmanian fires 🚨
And making eggs taste bad to save the turtles 🐢
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The Country Hour took over part of Landline on Sunday to celebrate our 80th Birthday.
Yes even I had to spend some time in the studio...
Check it out 👇📺🎧
iview.abc.net.au/video/RF2404...
What are you doing on December 3rd?
It's the Country Hour's 80th Birthday and in Victoria we are going to broadcast from Woods' Farming & Heritage Museum at Rupanyup .
If you can come along it will be great to see you!
I don’t know (or remember) the legend who sent this to me but I was chuffed to get it!!!!
Thank you - even if I was a little nervous to open the package 🤣
Agriculture Minister Julie Collins on climate change policy, net zero and bird flu.
Protesters lock their gates despite compulsory access notices.
And more than 70 jobs to go as a timber mill in Yarram closes.
Podcast 👇
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It's green and gold but it's from the USA?
Does it matter?
Dairy farmers angry at US butter imports hitting the shelves at our largest supermarket.
Peter - I think I am very keen to do this. Would love the details
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Can you help?
It's the Country Hour's 80th Birthday on December 3rd and I need to broadcast from somewhere (because that's what we do).
So where should I go?
Are there any agricultural museums, historical farms, multi-generational farms or some other great place that we should go to?
Victoria's Australian of the Year award winners have been announced & Linda Widdup from Aussie Hay Runners is the Local Hero winner.
She joins us to talk about Aussie Hay Runners and the work that they do.
Victorian potato farmers worried about mop top
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The Bureau of Meteorology join us to talk about the website changes and we talk about how much the upgrade may have cost
Frost hits crops near Horsham
Scientists study a rare wheat mutation
Podcast 🎧📻👇
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Farmers for Climate Action CEO steps down 👇
farmersforclimateaction.org.au/blog/2025/10...
A lot of talk about the Bureau website change again on the Country Hour today.
We talk a lot of the problems for farmers and political fallout.
Plus citrus flowers and milk on tap 👇
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www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
One week of the new BoM website 👇
We have had requests in with the Minister and were told that it was a department issue.
‘Queen Almond’ Poh Ling Yeow releases a free almond cookbook with the almond industry
Energy infrastructure commissioner, Tony Maher calls for stronger rules for decommissioning
Harvest has kicks off in Vic and Graincorp tells us what they’re getting
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www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Nikki Lyons still going for a world record!
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At a shearing world record attempt in Marnoo Victoria by Nikki Lyons.
She is incredible
They’re going to build a jet boat track at Elmore!
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www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
When I spoke to Kaleb Cooper over a year ago - he said he wanted to go contracting in Australia...
Turns out that he meant it! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-_1...
Live from the Elmore FIeld Days:
Jet boats
Drought policy
Season update
The most incredible charity shearing event
and a young farming business
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TCV claps back at the Victorian Farmers Federation.
We speak to two Victorian’s representing Australia at the UN’s World Food Forum.
How many sheep at Bendigo?
And have a listen to the amazing draught horse record was achieved on the weekend:
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www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
ABARES chicken meat industry study finds evidence of systemic market failure that could affect supply and market prices.
You can download it for a read here:
haveyoursay.agriculture.gov.au/chicken-meat...
Any cows, tractors or hay bales decorated for the Grand Final?
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Suspect mop top case in unplanted seed potatoes in Victoria.
We speak to Dennis Voznesenski to ask if the federal government read his book...
AND
One tractor is 33.5 tonnes
One is 50kg
We spoke about them both on the Country Hour 👇
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Co-designing biology and technology to unlock automated plant breeding. Some thinking about ways to reshape the future in crop breeding from Dr Yasmine Lam and Professor Lee Hickey.
bit.ly/48x1mfq
What does it take to put on a Field Days?
We had a fascinating chat with the people who put on the Elmore Field Days to find out how they're continuing to put on the massive event.
Plus plenty of awards:
Landcare, Henty and a Victorian who won a peace prize
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More details from the class action against the Murray-Darling Basin Authority in the NSW Supreme Court
We go to the Henty Field Days
VicGrid announces a draft strategy for community engagement
We hear from a wine company about exporting to India
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Just love this story of a canola proposal!
Imagine growing a 3 hectare - 'Will you marry me?' sign in a paddock with no back up plan!?!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
1/4 of dairy products being consumed by Australians are imported...
Victorians buy up big at Tasmanian bull sales.
Live coverage of the Federal Government's emissions plan including some details around agriculture.
Listen👇
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Coles walks away from 2025 cage egg phase out due to bird flu.
We break it down in the Country Hour podcast:
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