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Selling dried papaya to the United States; Artificial intelligence detecting cattle skin diseases; A modern vision for a cattle station steeped in pastoral history; plus finding love in rural and remote Australia.

Kangaroo Island farmers processing their own wool; The koala sanctuary helping both nature, and people, heal; Breeding pompano: a little-known native whitefish; and can wind farms and farming coexist in Western Australia?

Free-range egg farms and the spread of avian influenza; Keeping African Swine Fever out of Australia; Barramundi farming success in the Northern Territory; plus saving Hairy-nosed Wombats from extinction.

A look back on 30 years of telling stories about farming, agriculture, food, economics, innovation and communities from Australia's rural and regional heartland. Includes memorable moments and the people who made the show. Repeat of Series 2021 | Episode 6

The growing number of women taking up shearing; An ambitious feral cat eradication program on Kangaroo Island; Sprinklers helping to protect critically endangered turtles; and restoring a remote community farm.

Curbing the feral pig problem; Reducing the carbon footprint of rice; Road trains connecting people and businesses in the outback; plus Australia's triple world record champion shearer.

The cattle breed creating a stir in the beef industry; Australia's most remote bird research station; Harvesting wild deer; and the rural town growing a thriving herb industry.

Ready made meals from game meats; A new way of oyster farming; The Italian winegrowers taking inspiration from down under; plus confusion over mandated goat and sheep electronic identification tags.

The stone fruit that could help prevent dementia; Mildew resistant heritage grape vines; The family championing Natural Sequence Farming; and going deep underground at Australia's most remote gold mine.

A special presentation from Landline and ABC News on Western Queensland's flood catastrophe and the long recovery ahead.

The fight to keep exporting live sheep from WA; Some of the world's oldest commercial grape vines; Why eating veggies is good for you as well as farmers; and the distinctive emu plumes of the Australian Light Horse.

The future of Wagyu in Australia; Striking the balance between heritage and development in the Barossa Valley; Inside an impressive dairy shed; Breeding dairy cattle for heat tolerance; and the monthly weather outlook.

South Australia's drought-weary farmers put a disastrous season behind them; Bringing back Australia's 'Big Scrub'; Growing native everlasting daisies; plus the Tasmanian artist featured in a blockbuster exhibition.

Tasting panels helping to breed better mangoes; Fertilising farms and capturing carbon with basalt; Safeguarding WA's oyster industry; and increased education to protect people as well as snakes.

Celebrating the Italian heritage of Victoria's King Valley wines; Australia's falling farm productivity rate; plus improving relations between pastoralists and Aboriginal people in the Kimberley.

The challenges of green hydrogen technology in WA; Microbes boosting soil health and pasture production in dairy country; Australia's Butcher's Team takes on the world; plus the monthly weather and climate outlook.

Processing the first crop at a grower funded and built rice mill; Running sheep on paddocks of solar panels; The practice of re-wilding on private property; and handcrafting a legendary hat.

Manufacturing jet fuel from oilseeds; A century of the scheme that brought young men to Australia to help build the nation; Developing alternatives to gillnets; plus growing fruit and vegetables alongside solar.

Alpine forests at risk due to depleted seed banks; Navigating the complexities of carbon farming; Top honour for a remote hero paramedic; and the teenage siblings juggling school with helping to run the family farm.

The electrician who swapped the city for farming free-range ducks: Analysing lentils using AI; Food insecurity issues inside a food production region; and celebrating 150 years of the Toganmain woolshed.

The toxic algal bloom killing marine life and closing fisheries in South Australia; Outsparkling France's best in bubbles; and Australia's longest sheep drive, a feat of pioneering enterprise and endurance

The competition for kill space at abattoirs; A mate's mission to improve mental health in shearing sheds; Growing exotic mushrooms using a sugar by-product; and transforming the taste of olives.

The family business growing heritage and heirloom tomatoes; Working dogs making a difference for sick kids; The outback town embracing a renewable future; and studying underwater heritage sites.

A growing appetite for meal kits and what it means for farmers; The business duo trying to save a famous cheese factory; and using sugar cane to manufacture aviation fuel.

Improving the sustainability of the chicken meat industry; Support package for the end of live exports; The family at the heart of a 150-year-old regional newspaper; and the jetty to nowhere.

Nilpena fossils telling the story of the dawn of animal life; The bee school offering students more than learning; and concerns over the impact of P-FAS on livestock.

The long journey back from Western Queensland's devastating floods; An historic country pub brought back to life decades after last drinks; and the colourful story of the Polwarth, Australia's first breed of sheep.

The rise of cotton in the Kimberley; A popular high school program boosting agricultural futures; and guaranteed uncontaminated oats for gluten intolerance.

Experimenting with edible sheep shelters to boost lamb survival; Victorian farmers innovating during record-breaking drought; Another promising grain harvest for WA; and proving sustainability credentials in agriculture.

A special on the future of rural towns and cities - Tamworth's tale of growth; Mitchell's changing fortunes; Migrants embracing work opportunities in Ararat; and why some regional populations are growing and others declining.

Lessons learned from drought on King Island; Understanding rural Victorian discontent; and the plucky South Australian agricultural robotics company doing its own thing.

Imitating the effects of lightning to supercharge plant growth; Tasmania's farmers learning to cope with a more volatile climate; and one man's vision to solve the power problems of a small Western Australian town.

Moving and monitoring dairy cattle without fences; Non-tariff barriers costing farmers and exporters; An epic ride raising awareness about dementia; plus the beach-side sculpture festival with art from country Australia.

The rise and rise of Australian grown avocados; How drought led sheep and cropping farmers to flower growing; the small-scale, traditional mixed farmer producing award winning food; and the monthly weather outlook.

The Riverina's golden opportunity for tourism; Kelpie pups helping sick country kids; Flying-in for a footy grand final with views of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre; and vale artist William Robinson.

Promoting Australian grown cut flowers in a market dominated by imports; Warnings a much deadlier strain of avian influenza could arrive this spring; and the world record-breaking heavy horses showcasing agricultural history.

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