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GooseBusters: Non-lethal gadgets being trialled to deter magpie geese from...

From playing geese distress sounds to virtual fencing, technologies are being trialled to deter magpie geese from NT fruit farms.

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'Beautiful' bush tomato plant discovered in northern Australia named in top...

A recently discovered bush tomato plant in northern Australia is formally identified by a visiting US scientist.

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Research uncovers best flower manipulation techniques to bring mango season...

Researchers uncover best treatments to bring on the mango season early.

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Banana freckle restrictions lifted as NT Government declares Top End free of...

The Northern Territory Government has declared the Top End free of banana freckle, announcing restrictions on the growing, moving and selling of bananas in the Territory will be lifted in July.

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Top End grower prepares for first crop of bananas since banana freckle detection

Four years on from being devastated by banana freckle, a Top End farm is preparing for its first harvest.

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Harvest starts for Asian mango varieties in Darwin rural area, months ahead...

Asian mango varieties have started to be picked in the Darwin rural area, months earlier than the bulk of Northern Territory crops.

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Northern Territory mango trees buckle under weight of fruit, with early...

A Northern Territory mango farmer says his trees have produced so much fruit he has had to prop up the branches to stop them breaking off.

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National Quinoa trial comes to the Red Centre

A trial of an Central Australia quinoa crop shows it struggles with salty water and frost, but the trial will continue.

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Turning a weed into a winner: Sterile leucaena research begins in Western...

Regarded by many as a weed, work is underway to develop a sterile leucaena plant for the cattle industry.

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WA Government tests waters for 30,000 hectares of irrigated farming in...

The WA Government investigates land north of Kununurra where 30,000 hectares could be suited to irrigated agriculture.

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Top End magpie geese numbers under pressure, as mango and hunting seasons...

In a blow to hunters, but a win for mango farmers, magpie geese populations in the Northern Territory are at their lowest since records began in the 1980s.

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Australia's largest pineapple producer expands its Top End farm with millions...

From 400,000 pineapple plants to three million, Australia's largest pineapple producer continues to expand its NT farm.

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Hay oversupply sees tens of thousands of bales left in Top End paddocks

A slowing of live exports and a rise in the number of hay producers has left tens of thousands of hay bales in sitting in Top End paddocks, unable to be sold.

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Diagnostics lab for agriculture in northern Australia will 'prove...

An $8 million diagnostics laboratory to be built in Darwin is expected to boost market opportunities for north Australian agriculture.

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Dragon fruit imports from Vietnam begin despite farmers' concern

Australia has imported dragon fruit from Vietnam for the first time despite food health concern from local growers.

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Mango harvest in Katherine kicks off with a moderate volume crop but great...

Mango harvesting has kicked off in Katherine, one of Australia's largest mango producing regions, with the crop expected to be slightly down on the forecast of 1.7 million trays.

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First dragon fruit imports from Vietnam defended by Australian horticultural...

The Australian Horticultural Exporters' and Importers' Association defends the first-ever arrival of dragon fruit from Vietnam.

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PFAS contamination: Katherine mango farmer seeks compensation from Defence

An NT mango farmer is one of hundreds of Australians seeking compensation from the Defence Department after learning chemical contamination in his water supply was dozens of times over the deemed safe...

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Top End mangoes flown direct to Singapore for first time in a decade

Northern Territory mangoes are sent direct from Darwin to Singapore by air this week for the first time in around a decade.

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Magpie geese in their tens of thousands mustered by crop chopper in...

A Kimberley muster pilot has taken to the skies over the Ord Irrigation Scheme to round up thousands of magpie geese feeding on crops.

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International legal action against the Federal Government's backpacker tax

The validity of the Federal Government's backpacker tax is under fire, with the legislation now facing a legal challenge from an international tax firm.

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Sandalwood company Quintis appoints administrators

Quintis shareholders express anger after the company calls in administrators, with one saying he is "flabbergasted and cross and very frustrated" at the development.

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Mango industry fight fruitful and redheads to light up as Unicode raises...

The mango industry spent the last 18 months campaigning Unicode to create a mango emoji, and today it bore fruit.

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Do you know where your roses have come from this Valentine's Day?

If you bought a rose for your Valentine today, there is a strong chance it has travelled a very long way.

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Tropical fruits from northern Australia hit the highways in time for Chinese...

Tropical fruit farms are in a race to get their sweet treats to market in time for Friday's Chinese New Year.

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Australian mango and dragon fruit growers set to face competition from...

Indonesia could soon be exporting mangoes and dragon fruit to Australia after a trade deal between the two nations was advanced, and local growers are not happy.

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Fruit rotting in paddocks as citrus canker restrictions leave NT farmers with...

Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of citrus is being left to rot on Northern Territory farms, with canker restrictions leaving growers with nowhere to sell their fruit.

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Hemp industry has high hopes for Top End production as legalisation decision...

The company that trialled hemp in Katherine says the crop could have a big future in the Northern Territory, if it gets government support.

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Insider trading allegations emerge amid rescue plan for troubled WA...

Trouble-plagued Sandalwood grower Quintis, which once boasted Adam Gilchrist and Daniel Ricciardo as high-profile investors, has been hit by further mismanagement claims.

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Chinese cotton company outlines big plans for NT cattle station

The Chinese owners of a cattle station in the Top End of the Northern Territory hope to one day grow cotton and export cattle to China.

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Cattle giant Consolidated Pastoral Company to trial cropping in the Top End

Despite being in the middle of a sale process, cattle company CPC says it is investing in a cropping trial in the Top End.

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Northern Territory's first illicit tobacco bust exposes 17 acres of crops...

More than 17 acres of tobacco crops that would have gone on to fund "serious and insidious" criminal activity has been uncovered near Katherine, during the Northern Territory's first ever illicit...

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New Zealand suspends imports of Australian cucurbits after plant virus found...

Exports of Australian cucurbits to New Zealand have been temporarily suspended after a plant virus was found on a consignment of Australian watermelons.

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Mango season heats up in Northern Territory as thousands of trays head south...

Mango fans rejoice, the NT is forecast to produce about 4 million trays this year with the popular fruit already being sent to southern markets.

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NT Farmers aim to double agricultural value to $600 million by 2028, with...

Can the Northern Territory double the value of its plant industries to $600 million within 10 years? The NT Farmers Association has unveiled its plan to make it happen.

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Chinese investment company buys two NT melon farms for $27.5m

A Chinese investment company buys two of the Northern Territory's biggest watermelon farms in what is one of the NT's most significant horticultural property transactions.

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Cassava grown for Vanuatu workers turns into potential money-maker for NT...

A Northern Territory mango farmer who grew cassava at the request of his Pacific Islander workers believes the plant has the potential to be a profitable crop for the Top End.

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Cotton in NT starts to emerge as drought-stricken southern farmers look...

Signs of a cotton industry in the Northern Territory are starting to sprout, with interstate and international investors watching on as trials get underway.

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Heatwave, late wet makes for a tough start to 2019 for agricultural...

An unusually dry start to the year has left agricultural industries across northern WA praying for rain.

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Illegal tobacco crop in NT growing back, as details emerge of bizarre outback...

A Northern Territory farmer thought the men buying his farm were growing eggplant, but then the police came knocking.

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Mango industry discovers highly infectious bacteria as cause of ugly veins of...

Scientists have worked out what causes ugly veins to appear in mangoes a breakthrough that could save the industry millions of dollars each year.

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History made as traditional owners in WA's far north partner with Kimberley's...

Traditional owners in Western Australia's far north celebrate a historic moment today, partnering with the Kimberley's largest pastoral company to create a new supply of beef for the region.

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Farmers harvest cotton in the NT for the first time in 15 years

The successful trial, south of Darwin, comes amid increasing scrutiny on southern drought-plagued cotton regions, with many now looking for other areas to grow the crop.

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Top End cattle property Tipperary Station plants lemons as it diversifies...

The Northern Territory's citrus industry takes a leap forward, with thousands of lemon trees planted on iconic cattle property Tipperary Station.

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Top End cattle station Scott Creek sells to Argentinian cropping family for...

Control of a 101,000-hectare property south-west of Katherine will go to a company backed by an Argentinian family with interests also in Uruguay, Brazil and the US.

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ABARES crop report forecasts another poor harvest for Australia's grain growers

Australian grain growers will produce one of their smallest crops of the decade this year.

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Mango season heating up in the Northern Territory as industry continues to...

Mango fans get ready, because the season is ramping up in the Northern Territory with more than 200,000 trays picked last week.

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Top End cattle and cropping bust: What happened to the Northern Agricultural...

In the early 1970s a company spent millions of dollars developing a cattle and cropping empire near Katherine in the NT. What went wrong?

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Backpacker tax ruled 'a disguised form of discrimination' and overturned by...

An estimated 75,000 backpackers working, or that have worked in Australia, could be back-paid hundreds of millions of dollars after the Federal Court ruled the so-called backpacker tax invalid.

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Backpacker tax ruling gives farming groups hope it'll entice working holiday...

'What a waste of time and energy': Farmers, the strongest opponents of the Federal Government's backpacker tax, have welcomed a court ruling saying it was discriminatory.

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