Northern Territory Country Hour
By ABC Rural
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Podcast Description
The Country Hour brings you the latest in agricultural and mining news and developments from around the Northern Territory.
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NT Country Hour podcast 4/06/2012 | Panel guests at a sustainable living festival tell listeners that the Northern Territory is a forgotten place; cane toads continue to move west; and grey nomads arrive in Central Australia for another tourist season. | 6/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 1/06/2012 | AAco may look overseas for workers for its Darwin abattoir; cattle producers struggle to keep animals under 350 kilograms; and pest road show reveals new technology to tackle ferals. | 5/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 31/05/12 | Mustering crashes caused by helicopter tail rotor; Newcastle Waters heyday; Mango industry worried about carbon tax; Ord melon harvest begins; Hump day camel races | 5/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 30/05/12 | AAco buys land for abattoir at Livingstone; Hump day at Yulara; Kakadu burn offs; Blower secured for Transport Hall of Fame; Bush food gardens in the Centre | 5/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 29/05/2012 | Remote residents could soon pay significant less for their internet services; one cattle station struggles with internet and phone accessibilty; and possums are being surveyed in Central Australia. | 5/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 28/05/2012 | An agreement is reached between the Northern Land Council and Western Desert Resources for the company to build an iron ore mine; Parks and Wildlife prepare for upcoming bush fire season; and strong prices return at the Ponderosa bull sale in Katherine. | 5/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 25/05/2012 | Territory truck drivers are being fined by Queensland Police for road signage that doesn't meet regulations; the annual Ponderosa bull sale is being held in Katherine this weekend; and we find out the real story behind red river gum trees. | 5/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 24/05/2012 | Former CLP candidate Teresa Cummings to run as Independent for Katherine; new maps reveal what lies beneath the Territory; and carbon research for melon, mango and hay producers. | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 23/05/2012 | The Territory's chief remote doctor has told a parliamentary committee that fly-in-fly-out medical workers is the best current solution for remote communities; a best practice manual for camel handling is published in cartoon form; and sea rangers use hid | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 22/05/2012 | Toro Energy could rail uranium through the Northern Territory from its proposed mine in Western Australia; an Indigenous elder speaks out against a miner's plan to divert part of a river; and money is put aside for carbon farming research in northern Aust | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 21/05/2012 | A rare parrot is found in Central Australia; business builds at the Gunbalanya meat works; and two students host Australia's most remote morning tea. | 5/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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12 |
NT Country Hour podcast 18/05/2012 | A report is released on live cattle exporters; the Fred's Pass show begins; and Gunbalanya Station sends cattle to Malaysia. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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13 |
NT Country Hour podcast 17/05/2012 | An Indigenous Protected Area is declared near Borroloola; Alice Springs includes bushfires in its disaster plan; and a tourist operater says the NT Government has forgotten the tourism industry. | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 16/05/2012 | A conference is being held in Darwin focussing on breeding stronger and healthier crocodiles; there's a massive harvest of Kakadu plum underway at Wadeye; and the Coodardie brahman bull sale is held at Mataranka. | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 15/05/12 | Law firm speaks about cattle compo claim; Sending cattle to markets in Wodonga; Wyndam exports down; Big bird net; A farmers market proposed for Darwin; Major supermarkets face inquiry; | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 14/05/12 | Greens say coastal environment short-changed in budget; infra-red eye health; Barkly women get together; Country musicians turn counsellor; Wadeye artists gets published on greeting cards; Indonesian welfare on track; Elders encourages vegie exports to As | 5/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 11/05/2012 | A central Australian cattle producer is using hidden cameras to catch cattle thieves; ERA spends millions of dollars at its uranium mine; and a team effort is forged to fight a pest weed | 5/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 10/05/2012 | Indonesian passionfruit growers have been in Darwin learning from local growers; the Crawford Fund is out to help the Territory's nearest neighbours; and cattle with good teeth are getting premium prices. | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 9/05/2012 | Today we get a full Federal budget wrap and what it means for rural Australia; Independent Member Gerry Wood would like to see the NT Government support agricultural development; and a project is launched across three states to help beef producers. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 8/05/2012 | Cattle escape the yards at the Broome Port; a secret camera captures feral wildlife on a cattle station; and a Darwin duo win the 20 kilometre swim at Lake Argyle on the weekend. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 07/05/12 | In the middle of everywhere - book launch at Newcastle Waters; Bill Farmer says live cattle export future strong; Financial loss write off changes; Papunya computer room; Red grapefruit enters lucrative Japanese market; Olympic hopeful | 5/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 4/05/2012 | A 15-year grazing trial begins in Central Australia; a new website is set to be launched to resolve the worker shortage in rural Australia; and we meet an in Indigenous cattleman from the Kimberley. | 5/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 3/05/2012 | RM Williams defends Henbury Station carbon project; scientists study rare species on Fish River Station; and a mud crab expert heads to Scotland. | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 02/05/2012 | Minister Kon Vatskalis backs away from abattoir promise; Energy Resources of Australia begins construction on underground exploration tunnel; and graziers are angry over funding of four kilometres of the Tanami Road. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 01/05/12 | What's in the budget for pastoralists; Dry at Alexandria station; Good outcome for hay in Katherine; Underground tunneling begins at Ranger; Nuclear waste to be stored in Sydney; Steph's AgVentures | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 30/04/12 | Brahman embryo success; US Cattle traceability; Chinese investors looking to buy up Ord; Encouraging remote students to a career in health; Kakuda plum harvest; Races fashion | 4/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 27/04/12 | 30th Isolated Children's Parents Association conference; Indonesia bans US beef; Indonesian students visit Territory cattle stations; Weekly finance wrap; Rescued horses up for auction; National polocross championships | 4/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 26/04/2012 | The international buyer of Tanumbirini Station has confidence in the northern cattle industry; there is still chance of a mine being developed at the Angela Pamela site near Alice Springs; and the ladies from Maningrida get skilled up in hospitality. | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 25/04/12 | Katherine resident remembers WW2 evacuation; Mad cow disease not the same as 2003 outbreak; How war shaped farming in the Territory; Tomato Island cenotaph; 140 years of overland telegraph; Country Hour loses at two-up | 4/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 24/04/2012 | Dog baits have been found on the oval in Maningrida; it's been an above average season for pasture growth; and more housing blocks are released in Tennant Creek. | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 23/04/2012 | The Darwin abattoir plan is on tenterhooks; artists receive funding to visit remote communities; and Elliot plays host to a Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras. | 4/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 20/04/12 | Central Land Council camel muster; Abattoir reopens for camel processing; Not enough donkeys in Canberra; Hay crop yields down; Environmentalist says Territory Government not sufficient to manage environmental approvals; Finance wrap; Military technology | 4/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 19/04/2012 | A radioactive expert says Australia needs a national waste dump; a station manager puts her hand up for the farm-day initiative; and the CWA throws its support behind the live export industry. | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 18/04/2012 | Graziers are fear further pastoral lease rent increases; some stations have average wet season; and the Chamber of Commerce worried that the fly-in fly-out inquiry will not have a hearing in the Territory. | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 17/04/2012 | A former labor MLA says the proposed Darwin abattoir is not a vote winner; an asparagus crop is shooting strong in Central Australia; and the debate continues over the Henbury Station carbon farming plan. | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 16/04/2012 | Greens Senator Christine Milner wants to get in touch with the bush; Barnaby Joyce continues his tour of northern Australia; and cattle prices ease as more become available. | 4/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 13/04/12 | NFF responds to Bob Brown resignation; New Greens leader Christine Milne on rural issues; Ludwig announces resource for Indigenous pastoralists; Senator says camel cull inquiry may be necessary; Using social media to sell mango farm; Lobby groups campaign | 4/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 12/04/12 | Federal opposition slams NT Government over water allocation plan; No funding commitment for abattoir from agriculture minister; New NTCA president says concern growing about abattoir's future; Ernabella earthquake under investigation; Olive oil contamina | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 11/04/2012 | Energy Resources of Australia expects another challenging year; social media takes off in the farming community; and a bloke who loves collecting number plates. | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 10/04/2012 | Truck owners brace for a registration increase; emus are used to spread quandong seed; and a Territory melon grower use grafting techniques to avoid wilt. | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 9/04/2012 | A man is missing in Central Australia; are fly-in, fly-out workers destroying communities?; and hundreds turn out for the Aileron Bush Sports weekend. | 4/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 5/04/2012 | The Federal Opposition is calling on the Government to commit to funding infrastructure for the Darwin abattoir proposal; the Fisheries Minister defends plans for a marine park in the Gulf of Carpenteria; and its been a record year for mining exploration | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 04/04/12 | Sustainable farm practices field day; Cattle permits issued; Live export ship protest; Tropical fig success; Grapefruit harvest woes; Pacific worker scheme problems; Processionary caterpillars on the march | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 03/04/12 | Pastoralists nervous over permit wait, but exporter says not to worry; AAco says abattoir funding no guarantee; Sending cattle south an option; Salt could be good for NT economy; Carbon Farming Iniative still confuses Territorians; Tribute to Territory TV | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 30/03/2012 | Today the NT Country Hour team broadcast from the Cattlemen's Association conference in Darwin. | 3/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 29/03/12 | NTCA ladies lunch; helicopter mustering faces uncertain future; Droughtmaster selected for postage stamp; Tough times for prawn fishermen; Argyle diamond mine under review; Carbon farming book; Rock art hunt | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 28/03/12 | Greens senator angry with Muckaty court development; Tanami Gold success; Tourism forum in Katherine; Farmes on notice to stop antibiotic use; New regulations for exotic meats; Date picking in the desert; Market reporter Max Peake hangs up his hat | 3/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 27/03/2012 | Miners and explorers are in Alice Springs for the annual geo-science seminar; a helicopter pilot warns of R22 fuel tanks; and a Victorian herb grower begins planting in Darwin. | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 26/03/2012 | Crab fishermen are angry about not being consulted over proposed Marine Park; the Henbury Station project is criticised; and vegetable growers worry about their future. | 3/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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NT Country Hour podcast 23/12/2012 | A camel processor slams the latest camel cull announcement; the Henbury Station carbon project is called into question; and cattle producers are concerned about the lack of import permits being offered by Indonesia. | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 50 Episodes |
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