NSW Country Hour

The Bureau of Meteorology releases its outlook for summer, and cattle drop dead in a suspected case of urea poisoning at a mid north coast property

Federal Water Minister warns NSW not to walk away from the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, and saleyards getting swamped for livestock in the lead up to summer

CWA misses out on extra funding to assist drought-affected communities, and the cherry harvest brought forward due to high temperatures

Politicians head to Bourke to hear about the plight of farmers in western NSW, and competition for fodder is resulting in unethical behaviour from some suppliers

Emergency fodder and water supplies sent to farms affected by bushfires, and fruit growers feel the early heat during harvest.

Beekeepers reeling after bushfires devastate bee population, and the brutal battle for a spot on the AWI board

NSW Farmers calls for milk prices to rise to $1.50 a litre, and farmers encouraged to build fences along riverbanks to prevent livestock polluting water

How farmers are using drought loans, and the state and federal government's work to provide bushfire assistance

The NSW Government will fund charity BlazeAid with $1 million to help with fence rebuild and repair, and a Bowraville rainforest nursery has been wiped out by fire and a bison herd near Bungawalbin is under threat.

The NSW Country Hour broadcasts from Croker Grain in the Riverina, which has upgraded its grain storage and handling facilities.