NSW Country Hour

The NSW government says the new Right to Farm Bill protects farmers from being "terrorised" by animal rights protesters but Civil liberty groups say the bill is too draconian and attacks free speech

The NSW Farmers Association is lobbying state and federal governments for more financial assistance for farmers battling failed crops and water shortages, calling for interest-free loans. And SunRice cuts more jobs.

Council water usage on roads raises eyebrows, and using drones to keep an eye on your stock

Questions over where Federal government drought assistance is going, and the region giving up on growing citrus.

The Federal Government has announced new drought funding, and we look at the program getting more Indigenous Australians into agriculture.

Sterile fruit flies released over fruit growing areas in NSW, and avocado growers count the cost of a devastating hail storm.

Competition watchdog calls for more competition in the wine industry, and farmers react to new quad bike safety laws

A proposal to divert coastal rivers inland is revived, and the arrival of quadruplet calves shocks a farming couple

Climate warning for Australian farmers, and the attempt at vandalism to stop environmental flows in the Murray-Darling in southern NSW

The role of Barnaby Joyce as Special Drought Envoy is questioned, and rain brings hope to farmers in the Upper Hunter