Today marks the 10 year anniversary of the Esperance floods which wreaked havoc on the agricultural industry and grounded the region's fishing fleet. Described as "once in a generation", the remnants of tropical cyclone Isabel dumped over 200mm of rain on the south east coastal town in just 24 hours. Over 25-thousand sheep died, land eroded and Esperance was cut off from the rest of the state for weeks. We take a look back to see how the region has recovered.

There is concern from sheep producers that an unusual absence of rabbits in some areas of WA is going to result in foxes attacking lambs at lambing time. The Department of Agriculture and Food of Western Australia says the decreased number of rabbits in some areas could be due to a new strain of calicivirus, and say now is the time to target foxes.

There is concern from sheep producers that an unusual absence of rabbits in some areas of WA is going to cause big problems come lambing time. Rabbits are of course part of a foxes diet, and a producer near Albany is concerned without many around, the foxes may be peckish for some lamb.

Mount Weld Station in the Goldfields is installing shipping containers in order to prevent camels damaging infrastructure.

Australia's first Aboriginal grower group has been officially established in the South-West of WA. The Noongar Land Enterprises group has been set up by the Department of Agriculture and Food in the hopes it will maximise the potential for industry investment and international supply opportunities.

Nitrogen is one of the most significant ways that a farmer can use fertilisers to boost crop production, however too much can be a bad thing.

Businesses which employ backpackers are being urged to register with the Australian Tax Office to take advantage of the new tax rate.

A Carnarvon-based mango producer says he is struggling to find workers to pick his fruit.

Climate change and energy specialists say decisive action is needed on renewable energy targets to unlock investment.

The latest science around stock handling is showing that you can change the genes of your animals just by the way you treat them. And for followers of the low-stress or stress-free stock handling movement, the evidence is building to support their cause.

West Australian grain growers have officially delivered the state's biggest crop, Australia's largest livestock exporter Wellard, expects to start exporting beef cattle to China by March next year and we jumped the fence one last time to see how harvest faired in a state other than WA, this time to New South Wales' Riverina region, where farmer of more almost 60 years, Gerry Lane, has battled the rain and seems to have come out on top.

The mining industry was down but far from out during 2016, hundreds of exciting new research projects, many of which look into agriculture, will be started at Murdoch University as a part of a new unit for veterinary students, once again we hopped the fence to see how harvest is faring in a state other than WA and in Victoria's Mallee region, fifth generation mixed farmer Brett Hosking is hoping the rain holds off long enough for his program to be wrapped up, it looks innocent enough, but feeding your dog even just a couple slices of that leftover Christmas ham can result in a sore belly and a condition known as pancreatitis and we heard the story of George the farmer and how his books will help educate young Aussie kids.

Priceless national cotton research has been lost to spray drift in north west New South Wales, we jumped the fence once again to see how the grain harvest is faring in state's other than WA and this time we caught up with Wayne Newton who farms in Queensland's Darling Downs and we discovered why one Narrabri cotton researcher has taken a novel approach by planting a wheat crop along his urban footpath.

With Christmas over and the new year on the horizon, we took a look back at some of the big stories in agriculture in 2016, with WA's grain harvest almost wrapped up for the season we peeked over the fence at how harvest is faring in other states, in particular South Australia and Parilla in the state's mallee region, which is where Wade Dabinett farms, Chickpeas in NSW's north and southern Queensland as well as lentil crops in South Australia and Victoria, are being rejected at receival sites over fears they contain a toxic disease, the lamb industry has had a record-breaking year in 2016, with supply records broken at local and national levels and a small Christmas present was delivered to Yarrie station near Marble Bar on Sunday though with 36mm falling.

WA's main grain handler CBH now predicts it could receive 16 million tonne of grain for the 2016 growing season, it was a sad morning for WA's dairy industry with fifth generation farmer Graham Manning deciding to call it quits today after 40 years in the industry, global supply of liquefied natural gas is rapidly growing, putting pressure on local producers, it's been a big year for property sales in northern Australia with $110 million dollars worth of sales went through in the Kimberley and almost three times that in the Northern Territory, Eastern Wheatbelt sheep producers have made a last minute effort to retain the Merredin sale yard equipment, a FIFO Christmas, if you're looking to put a bit of romance into your Christmas or show a little more love of your land, Mistletoe might be the answer.

WA's Minister for Agriculture and Food Mark Lewis announced this morning that the State Government will spend $54.5 million on grains research and development over the next three years, the first tropical cyclone for the summer is likely to form today off WA's northern coast and it could be followed by a second cyclone tomorrow, Fortescue Metals Group chairman Andrew Forrest was on a high yesterday when he sailed into Port Hedland aboard the company's new ship the FMG Nicola, named after his wife, a push from consumers to know more about their seafood has seen eight of the largest companies around the globe sign a historic agreement, imagine a prawn seven times bigger than the ones you see in the supermarkets, at Gold Coast Marine Aquaculture, the brood stock prawns are massive and they let ABC Rural in on some of the secrets, if you or your pet have ever received treatment for a venomous snakebite, you can probably thank a horse and there's now a potential new workforce of dog trappers at Bourke, in western NSW to stem the tide of the wild dog threat.

It could be a very happy new year for agricultural exporters with a range of lower tariffs about to come into effect, Western Australia's peak fishing body says crustacean fisheries, including the four hundred million dollar western rock lobster industry, would be devastated by an outbreak of white spot disease, and how would you feel if the shearing team you ordered turned up with an average age of 75 years old? That was the case for Western Australian farmer Trevor McInstosh this week just gone, but at 85 years himself, it wasn't an issue.