About ABC Rural
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(Richard Birchley)
Richard Birchley
ABC Rural has a long history of delivering specialist coverage of the business, the politics and the innovation of primary production in Australia and overseas.
We have 50 specialist rural staff based in regional and capital city locations reporting on the issues and stories affecting primary producers. The Rural team are now a part of the ABC's Regional and Local division.
ABC Rural broadcasts at a local, state and national level to farmers, their communities, city audiences and consumers via ABC Local, Radio National, News24 and internationally via digital radio and Radio Australia.
ABC Rural's seven daily Country Hour programs focus on current affairs in your state or territory.
ABC Rural digital
ABC Rural online is a digital space to tap the national debate about food, fibre and minerals production, offering a range of digital products to primary producers and broader national audiences.
The site brings you the news, information, and analysis from regionally based specialist reporters and more broadly from all ABC staff covering primary production, the food we eat, how it's produced and what the latest rural news means for the Australian economy.
As a primary producer you can check the news of the day, the trends in the marketplace and the news analysis for the livestock, grains, horticulture, fibre and mining sectors.
You can personalise ABC Rural by adding your industry to the home page and stay up-to-date with the news relevant to your business.
Use the site to watch the ABC's coverage of weather events, follow the seven-day weather synoptic charts, check the current radar, satellite graphics and the movement of the Southern Oscillation index.
ABC Rural digital incorporates coverage from ABC News radio, television and online as well as stories from Landline, debates and forums from Radio National, and rural coverage from ABC Local.
You can use the site to access daily and weekly podcasts of Rural programs including State Country Hour, Country Breakfast, A Big Country, Countrywide and Australia Wide.
Listen to our program podcasts at a time that suits you.
Subscribe to an automated RSS feed of stories and news for your industry or subscribe to one of ABC Rural's newsletters and we'll send the latest news and our best features to your inbox.
ABC Rural online is a hub for primary producers who need to stay informed, be proactive and connected to the latest trends, debates and Government policy.
You can find ABC Rural on Facebook and Twitter.