David Claughton

Australian mining companies could benefit from the US-China trade war, but they are walking a tightrope between their biggest export market in China and Australia's greatest ally in the US.

Making unique chocolate with local ingredients in tiny, Tasmanian factory; milk from a dairy 30 metres away key to quality artisanal cheese; date palm discovery a global hit; accidental propagation leads to tree side hustle for Queensland growers.

Rural residents and small businesses are lodging complaints about their mobile phones dropping out and poor internet services, figures from the Telecommunications Ombudsman show. 

How a tiny cabin is helping farmers diversify their income stream; slippery slides for turtles balancing evironmental conservation with industry; chef turned farmer getting more enjoyment from growing food than cooking it; Mary Valley hosts foodies to sample local produce.

An Australia-first service using satellites to deliver text messages anywhere in the country promises to provide service to those living in mobile black spots.

Farmers say the recent floods in NSW were unprecedented and exhausting, but some stop short of blaming climate change.

A ram sold for a world record price of $450,000 back in 1989, but a Country Hour reporter remembers it as the peak before the fall for Australia's wool industry.

The world is facing a crisis in food production and alternative sources of protein can be part of the solution, but the fledgling Australian sector is struggling.

Ten pickers who worked at Hallmark Cherries' orchard in NSW complain about poorly maintained accommodation and failure to pay an end-of-season bonus.

NSW gun industry calls for buyback to be scrapped amid plummeting sales