Victorian Country Hour

Victorian Country Hour

08 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

05 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Angus Verley broadcasts live from the Victorian Apiarists Association - 2026 Annual Conference at Tullamarine.

Victorian Country Hour

04 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

03 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

02 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

01 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcasting live from the United Dairy farmers of Victoria conference on milk price day. 

Victorian Country Hour

29 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Quilty is in the studio to talk about the world of meat prices 

Victorian Country Hour

28 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Paraquats future, wild dog coordinator funding and virtual fencing 

Victorian Country Hour

27 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A scholarship for a young jackaroo who died in a farm accident, the clean up at Ruffy and massive feedback on the BoM's website 

Victorian Country Hour

26 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

SFF parliamentarian, Jeff Bourman talks gun laws on the Country Hour

Victorian Country Hour

25 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

22 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The slow work to change right to repair rules for agricultural equipment 

Victorian Country Hour

21 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Victorian Country Hour

20 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Woolsthorpe for the launch of the Green Sheep Project in Victoria.

Victorian Country Hour

19 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Research tries to differentiate wild dogs from dingoes and the new name for the Barmah Choke 

Victorian Country Hour

18 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Where are the milk prices and what's going on in international trade

Victorian Country Hour

15 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Cattle farmers lose in the federal court, seismic testing hurts fishing grounds and the National Hereford Sale 

Victorian Country Hour

14 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Coles found to have misled shoppers on discounted items in bombshell Federal Court case.

Victorian Country Hour

13 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

12 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

New technology will help tell the sex of a chicken whilst they are in the egg 

Victorian Country Hour

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Is the federal government's fertiliser deal anti-competitive 

Victorian Country Hour

07 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Coalition unveils a transmission and energy policy in Victoria 

Victorian Country Hour

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

05 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A case regarding secret footage in a Victorian abattoir has hit the High Court 

Victorian Country Hour

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

30 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Warwick Long live from Nagambie at the Murray-Darling Carp Action Summit.

Victorian Country Hour

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

28 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A new policy in an old fight; we talk water with new Shadow Minister, Michael McCormack 

Victorian Country Hour

27 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Wool prices have meteoric weekly rise but is it enough

Victorian Country Hour

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Grapevine Berry Inner Necrosis Virus has been detected in Australian for the first time, but some growers say it may have been here for years years.

Indonesian citrus ACIAR huanglongbing (HLB) project

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Indonesian farmers and researchers helping keep a devastating citrus disease out of Australia through an ACIAR project 

Aussie program boosts Indonesian dairy farmer production

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

But an Australian-funded program is helping Indonesian dairy farmers from a devastating foot and mouth disease outbreak.

Victorian Country Hour

23 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria's new Agriculture Minister, Michaela Settle, sets her agenda in her new cabinet position.

Victorian Country Hour

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

China has granted export licences to eight new Australian facilities to start supplying beef, just months after introducing a range of trade measures...

Victorian Country Hour

21 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

20 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The price of fresh food is set to rise as the war in the Middle East continues to disrupt Australia's supply of fuel and fertiliser.

Victorian Country Hour

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Annie Brown broadcasting from the 2026 Man From Snowy River Bush Festival in Corryong. 

Victorian Country Hour

16 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dairy farmers receive an increase in milk price to help offset the impacts of soaring fuel and fertiliser prices. 

Victorian Country Hour

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Annie Brown broadcasting live from Cobram at the Farm Safety Forum, as on average, 2 people are injured on Victorian farms every day.

Victorian Country Hour

14 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

13 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Farmers continue to fight against the proposed VNI West transmission line.

Victorian Country Hour

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Share farmer, Luke Ryan talks about the late milk payment from Frestine and his decision to leave the company 

Victorian Country Hour

09 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

You have 10 days to make a submission to the Victorian bushfire inquiry 

Victorian Country Hour

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A boat watch update on the day of a ceasefire announcement for the Iran war

Victorian Country Hour

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Will the Murray Basin Rail Project get any political attention

Victorian Country Hour

06 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

LEarning to make wine at High School 

Victorian Country Hour

02 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Should government pay $200 million to get a key urea factory finished by January 2027

Victorian Country Hour

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What the new fertiliser task force help farmers planting crops?

Victorian Country Hour

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Victoria Country Hour broadcasting live from The Basin Plan "highway to hell" forum at Barham

Fertilizer Australia on stranded ships, Russian sanctions, easing terror restrictions and availability for farmers

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fertilizer Australia on stranded ships, Russian sanctions, easing terror restrictions and availability for farmers

Victorian Country Hour

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fertilizer Australia on availability, rule changes and what farmers should do to secure supply of a key input 

Victorian Country Hour

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Victorian Country Hour broadcasts live from the Women in Wool conference in Ballarat,

Victorian Country Hour

26 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

How much fuel is on the way to Australia 

Victorian Country Hour

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Australia needs a new name for feta 

Victorian Country Hour

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Australia and the European Union agree to a free trade deal 

Report into fuel availability and food security

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Henderson will write a report into the impact of fuel availability on food security and agriculture 

Victorian Country Hour

23 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A former military leader has a big warning on food security for Australian politicians  

Victorian Country Hour

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ten weeks after the Longwood fire, Warwick Long broadcasts from John and Heather Drysdale's farm which was devastated by the blaze, including losing ...

Victorian Country Hour

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Country Hour rabbit census

Victorian Country Hour

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

New Shadow Agriculture Minister, Darren Chester has big plans for his new job 

Victorian Country Hour

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Western Australian sheep have been donated to a Victorian farmer who lost thousands of animals in January's fires

Victorian Country Hour

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fuel reserves released and a shortage of urea 

Victorian Country Hour

12 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Should farm leaders enter politics

Victorian Country Hour

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Why doesn't Australia have a large biofuel industry 

Victorian Country Hour

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Whitelaw examines the Iran conflict and it's impact on agriculture 

RURAL WOMAN

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Victorian Rural Woman of the Year 2026, Dr Becky Dickinson

Victorian Country Hour

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Fuel prices have risen sharply and farmers are worried about supply 

Victorian Country Hour

06 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Victoria's rural woman of the year and a new record price for lamb 

Victorian Country Hour

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Victorian farmers are angry at new legislation aimed at making the compulsory acquisition of farmland for power transmission lines easier 

Victorian Country Hour

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The numbers behind Blazeaid's mammoth effort on Victorian farms this summer

Victorian Country Hour

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Warwick Long and Emma Field broadcasting live from day two of the High Country Mountain Calf Sales.

Victorian Country Hour

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

27 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Cyber safety concerns and widespread rain for Victorian agriculture 

Victorian Country Hour

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Increased fire risk, better profitability in dairy and big numbers for horticulture

Victorian Country Hour

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Reunification in dairy and the great debate over the Echuca cattle market

Victorian Country Hour

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rain, a chicken cyber-attack, carp herpes, Farm Trade Australia, the Swan Hill saleyards and more

Victorian Country Hour

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The Victorian Country Hour broadcast's live from Victorian Farmers Federation grains section conference

Gene edited wheat coming soon to farmer paddocks

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know that gene edited wheat is already being trialled in Australia?

Victorian Country Hour

20 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

A push for e-prescriptions and telehealth for animal vets

Victorian Country Hour

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Victorian Country Hour broadcasts live from the second day of the AgriFutures evokeAG event

Victorian Country Hour

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Cotton farmer who's aiming to work shorter hours for a sustainable career

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

After several bouts of burnout Coleambally farmer Joe Briggs says he wants to "turn farming into a 9-5 and Monday to Friday job." 

Victorian Country Hour

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

McDonalds asks the dairy industry for beef 

Victorian Country Hour

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rural news and events from Victoria and the nation

Victorian Country Hour

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcasted live from the 2026 Australian Dairy Conference held in Melbourne.

Victorian Country Hour

11 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The old BoM website is still very popular 

Victorian Country Hour

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Wazza the steer gets us talking 

Victorian Country Hour

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We remember Brad Collins who died from a farm accident

Victorian Country Hour

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dairy fears it's been sold out in major international trade negotiations 

Victorian Country Hour

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Australia and the European Union could be on the brink of signing a new free trade agreement and the red meat industry is keen for a good deal 

Victorian Country Hour

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the opening of Bulla's new ice cream factory in Colac 

Victorian Country Hour

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Should there be an inquiry into the summer bushfires in Victoria? 

Victorian Country Hour

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dry times in January sees dams run dry 

Victorian Country Hour

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As the livestock death-toll of this month's fires continues to be tallied, one farmer loses at least 6,000 sheep and returns home to not "a blade of ...

Victorian Country Hour

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Over 40,000 livestock have now been been killed in fires across Victoria this month and the insurance bill is still being tallied. So far claims are ...

Victorian Country Hour

28 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Although it has been a devastating month for Harcourt alpaca shepherd, Rita Soares, she's been overwhelmed by the support she's received after fire r...