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Matt Brann

Darwin

I work for the Country Hour and ABC Landline. Keeping it Rural in the Northern Territory 🥭🐂🐊

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  • End of an era: Chris Nathanael's Tropiculture Australia closes down after nearly 50 years of operation

    1 day ago | abc.net.au | Matt Brann

    One of the Northern Territory's biggest and most loved commercial nurseries has closed down. After nearly 50 years of operation, Chris Nathanael has closed Tropiculture Australia due to health reasons. A legend of the NT's horticultural industry, Mr Nathanael sat down with ABC Rural to talk about the business, its legacy, his love of tropical fruits, and the origins of his green thumb! Darwin, Alice Springs, Gardening, Landscape Gardening, Agricultural Crops, Nursery and Flower Production

  • Vale David Warriner - ABC listen

    3 days ago | abc.net.au | Matt Brann

    Former president of the NT Cattlemen's Association (NTCA) and a legend of the north's beef industry, David Warriner, has died aged 59. In a statement from the Warriner family, they said David dedicated much of his life to Australia's northern beef industry and despite carrying an "incurable illness for several years, it did not halt David's love, passion and advocacy for the bush".

  • Australian beef surges into China and United States during trade war

    5 days ago | abc.net.au | Matt Brann |Annie Brown

    Australia exported more than 127,000 tonnes of beef last month, a record for April. The biggest customer was the United States (37,213 tonnes), followed by China (21,572 tonnes). The record month for Australia comes as beef exports from the United States to China have ground to a halt. However, many analysts feel it is too early to attribute Trump tariffs and trade wars to the noticeable uptick in exports.

  • What are the opportunities for growing agave in northern Australia?

    2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Matt Brann

    Agave is an ancient plant that's famous for producing tequila. But it can also be used to make clothes, biofuels, soaps, building materials and much more. It's currently being trialled in the Northern Territory at sites near Katherine, Ali Curung, Alice Springs and Darwin. To learn more about this crop, ABC Rural spoke to Jennifer Wainwright from Agave Resources Australia.

  • Tariffs war halts US beef exports to China as Australia fills the gap

    1 month ago | abc.net.au | Matt Brann

    About 300 abattoirs in the United States still have not had their export licences renewed to export beef to China — and it seems Australia is filling the gap. Before Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariff hikes, American beef exporters were already facing problems with their third-largest market.

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Matt Brann @MattBrannRURAL
12 May 25

Vale David Warriner - a legend of the north's cattle industry @NTCattlemen @NTLEA @AustLiveExports @CattleAus https://t.co/CxHqYD2aw0

Matt Brann
Matt Brann @MattBrannRURAL
11 May 25

The ABC Landline Market Report 📊 🐂 Cattle pour into southern saleyards as dry weather bites 🐂 Angus heifer sells for $134K #WorldAngusForum 🐑 Mutton indicator buckles 🐏 Wool price falls/SA shearer’s struggling to find work https://t.co/vpWbawuhJK

Matt Brann
Matt Brann @MattBrannRURAL
11 May 25

RT @USDA: 🚨 The U.S. and Mexico continue efforts to interdict and eradicate New World Screwworm in Mexico and work in good faith. However,…