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A man has died after the crop dusting aircraft he was in crashed into a paddock near Bourke in western New South Wales.

Farmers consider running the gauntlet and leaving machinery uninsured as premiums go through the roof, with insurers blaming erratic weather, inflation, and increasing costs for the price hikes.

Large parts of northern NSW have been hit by heavy storms causing flash flooding. Some farmers are delighted to see the dams fill, but homes and businesses have been inundated.

The biggest names In Australia’s country music scene and their fans were all in one place at the end of the 10-day-long Tamworth Country Music Festival.

The NSW Rural Fire Service says the trial is an opportunity to improve its relationship with farmers and share resources and responsibilities.

The Wolfe Brothers dedicated a song on what is now an award-winning album to their mother, who passed away just before Livin' the Dream was released. Other winners on the night included Newcastle's Max Jackson.

Teenage cowboys and cowgirls are working hard to achieve their goals of competing on the bigger US rodeo circuit.

Indigenous people from different backgrounds and generations mark Australia Day in their own way, with some needing more time to reflect on last year's No vote in the Voice to Parliament referendum.

Now nominated for two Golden Guitar awards this coming Saturday, Max Jackson's life could have panned out very differently had she taken a different path.

Dairy cows are one of the animals most susceptible to heat stress, which can result in reduced milk production and fertility. As temperatures soar, farmers look to keep their cows cool.

The current heatwave is set to see the warmest temperature recorded in NSW since 2020, before a southerly buster brings relief.

The biggest names in country music converge on Tamworth for the annual Country Music Festival however it's on the city's "boulevard of dreams" Peel Street where you will find the next country star honing their craft.

The Tamworth Country Music Festival attracts some of the genre's biggest stars from around the world, but veteran and aspiring talents alike can still be found honing their craft on the streets.

A severe heatwave coming from the west will bring the hottest weather in four years to parts of New South Wales this week.

After cancelling previous tours to Tamworth due to pandemic lockdowns and unprecedented flooding, Kimberley Gold is back to perform and busk.

Tamworth Country Musical is on, and it has got the city overflowing with guitars, cowboy hats and leather boots as people from across the nation travel to the city to take part in the festivities.

Singapore-based cotton giant Louis Dreyfus Company is set to acquire 100 per cent of Namoi Cotton shares.

When Charmaine joined NSW Fire and Rescue in 2021, she was the only woman on her brigade. Now, three of the brigade's seven members are women, with more expected to sign on.

Casino horseman Neil Flynn has a knack for finding diamonds in the rough and turning them into performance horse champions. 

Two women say poor rental records after fleeing violent homes, skyrocketing rental prices and a general "stigma" are preventing them from starting a new life in regional New South Wales.

Beekeepers call for education and training as they make decisions about rebuilding their hives and living with varroa mite.

Police say the two women and one man killed in the crash south of Gunnedah were workers from overseas, as they investigate how it happened.

Health directories are enabling people in regional communities to find specialty health services, allowing them to take control of their healthcare journeys and avoid being whisked from practitioner to practitioner.

Deep in the corridors of John Hunter Children's Hospital, school lessons come to the bedside of sick kids as part of a long-standing on-site education program that is providing families with "immeasurable" support.

The State Emergency Service receives more than 50 calls for storm-related help on the Central Coast after temperatures rise above 40C across NSW, with parts of western Sydney recording 44C.