Country Today Podcast

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A peak dairy industry body is telling the Federal Agriculture Minister to stop dragging her feet on the mandatory industry code of conduct.

Free face-to-face financial counselling

And the weekly wool report with Lionel Plunkett of the Australian Wool Exchange

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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Unlike Victoria where laws to crack down on farm trespass didn’t pass the parliament, the "Right to Farm" Bill was passed in the NSW Parliament yesterday.

You’ll hear from a Nuffield scholar who’s been exploring alternative uses of unwanted poddy dairy calves

And we take a look at the performance of Elders, with profits down due to the drought, but not as much as feared.

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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Nationals reveal they’re introducing a motion for debate in the Victorian parliament today today that calls on the government to rescind its ban on logging native timber

And a special two part interview with chair of the independent Dairy Plan John Brumby on what needs to be done to boost the industry for the future.

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While GrainGrowers welcome the Federal Government's drought package, the organisation would rather see other policies such as rate relief, wage support and crop insurance. You’ll hear from GrainGrowers Chair, Brett Hosking.

Farmers are being asked to harvest as clean as possible to keep the mice population down across the state. 

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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With catastrophic fires still ravaging parts of NSW and Queensland, Victoria’s former Emergency Services Commissioner Craig Lapsley says the earlier and longer bushfire periods are due to climate change and a global phenomenon. 

The Australian Wool Innovation AGM and the election of board directors is next week and the organisation Wool Producers isn’t happy with a letter written by current board members to woolgrowers, talking about succession planning of who can take over as board directors, such as Wal Merriman, retire

and a sawmiller from the Riverina says the environmental flows flooding red gum forests on the Murray are doing more harm than good

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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Today is the devil in the detail of the 100 gigalitres of water the federal government has promised to Murray River irrigators.

First, a very proud Water Minister David Littleproud

Then Blighty dairy farmer Lachlan Marshall whose none too impressed.

 And finally the weekly wool report, with the Eastern Market Indicator down again..

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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The federal government has quite literally just announced its latest drought package and farmers from 93 percent of Australia are eligible for special loans

Australian Wool Innovation is delving into its financial reserves due to dramatic falls in levy income.

You’ll hear from AWI CEO Stuart McCullough

And the latest US trade tariffs good news for Australia’s wine exports.

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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The latest seasonal climate outlook … can we expect more hot, dry weather in the coming three months?

You’ll also meet a man considered something of bush royalty.. stud principal of Haddon Rig merino stud George Falkiner who’s taking another go at standing for the board of Australian Wool Innovation.

And the research into developing medicinal cannabis, not just as a crop, but as a proven medicine. There’s potentially really big bucks in growing the crop..

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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widespread rain across the eastern seaboard has been welcomed by grain growers who were looking for a good pre harvest grain head boost..

Dairy farmers who supply Bega Cheese will be paid more, as the competition for milk intensifies between processors.

You’ll hear from Bega Chairman Max Roberts

And bigger isn’t necessarily better for beef breeding..

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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With 5 billion tonnes of food in Australia going to landfill, more councils are recycling food and green waste to create compost. The Campaspe Shire now has farmers using it to improve soils. You’ll hear from Mayor Adrian Weston.

The United States Department of Agriculture has updated its global beef production forecast with an increase of four per cent for the next year with  South America leading the way

And the weekly wool report …There's been a modest increase in the eastern market indicator for wool

Plus the latest National Rural News.