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If we really want to address climate change, we should all eat a more vegetarian diet and have a major rethink of land management.

That’s the essence of a major report released by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Joining us is Professor Tim Reeves, an international leader in sustainable agriculture research

Also today, Victoria’s Nationals leader Peter Walsh calls out the Andrews Government’s solar rebate scheme as a debacle and the wool auctions return after a winter recess, with a fall of more than four per cent in price.

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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As the trade war between the US and China reverberates around the global economy. Simon Quilty independent beef analyst is worried the US dollar is overvalued. If it falls we could end up with the Australian dollar going back to parity with the US as it did after the global financial crisis. That would cut the value of our red meat exports by 30 per cent.

Also today, the Federal Government boosts ACCC funding and creates a new dairy advisory committee. 

Plus the latest National Rural News.

Hello and welcome to the Country Today podcast for Wednesday 7 August.

Today on the podcast the Regional Australia Institute has this morning launched its report, Regional Population Growth – Are We Ready? To find out what it’s all about you’ll hear from the Institute’s co CEO, Dr Kim Houghton.

Murray River Council has thrown its support behind the Murray Plains Meat Cooperative in an effort to obtain funding for its micro abattoir project at Barham a modular multi species micro-abattoir service southern NSW pork, lamb, beef, goat and poultry producers.

Rabobank's Wine Quarterly report sees Australia as a clear winner in the Chinese wine market.

Plus the latest National Rural News.

Welcome to the Country Today podcast for Tuesday 6 August 2019

Today on the podcast it’s day 3 and the final day of Sheepvention, so it’s entirely appropriate it’s a rather sheepish program..

You’ll hear about two new products: one a dual purpose lousicide that is great at dealing with chemical resistant lice, and whole new approach to treating internal parasites in sheep, by dosing them with worms with no chemical resistance. It’s called Resurrect.

Also how China can’t get enough of our lamb and mutton meat, but does want animal welfare guarantees with our wool

Plus the latest National Rural News.

Hello and welcome to the Country Today podcast for Monday 5 August

Today on the podcast Today we’re at Sheepvention at the self-declared wool capital of the world, Hamilton in western Victoria.

You’ll meet the winner of the Sheepvention Young Achiever of the Year for fashion design.

You’ll also meet a very docile and new breed of sheep, called Low Footprint Lamb

And the feature breed of Sheepvention is the heritage breeds. One of the more unusual the English Leicester with its wool really more like long dreadlocks

Plus the latest National Rural News.

Welcome to the Country Today podcast for Friday 2 August

On today's episode, Australia’s water ministers are meeting this Sunday so it’s timely a draft review of the management of the Barwon-darling rivers has been released. The found the Barwon-Darling is an “ecosystem in crisis" and has added to pressures on the entire Murray-Darling ecosystem. You’ll hear from Emeritus Professor of Water Science at Monash University, Barry Hart. 

Beef producers could make better use of dual-purpose crops, such as wheat and canola, by grazing them with cattle, much as sheep producers do

Dairy farmers producing Australia’s best quality milk have been named in Dairy Australia’s 2019 Milk Quality Awards

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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This Sunday, all State and Federal Water Ministers will meet at the ministerial council meeting. With the Murray Darling Basin Plan constantly making headline news, it will be top of the agenda. Will ministers support the Productivity Commission recommendation to split the Murray Darling Basin Authority into two organisations? It’s very timely then that today you’ll hear from Chief Executive of that authority, Phillip Glyde.

And an event in Horsham next week for any farmers who an idea who want help is seeing it to fruition. Next Farmers2Founders, workshops to help farmers follow through on their innovations.

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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The catastrophic impact of African Swine Fever in China and other Asian countries is now a major driver in increasing demand for Australian red meat.

That’s one of the findings of the Rural Bank’s mid-year outlook for Australian agriculture.

And if you live in the Murray Darling Basin, you have less than three weeks to make a submission on the socioeconomics of living in the basin. YOU’LL hear from Chair of the Federal Government appointed panel looking into the basin, Robbie Sefton.

 Plus the latest National Rural News.

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President of Wool Producers Ed Storey talks about the proposed merger of Wool and Sheep Producers, and also former AWI Director Wal Merriman's intention to stand for re-election to AWI's board.

The red meat industry has never been so dynamic and robust with a very bright future for our meat exports

Plus the latest National Rural News.

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If farmers are to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, there needs to be easier access to carbon markets. That’s the finding of a report released today entitled, Improving carbon markets to increase farmer participation funded by AgriFutures Australia. 

The Murray Regional Strategy Group, wants to know why federal ministers won’t talk to them about the Murray Darling Basin Plan.  

The Victorian Farmers Federation  is calling for a meaningful solution to labour woes in the Horticulture industry following allegations made about underpayment of wages and exploitation of vulnerable workers

Plus the latest National Rural News.