The member for Lowan Emma Kealy (pictured right) in western Victoria talks about the protests at a Benalla pig abbatoir that saw at least 7 arrests on Thursday 13 April 2023, the state of farm and agribusiness trespass laws and the comments from Premier Daniel Andrews about his own background in agriculture. The shadow agriculture minister also encourages the public to make submissions to the inquiry into duck hunting which she argues is stacked with MPs likely to recommend against future duck hunting in its current form.

Meat and Livestock Australia Senior Market Information Analyst Ripley Atkinson joins us again on Flow to inform listeners on the latest market movements and what they mean for Australia's cattle and sheep producers.

The chief executive of Wool Producers Australia recently returned from India on a trade mission to promote closer relations between the wool sectors in our two countries, and sums up the latest work on exploring additional wool processing capacity in the Asia-Pacific region.

Zachary Whale, the general manager of policy and advocacy at GrainGrowers Limited, speaks with Flow listeners on the positive news from Australia's trade and foreign ministers that China will be reviewing its imposts on Australian barley with a possible end to tariffs in sight. We discuss whether this might impact 2023-24 planting intentions.

Important health checks such as eye and hearing tests have fallen off the priority list for Aussies according to Specsavers optometrist Michael Angerame. New research revealed 52 per cent of Australian parents aged 18-50 are forgoing health appointments due to the increasing cost of living.

Grain Producers SA CEO Brad Perry joined us in March discussed the record grain harvest which produced 12.8 million tonnes worth $4.6billion and smashed the previous record of 11 million tonnes set in 2016-17.

Perry also expressed disappointment with the decision by Flinders Adelaide Container Terminal to increase charges on export containers by 30 per cent and urged them to reconsider the decision.

A study by the Regional Australia Institute showed childcare users in regional parts of the country have waited more than 12 months to access services. CEO Liz Ritchie said regional Australia suffers a gap in the provision of available childcare in many areas which is impacting regional workforce availability.

Coorong Council CEO Bridgette Mather appeared on the Country Viewpoint program to outline some of the reasons for declining volunteer numbers among Coorong District Council community groups and sporting clubs. According to the council's 2022-23 Annual Business Plan, there is a succession plan for the implementation and sustainability of long-term community volunteer programs.

The general manager of Rabo Research, Stefan Vogel, joins us on Flow to run through Rabobank's April update on how the farming sector is travelling across a range of commodities, including positive news on China's barley sanctions and the falling gas and fertiliser prices despite the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

The member for Frome was pleased to hear for barley growers in the state's mid-north in her electorate the positive signs that China is reviewing its sanctions on Australia's barley growers, as we discuss the state of local roads and regional health needs in the Liberal MP's shadow portfolio areas.