This week's take on the news relating to rural and regional Australia with Fleur Anderson and Wade Dabinett.

Recaps:

AWI Election exposes an industry divide: https://www.sheepcentral.com/awi-election-result-exposes-ongoing-wool-industry-divide/

Mengniu - first Bellamys and now a whole suite of Aussie Dairy brand: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/china-s-mengniu-dairy-reaches-600m-deal-to-acquire-australian-drink-brands-20191125-p53drb.html

National Ag Day celebrated on November 21: https://www.agday.org.au/

Fleur attended the Boots & Bow Ties Gala Dinner where The Quiet Farmer video was launched: https://www.thequietfarmer.com/

Thankful4farmers is a new social enterprise (not campaign we are reminded!) that aims to raise $200M, read more about the initiative here: https://www.thankful4farmers.com.au/ and the Thankful Group that have used this model in other cause areas such as Womens support and disaster relief - https://www.thankful.org

Why Farmers aren't using Apps: https://www.farmtender.com.au/primeagnews/ag-tech-sunday-this-is-why-570-million-farmers-are-not-yet-using-agricultural-apps and a related story about adoption of tech and research at Red Meat 2019 https://www.beefcentral.com/news/red-meat-2019-cultural-shift-emerging-in-rd-adoption/

Check out Longtrail Lager coming off the production line at Uraidla Brewery https://www.instagram.com/p/B5M0LH5jr90/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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