Country Today
Country Today
Playlist by Country TodayThe Country Today podcast focuses on breaking rural news, including daily interviews with farming and argi-business leaders, analysts, inventors, suppliers, politicians and much more. Hosted by Libby …Follow the podcast:
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Country Today - April 29th
You’ll hear from Victoria’s Shadow Transport Minister Matthew about how he would change the rail system if elected in November. Victoria's Government has boldly announced what it called record investment in the May budget for roads of $1 billion. Regional Cities Victoria which represents the large…
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Country Today - April 28th
The latest wool production figures are just out, and yet again, the wool clip is estimated to fall a further 4.5 per cent. China has granted Australia an additional eight export licenses to Australian beef processors with suspicions it's battling outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in its local ca…
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Country Today - April 27th
The United Nations is hoping to secure a deal between the United States and Iran, to allow fertilizer through the Strait of Hormuz, preventing what it says would be a humanitarian crisis. NSW has broken the record for the highest monthly turn off of cattle, with 84 k head going through the saleyar…
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Country Today - April 24th
Country Today has been at Grounded, the regenerative farming festival held at Deansmarsh, in South West Victoria. First you’ll hear from a Pig farmer Belinda Hagan of McIvor Farm about how regenerative practices are creating a healthier herd. Then a superfine merino farmer in the New England high…
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Country Today - April 23rd
Today to a bright spot amongst all the gloom. I’m talking wool and it’s seen a remarkable recovery in the past 12 months, up more than 50 per cent. While prime lamb producers are enjoying record high prices, it’s a very different story for meat processors many of which are running at a loss. The …
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Country Today - April 22nd
We’ve already seen an easing in beef cattle prices, now it looks like lamb prices as high as $500 a head aren’t sustainable. The Australian clothing company R B Sellars has partnered with The Woolmark company with a national campaign to champion Australian merino. Farmers suppling the milk proces…
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Country Today - April 21st
Beef cattle producers from southern Queensland, into northern NSW and the Liverpool plains are having to destock due to it being unseasonably dry. There are now record yardings of cattle right down the east coast. The Victorian Farmers Federation has asked for more than $1 billion be paid to farm…
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Country Today - April 20th
The war in the Middle East has destabilised international trade and we could see much more government intervention globally to prepare for any supply shocks. You’ll hear from NAB's chief economist Sally Auld. Australian farmers were looking at a new urea fertilizer manufacturer to be based in Vict…
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Country Today - April 17th
While the federal government is putting on a brave face, continuing to reassure Australian’s fuel rationing is not yet necessary, the fire at the Geelong oil refinery is really testing the government’s handling of the fuel crisis. A Victorian bred wagyu steer has won the Australian Wagyu Associati…
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Country Today - April 16th
To the fuel crisis, and farmers are being warning of long delays bulk diesel deliveries on farm. That means farmers are having to buy fuel from local service stations. It’s hoped dairy processors will step up and match Lactalis which has announced a Farmer Support Payment of 5 cents a litre for it…
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