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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 - December 19th
Australia’s wool clip for the year has been revised down again by nearly 13 per cent. Record beef production and strong exports are anticipated yet again as we head into the new year. A Deniliquin businessman has taken it upon himself to closely study the Murray Darling Basin Plan and calculates…
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Country Today - December 18th
The spring flush of lambs hitting the market might have been delayed, but it's now well and truly underway. Farmer confidence in Victoria is at a four year high. In fact, Victoria was the only state to buck the national, with farmers in all other states reporting a decline in confidence. Dairy pr…
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Country Today - December 17th
To the dairy industry, and global milk production has increased at the fastest rate in nearly a decade. So, will that mean a fall in Australian milk prices for dairy farmers. There are now hybrid and electric utes available in Australia, but do they have the guts to be much use to farmers. Farm t…
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Country Today - December 16th
Australia’s live cattle export trade has to face up to the ticking time bomb … that there is a small and ageing fleet of vessels to ship the cattle overseas and something’s got to give. After more than two years of drought, some farmers in Victoria’s South West have more pasture than they know wha…
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Country Today - December 15th
We will preview the annual premier weaner calf sales are only weeks away and buyers and sellers are contemplating what prices might do. Year 12 students received their ATAR results last week and will be contemplating their future. For many regional students, tertiary study will seem financially ou…
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Country Today - December 12th
While the current grain harvest in this south east corner of the country is delivering mixed results due to a dry spring, in Western Australia farmers are harvesting a bumper crop. Global wheat supply is on the rise, which doesn’t auger well for wheat prices this harvest. The almond plantation i…
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Country Today - December 11th
The sudden shutdown of major Gippsland salad grower Dicky Bill has left over one hundred workers in Maffra in Gippsland unemployed, but the local community is doing all it can to help. Victoria has finally got with the program and approved the use of virtual fencing for cattle. You’ll hear how it …
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Country Today - December 10th
It was the worst kept secret in politics when former Nationals Leader Barnaby Joyce defected to One Nation this week it's time to get the popcorn and wait for the inevitable clash between big personalities, leader of One Nation Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce. The big news today is the Victorian …
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Country Today - December 9th
Today, two outlooks First Bendigo bank looks what’s ahead in agriculture for the next six months. Then the latest seasonal climate outlook, with Ag Victoria Risk Agronomist, Dale Grey. And a farmer who started messing about with drones to do difficult jobs on the farm, now an agricultural drone …
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Country Today - December 8th
The Allan Labor Government is now postponing the implementation of the Emergency Service and Volunteer Fund levy until 2027. Ratepayers in the Mildura shire are paying some of the highest rates in Victoria — up to seven times higher than those in southern regions. Also a national update on the ea…
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