The New South Wales-Victorian border closures this week posed to cause all sorts of mayhem, particularly for the citrus industry in the middle of a busy harvest.

The Murray Valley is home to about a quarter of Australia's citrus, but is split in two by the Murray River.

Thankfully, agriculture has been labelled a critical service, so the harvest has managed to carry on.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Citrus Australia Chief Executive Nathan Hancock.

Listen to the full interview above or Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast

 

The New South Wales-Victorian border closures this week posed to cause all sorts of mayhem, particularly for the citrus industry in the middle of a busy harvest.
The Murray Valley is home to about a quarter of Australia's citrus, but is split in two by the Murray River.
Thankfully, agriculture has been labelled a critical service, so the harvest has managed to carry on.
Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with Citrus Australia Chief Executive Nathan Hancock.
Listen to the full interview above or Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast
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