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Country Today

Country Today

The 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 Price, who has spent over 30 years covering agribusiness, Libby is joined by a team of experienced rural-based journalists to present the show each day.

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Wednesday

Country Today - January 22nd

Livestock producers should be on the lookout for blue green algal blooms in troughs and dams, as it can kill animals.  Scientists and winemakers have teamed up to find an alternative use for wine grapes tainted by bushfire smoke, turning wine into brandy More conflict over the phasing out of live sheep exports. The lobby group Sheep Producers is highly sceptical about the Federal Government planning for the transition out of the trade.  It’s been a volatile few months for sheep and lamb prices … you’ll hear how Deniliquin’s first  Store sheep Sale for the year went The weekly Weekly Times report, you’ll hear from editor James Wagstaff how Animals Australia has gone to the Supreme Court to try to get a ban on wild dog control   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tuesday

Country Today - January 21st

The wool market is unlikely to ever fully recover from the halcyon days where it was the most profitable agricultural pursuit and Australia was once famous for the finest merino sheep in the world. Many of the major studs have been dispersed. So before it was too late, Victorian wool grower Chris Guthrie decided to write a book about the history of the most elite merino stud, Collinsville How’s your mobile phone reception been since the 3G network was turned off?  Damian Stock is a telecommunications consultant based in South Gippsland. He claims  the new networks are worse and Telstra hasn’t been very helpful. You’ll also learn about a miniscule plant hormone, Auxin, is being recognised as a 'powerhouse' in some of the world’s most important cropsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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17 Jan

Country Today - January 17th

Agriculture Victoria is urging farmers who have been affected by the Grampians bushfires to seek support and use the resources available to them.  Meanwhile Farmers impacted by the Grampians fires are claiming there has been no follow up from the state government in providing financial support. So what would the opposition do if they were running the state? You’ll hear from Leader of the Opposition, Brad Battin in his first interview on Country Today as Victorian Liberal Leader, With the grain harvest pretty much over for another season, farmers will be looking at putting sheep into stubble paddocks.  And a promising start to wool sales for 2025, prices rose 36 cents this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15 Jan

Country Today - January 15th

There have been two livestock disease outbreaks globally: first the new world screw worm in Mexico and Foot and Mouth Disease in Germany. So what does it mean for us? A likely return to record high beef prices according to analyst Simon Quilty the benefits of introducing probiotics into cattle feeding systems. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed that 2024 is the warmest year on record. And the past ten years have all been in the Top Ten, in an extraordinary streak of record-breaking temperatures. So what are the implications for agriculture? In our ongoing coverage of the Grampians bushfires you’ll hear from Ararat Mayor, Jo Armstrong, who’s frustrated at the lack of response for financial assistance from the State Government. The Weekly Times report. Editor James Wagstaff focuses on the success of the weaner cattle sales.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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14 Jan

Country Today - January 14th

One of the major problems facing farmers hit by the Grampians Fires is the lack of feed for livestock. And it’s a problem that lasts for months to come.  The Echuca and District Livestock Exchange is moving from fortnightly cattle sales to weekly sales.   Mobile phone coverage has only got worse, not better, since the shutdown of the 3G network and the upgrade to the 5G network. That’s certainly the experience of firefighters working for weeks on the recent Grampians fires Australian red meat exports are looking promising for 2025 as global beef supplies tighten. The National Centre for Farmer Health looking for dairy farmers to trial the Back on Track program, training farmers to find ways to understand how to deal with depression. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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