About the episode
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.
