About the episode
The red meat industry has dropped its goal of reaching carbon neutral by 2030, Meat and Livestock Australia has released its new strategic plan for the next five years and net zero is not part of it. Then the highly controversial VNI west high voltage transmission line has been delayed by two years. Regardless of when it’s set for construction, farmers still refuse to share their land. Barwon Water has announced it will extend its drought support relief amid dry conditions by establishing a program that provides recycled and untreated at low or no cost. When plastic breaks down, small particles known as microplastics are absorbed into the environment, even our own skin. So what does this mean for farmers and their soil, when plastic is so commonly used in agriculture? Let’s head to North East Victoria, where cattle prices are rising and supply is starting to decline. Numbers dropped to less than 1500 cattle at Wodonga store cattle sale last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
