
About the episode
Carol Mudford is a registered nurse, shearer and wool handler who founded sHedway, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting positive mental health in shearing sheds across the country. In agriculture we often hear the term “sustainable” but what does that really mean. A lack of a standard definition has led to widespread scepticism of the term. Record yardings of beef cattle are a reflection of the drought forcing farmers to make the tough decisions. So if you’re going to cull, get rid of the poor performers. More than one thousand dairy herds in the United States have been infected with bird flu and alarmingly Americans don't seem to care. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.