About the episode
To the devastating New South Wales. Tony Buttsworth is a dairy farmer from Moorland he hasn't slept or eaten for three days and fears it’s the end of farming for him. One of the dairy processors in NSW, EastAusMilk has confirmed the losses from the floods will put many dairy farmers out of business. Dairy processor, Fonterra is the first to announce its opening milk price for the season, an average of $8.60 per kilogram milk solids. And farmers are not impressed. There’s a fodder crisis in southern Australia and confusion about what sort of freight subsidies are available to farmers. Scientists in New Zealand have found a way to get rid of ryegrass staggers in livestock. Ryegrass is the dominant pasture species in Australia, but a fungus that infects the plant can impact animals' nervous system and even lead to death. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
