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.

Country Today is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 461 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #377

  Country Today - August 18th

  Aug 17, 202624 minS3

  Wangaratta is preparing for a record-breaking yarding of nearly 6,000 head of cattle at its store sale on Thursday this week. Increasingly, dairy farmers are choosing to put beef bulls over dairy cows to meet growing demand from fast-food giants seeking high-quality beef with a smaller environmental footprint. Low-stress stock handling is becoming increasingly popular among livestock producers. We’ll go through all the benefits for the livestock and the farmer. The Gippsland Red Meat Conference is on August 25 and it will be held at the Sale Baptist Church.  With the fire season fast approaching, it's not a matter of if, but when. Farmers are being urged to start preparing their properties now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #377

  Country Today - August 17th

  Aug 16, 202623 minS3

  The Bureau of Meteorology's CEO has commissioned an independent review of the organisation. But will it be enough to restore farmers' trust after a year of growing skepticism over forecast accuracy?  We’ll head to Southern NSW to speak with a sheep and cattle producer. He says recent rainfall and a mild winter has brought ideal lambing conditions and lush green feed. A  business strategy developed by Toyota known simply as Lean that focuses on maximizing customer value while minimizing waste has expanded into virtually every sector - including tech, services, healthcare, and finance. And in agriculture. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #375

  Country Today - August 14th

  Aug 13, 202626 minS3

  Is it time farmers had just one lobby group representing them? Two state farming groups have left GPA to go to GrainGrowers ... and now, GrainGrowers has announced its members will vote on changing its constitution to create a new category of membership to enable State Farming Organisations to apply to become members of GrainGrowers, changes are afoot. Woolworth has has dumped its home brand milk and its dairy suppliers. You’ll hear how farmer Al Gabb had to give up the game due to mental health issues and how since created Rural Counselling Australia … and a WARNING we will be discussing suicide. And all the details of The Australian and New Zealand Council for fire and emergency services conference is on in Melbourne next week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #374

  Country Today - August 13th

  Aug 12, 202629 minS3

  Today Victoria’s opposition leader Jess Wilson on her plans for the regions if the coalition wins the state election in just 15 weeks time. Australia’s largest rice processor SunRice cuts jobs. And the blame is very much on high water prices resulting in rice growers turning to different crops. There’s renewed tensions in Australia’s grains industry representation with two state organisations dumping grain producers to join grain growers with momentum to have just one grain grower body. Victorian Farmers Federation Livestock Group President, Scott Young about the very welcome rain. And mounting community opposition to the proposed expansion of Victoria’s largest solar farm near Benalla in NE Victoria. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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  Episode #373

  Country Today - August 12th

  Aug 12, 202622 minS3

  The increasingly herbicide resistant ryegrass can adjust its growth and reproduction to survive under drought stress by producing even more seeds. Bee keepers across the eastern states are putting the final pieces in place for this year’s almond pollination period which is heavily impacted by the spread of the varroa mite. The Weekly Times report with editor James Wagstaff. Not all farmers were celebrating the heavy downpour over the weekend, in fact for some, it caused more trouble than good. You’ll hear from a dairy farmer who discovered his cows stranded in flood. Deakin University has created a global map tracing the path of H5 bird flu from where it emerged in China in the 1990s and then took off in 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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