Country Today - December 16th

Australia’s live cattle export trade has to face up to the ticking time bomb … that there is a small and ageing fleet of vessels to ship the cattle overseas and something’s got to give. After more than two years of drought, some farmers in Victoria’s South West have more pasture than they know what to do with. To troubles on our waterfront, and the organisation GrainGrowers is calling for urgent government policy reform to address skyrocketing port charges imposed by the nation’s stevedores. Have you done your summer fire plan? And have you done one for your pets and larger animals such as horses? Ag Victoria is warning they need to be included in farm and household fire planning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.