Country Today - January 20th

Now to our series of profile interviews we've been running on Country Today. Su McCluskey shares lessons learned from her former role as Special Representative for Australian Agriculture and her passion as the new chair of the Crawford Fund For Food Security.  Friday’s store sheep sale at Deniliquin was the smallest January sale on record, with scanned-in-lamb crossbred ewes topping the sale at $340. Let's take a look at the annual average BPTC index data. And it looks like beef processors faced a tough run in September and October 2025, however, some stabilisation emerged as spring progressed.  Fires have eased across the Colac Otway region, however authorities are urging residents to remain vigilant. Victorian shearing contractors are rushing to ensure they're not falling foul of the state's labour hire laws. Many in the industry say they hadn't realised contractors were required to have a labour hire license until the end of last year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.