Country Today - July 14th

The agricultural chemical industry up in arms that the Australian Pesticides and Medicine Authority is going to a cost recovery model and says it will be farmers who pay for the 200 per cent cost increase. To the much maligned renewable energy transmission line, VNI west, which will traverse nine councils in Victoria's Wimmera/Mallee, and the councils are demanding another meeting with the Victorian Government with the simple question, what’s in it for us? The wool and sheep industry remains divided over The Future Flock, the first industry-wide approach towards a more resilient future. The Colac saleyards has had a $270,000 facelift. And there's a far more positive outlook in South West Victoria with moisture back in the soil and good livestock prices. And we’ll head to the Mallee which is having a dream cropping season.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.