Country Today - July 23rd

In worrying news for dairy farmers, the countries largest processor Lactalis has announced it’s closing its Gippsland dairy factory at Longwarry. Is there going to be further rationalisation as milk supply continues to fall. With the war with Iran dragging on and military tensions rising, so too are critical agricultural input costs such as fuel and fertilizer. Particularly hard hit are the intensive horticulture industries. There’s been some significant movement in global grain prices, largely due to Russian and Ukrainian attacks in the Black Sea. Australian dairy exporters will have to align with new European antibiotic recording rules. And you hear about the farm consultancy Brivon, standing for Brave vision.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.