Country Today - June 9th

To the King's Birthday Honours and Lucinda Corrigan has been named a Member of the Order of Australia in recognition for her significant contributions to Australia’s meat and livestock industry, sustainability and climate action. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is calling for a strong code of conduct for the horticulture industry, NSW is joining national requirements for electronic identification requirements for sheep and goats. The Wine industry is calling for the federal government to halt tax changes announced the budget. Taylors Wines is threatening to take its operations overseas,  while the nation's largest retail liquor network Endeavour Group has announced it will step away from producing Concerns have been raised in the NSW parliament about Motor Neurone Disease, with reported clusters in the Riverina, particularly among farming communities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.