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Country Today
by ACE Radio
The Country Today podcast focuses on breaking rural news, including daily interviews with farming and argi-business leaders, analysts, inventors, suppliers, politicians and much more. Hosted by Libby Price, who has spent over 30 years covering agribusiness, Libby is joined by a team of experienced rural-based journalists to present the show each day.
Episodes
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Country Today - October 15th
It's said you only know when a market has peaked when it starts to fall. So when will the bubble burst for Australia's beef export boom? Global Agritrends' Simon Quilty thinks the market will remain strong for two to three years yet. Yet another mineral sands project in Victoria is renewing...
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Country Today - October 14th
In one of the most significant allegations of a breach in competition laws, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed civil proceedings in Victoria's Federal Court against Australia's largest egg suppliers. It alleges illegal coordination of egg production and supply for more...
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Country Today - October 13th
One Nation has made an election promise to resume native timber logging in Victoria. But the Victorian Forest Products Association is dubious there would be investment in a return to native logging. The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria will soon be led by a familiar face, as South Gippsland farmer...
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Country Today - October 12th
Regional Victorians have taken to the steps of Parliament House yet again, travelling to Melbourne to demand action ahead of the upcoming state election. The demonstration brought a range of critical regional issues to the fore, from energy projects cutting through prime farmland and neglected...
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Country Today - October 9th
The hosts of Chatsworth House field day, Sarah and Tom Whinney have only been on the property for 6 years and have taken the grazing property down the regenerative farming path with some very impressive results. The dinner speaker was the inspirational former soil scientist, Antarctic adventurer...
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Country Today - October 6th
There's nothing like good rain after a dry period to make farmers very happy. So today we’ll check in with some of those happy farmers. First to Gippsland which has had a very difficult, dry winter. We'll head to Willaura in western Victoria where farmers say it couldn't have arrived at a better...
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Country Today - October 5th
Let’s take a look at the rain and if was a godsend or a curse. Dr Kathryn Burke is a farmer near Echuca, and she’s an ag consultant so talks to farmers across the State. Now then to the Mallee where it’s been one of the best seasons for years. So too at Baddaginnie in north east Victoria where...
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Country Today - October 2nd
Only two weeks ago, the Victorian Premier Ben Carroll said he would pause and review the Western Renewables Link, then this week his government pushed through planning amendments to fast track the controversial project. Katherine Myers is a farmer at Tourello north of Ballarat. The Western...
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Country Today - October 1st
What on earth is the Victorian Government up to? One minute Premier Ben Carroll says the controversial Western Renewables link is under review, the next minute the Government has rushes through planning amendments to proceed with the project You’ll hear what Nationals leader Danny O’Brien makes…
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Country Today - September 30th
With a lot of grain growers hoping for a bumper harvest, today we’re reminded how things can suddenly end in disaster. Just like it was in 2022 for Fleur Ferris and her family who farm near Moama on the Murray River. Then came the catastrophic floods of the Murray and Campaspe Rivers...
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Country Today - September 29th
The National Farmers Federation has negotiated a special deal with the Albanese Government to prioritise visa processing of backpackers needed urgently for the harvest season in various agricultural sectors. NFF CEO Michael Geurin told Country Today, that farmers did not have to be a member of a...
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Country Today - September 28th
With diesel prices inching closer to $3 a litre, thoughts are turning to why Australia doesn’t make use of biofuels. 60 per cent of countries are using it, why aren’t we? Yield forecasts for southern grain growers are looking better than expected, though a dry outlook still has farmers anxious...
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Country Today - September 8th
To renewable energy: The NSW government has sided with the Clean Energy Investor Group and doubled the amount objections need to trigger an investigation into projects by the Independent Planning Commission. Farmers say it makes it extremely difficult for small rural communities opposed to wind...
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Country Today - September 7th
ANZ’s Food for Thought report takes a look at what farmers need to know to remain competitive. The Country Fire Authority has released its annual bushfire survey, which showed this is going to be another bad year for fires. We’ll ponder why the Angus beef cattle breed has become so dominant with…
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Country Today - September 4th
Global wheat prices have surged to mid-2023 highs due to escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict, driving a sharp market rally despite near-record regional harvests. As Victoria prepares for the planned 2028 closure of the Yallourn coal-fired power station, concerns are rising over potential…
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Country Today - September 3rd
The Victorian Coalition's election vow to overturn wild dog protections faces a federal hurdle after Environment Minister Murray Watt approved a proposal to evaluate the Wilkerr Dingo population across northwest Victoria and South Australia as endangered. As Victorian cropping farmers prepare for...
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Country Today - September 2nd
We'll take a look at Australia's national food security with Australian Strategic Policy Institute senior fellow Andrew Henderson. Research says those working on the land face a significantly higher risk of developing devastating neurological conditions like Motor neurone disease (MND). Henry...
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Country Today - September 1st
We'll take a look at the latest figures published by the Australian Wool Production forecasting committee. The Victorian Farmers Federation has released their second annual State of the State Survey. It provides a snapshot of farmer sentiment, priorities and the issues that matter to them, just...
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Country Today - August 31st
Country Today has been at the Farmers Fight Back event in the small Wimmera town of Marnoo. One thousand people travelled from across Australia to attend, including One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce. Mark Reading is one of many farmers impacted by the...
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Country Today - August 28th
To the 2026 National Bush Summit in Dubbo, NSW. Farmers on the frontline of the energy transition took center stage. Also, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor criticized rising energy costs under the Labor government. He says the way to lower electricity prices is to abandon net-zero targets....
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Country Today - August 27th
On Country Today at the 2026 National Bush Summit in Dubbo, NSW, the Hon Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia, was heckled by the crowd as emotions ran hot over topics such as renewable energy. Housing dairy cows in sheds or barns used to be a practice more common to Europe and the US.…
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Country Today - August 26th
With carryover hay filling sheds across southern Australia, falling ex-farm prices and high freight costs leave growers with a tough decision: sell their stored hay now or hold out for dry weather ahead? We’ll head to Albury where livestock are thriving as we head into spring, after what has been...
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Country Today - August 25th
Country Today is making its way around Victoria to speak with farmers about the latest rainfall. First we'll head to the north east of the State, where some farmers are saying there's been a bit too much rain, with parts of Wangaratta flooding. Now let's head to the Wimmera. Horsham could do with…
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Country Today - August 24th
Supermarkets are trimming milk prices on major Bega brands, but the drop comes right as Bega pulled temporary support payments from farmers whose input costs remain sky-high. While we're taking a look at what's going on in the dairy industry, Rabobank's latest report looks at milk protein…
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Country Today - August 21st
Dairy farmers are furious with the Federal Government over policy changes that have pushed skilled agricultural visa applications to the bottom of the priority list. You can rarely have it all working on the land. Just as growers finally had been dealt ideal seasonal conditions, with it brought…
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Country Today - August 20th
Rural communities are bracing for severe agricultural labor shortages after the Federal Government froze working holiday visa applications from 24 countries. Canola prices are up $58 a tonne in the last two weeks, driven by global market shifts and rising crude oil strength. With El Niño driving…
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Country Today - August 19th
Victoria’s opposition leader Jess Wilson has announced the coalition will abandon the VNI-West Transmission Line, should it win government in the State Election this November. You’ll hear from Jess Wilson. Then we'll hear from Marnoo farmer Ben Duxson whose property is directly impacted by the...
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Country Today - August 18th
Wangaratta is preparing for a record-breaking yarding of nearly 6,000 head of cattle at its st ore sale on Thursday this week. Increasingly, dairy farmers are choosing to put beef bulls over dairy cows to meet growing demand from fast-food giants seeking high-quality beef with a smaller...
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Country Today - August 17th
The Bureau of Meteorology's CEO has commissioned an independent review of the organisation. But will it be enough to restore farmers' trust after a year of growing skepticism over forecast accuracy? We’ll head to Southern NSW to speak with a sheep and cattle producer. He says recent rainfall and…
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Country Today - August 14th
Is it time farmers had just one lobby group representing them? Two state farming groups have left GPA to go to GrainGrowers ... and now, GrainGrowers has announced its members will vote on changing its constitution to create a new category of membership to enable State Farming Organisations to...
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Country Today - August 13th
Today Victoria’s opposition leader Jess Wilson on her plans for the regions if the coalition wins the state election in just 15 weeks time. Australia’s largest rice processor SunRice cuts jobs. And the blame is very much on high water prices resulting in rice growers turning to different crops....
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Country Today - August 12th
The increasingly herbicide resistant ryegrass can adjust its growth and reproduction to survive under drought stress by producing even more seeds. Bee keepers across the eastern states are putting the final pieces in place for this year’s almond pollination period which is heavily impacted by the...
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Country Today - August 11th
It’s been a very wet weekend in Victoria with falls as high as 160 millimetres in the Alps, and good falls across most of the state, with minor to moderate flooding in the North East. We’ll do a bit if a whip around some parts of the state to see how farmers fared. In the Central Highlands, the...
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Country Today - August 10th
Crops are soaking up this weekend's rainfall, with totals of 10 to 40 mm across key agricultural areas. You’ll hear from the Youth Climate Champion for COP31, Sally Higgins. Her message to governments: mobilise young people and accelerate progress. Federal Parliament resumes for the Spring…
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Country Today - August 7th
Fuel prices have skyrocketed again. Today an energy analyst says, even if the war ended tomorrow, fuel prices, and in particular diesel, will remain high for the next few years. There are more signals that an El Nino is forming. Libby Price spoke to Ag Victoria seasonal risk agronomist Dale Grey....
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Country Today - August 6th
After an eight-year investigation, Victoria’s anti-corruption watchdog, IBAC, concluded extraordinary influence was wielded by United Firefighters Union secretary, Peter Marshall, over senior figures in the Andrews Labor Government when negotiating for reform of the CFA. Peter Marshall claims the...
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Country Today - August 5th
The focus of the program today is the imposing threat of this H5 variant of bird flu. Put simply, it will kill all birds who are infected. But it does cross to mammals. In Europe and the US, its infecting dairy herds and there’s a lot to learn. You’ll hear from a former CFA volunteer of some 24...
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Country Today - August 4th
It’s increasingly looking like the highly virulent strain of bird flu is here to stay. Today you’ll hear from Victoria’s chief vet, Graeme Cooke. Global wheat prices are rallying due to Middle East tensions and Black Sea shipping delays, yet domestic prices have barely moved. Slaughter cattle...
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Country Today - August 3rd
Australia’s fertilizer industry is in tatters due to the Federal Government only underwriting three of the big companies due to record urea prices due to the war in the Middle East. It’s meant 70 per cent of the industry has to buy product at record high prices, but sell at the subsidised price,...
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Country Today - July 31st
The controversial Climate Active scheme which has allowed corporates to claim they were carbon neutral by purchasing carbon credits scrapped by the Federal Government. Country Today has been at the Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne this week and one of the major topics has been…
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Country Today - July 30th
The inquiry into Victoria's 2026 summer fires has been tabled in Parliament. The Labor government concluded that “fire agencies and communities were overall well prepared.’’ But the Government's tried to conceal some of it, so what are they trying to hide, and what did the coalition have to say?…
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Country Today - July 29th
The first job of the new Victorian Premier Ben Carroll was to announce there will be a Royal Commission into corruption and criminality in Victoria’s construction sector. We will rake over the coals of the premiership of Jacinta Allen. You’ll hear how farmers are bitter about her government with...
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Country Today - July 28th
As you may have heard, Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen has resigned, just four months out from the State election. So is this good or bad news for the State Opposition. You'll hear from Nationals Leader Danny O'Brien. We’ll also talk about the allegations of food fraud, labelling of products as...
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Country Today - July 27th
New South Wales farmers have asked for another delay of a further two years in the mandating of electronic ear tags in sheep. Australia has triggered its 2026 quota for beef exports into South Korea. Victorian Farmers Federation has warned the state government it faces a fierce fight if it scraps...
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Country Today - July 24th
To the Murray Darling Basin Plan, and regional councils claim Federal funding that was meant to be spent on communities hit by water buybacks, is instead going to the Victorian Government and is being wasted on administration and bureaucracy. And Donald Trump has done it again announcing tariffs…
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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...
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Country Today - July 22nd
We'll take a look at both sheep and cattle markets this year. We've seen significant feeder cattle price volatility for the first six months of the year. Confidence is returning to Australia’s sheep industry as stronger market prices drive optimism and farmers are rebuilding their flocks. Also…
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Country Today - July 21st
Highly acclaimed political journalist Chris Uhlmann who is very forthright in his criticism of renewable energy and the net zero carbon emissions target. Every six days, a farm accident claims an Australian life. On this national farm safety week we hear from Farmsafe’s Stevi Howdle. Measuring...
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Country Today - July 20th
If you relying on your rain gauge to make critical farm management decisions, you could be making costly mistakes. Today we’ll tease out how deep soil moisture probe networks on farm can reveal the secrets of your soils. The American Sheep Industry Association has persuaded the U.S. International...
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Country Today - July 17th
In a sign of the times for Australia’s wine grape producers the latest vintage is the lowest in more than 25 years. And there still needs to be more rationalisation. To the shocking state of many of our regional roads. Livestock transporter Russell Borchard has never seen it this bad in his 30...
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The Country Today podcast focuses on breaking rural news, including daily interviews with farming and argi-business leaders, analysts, inventors, suppliers, politicians and much more. Hosted by Libby Price, who has spent over 30 years covering agribusiness, Libby is joined by a team of experienced rural-based journalists to present the show each day.
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