About the episode
The annual Weekly Times Farmer of the Year Awards will be announced at the next week. One of the finalists is regenerative farmer Lachie Barclay. As we’ve discussed on Country Today in our recent bushfire coverage, there can be lingering impacts on surviving livestock including loss of disease immunity. So how do farmers manage their animals post fires? Rabbit numbers are surging in Australia and a federal funding cut has left no new viral strains available to combat rising calicivirus resistance. The federal government has taken the easy option and introduced a voluntary code of conduct for labelling plant based alternative foods to replace meat and dairy in diets. Strong prices have sparked a lentil ‘gold rush’, with crops increasingly being grown in areas once considered unsuitable.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
