About the episode
If you take a look at the Bureau it's suggesting we're in for a wetter than average three months, which could turn things around and allow farmers to hopefully pick up at least an average yield. But for now, in the Western District, they're still waiting for those fronts to come through. The conversation around climate change in the agriculture sector isn't always either one extreme or the other. In fact a lot of farmers just want it to be handled differently. David Matthews is a farmer in the Wimmera region, and the founder of Farm Trade Australia. He's embracing adoption of new technologies, but not the way they're currently being forced upon regional communities. Registrations for the week-long Aussie Bird Count are now open and we're being called on to take part by getting out and observing our local birds. You’ll hear from BirdLife Australia. The weekly wool report, which saw a significant milestone, going over the psychological barrier of 1300 cents.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
