On today's show Jamie Mackay checks out what could be a looming China crisis, and hears from a young Aussie farmer who's gone viral on social media.
On with the show:
Nathan Guy:
National's Spokesperson for Agriculture comments on a Chinese cold shoulder, the big dry and the latest hit on the polls for the Nats.
Jane Smith:
The former winner of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards is very concerned about the state of our tertiary agricultural training industry.
Casey Treloar:
We catch up with a young Australian agricultural journalist who's gone viral on social media with a heart-felt video about having to sell the family dairy farm. See the video here
Tom Young:
The National Livestock Manager for Affco offers a mid-season update for a very positive red meat industry, as the dry spell is seeing an influx of livestock to our processing plants.
Don Fraser:
The man behind Fraser Farm Finance says many in the dairy industry are still battling crippling debt.
Listen to the whole show below:
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