Rain boosts farmer confidence ahead of El Nino

National Rural News Friday July 17

In today's National Rural News:   **  13 nutrition experts and social media influencers from around the world are meeting with red meat producers from Monday, with fears there's not enough focus on iron-rich foods - especially for women, ** South Australia approves the state's  first  virtual fencing company, ** Police say pregnant ewes are the latest hot target for farm thieves. Plus the latest from the markets and more.  Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Cunning sheep duffers target pregnant ewes

Why would someone steal sheep from a farm?  Sadly, sheep theft on the rise - and they're stolen in bigger numbers in the one offence - which means police believe many thieves have a detailed knowledge of the industry - and have access to the trucks and equipment to make whole flocks disappear. Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson caught up with Victoria Police Inspector Paul Hargreaves, who's talking on the subject this weekend at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

National Rural News Thurs July 16

In today's National Rural News:   ** New Zealand cops its first H-5 bird flu case. with a mystery WA case classified positive as a "precaution",  ** Calls for more cash to fix, strengthen and build crumbling country bridges, ** Plans to help rural and remote mechanics with issues such as EVs by using smartglasses, Plus the latest from the markets and more.  Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Country bridges in crisis - calls for more cash

Do you have an old, weak or damaged bridge that's causing transport headaches?  What happens in a bushfire - when increasingly heavy fire trucks can't cross it anymore?   Rural Councils Victoria wants serious cash splashed on country bridges. Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson caught up with deputy chair Kate Makin, who's also the Mayor of Corangamite - a south-west Victorian shire that has some seriously damaging rainfall. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

National Rural News Wed July 15

In today's National Rural News:   ** Relief in Queensland as a sick migratory bird found at Noosa tests negative to bird flu.  ** CropLife fears Australia will scare off chemical companies, under proposed cost-recovery changes to the pesticides and animal medicines agency. ** Sellers of fertilizer cope with enormous losses, as cheap urea floods in. Plus the latest from the markets and more.  Subscribe to the National Rural News podcast: http://bit.ly/RuralNewsPodcast See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.