National Rural News Wednesday July 8

An emerging alternative to the reliance on increasingly expensive fertilizer

Hi, I'm Jefferson Shaw, Welcome and thanks for listening to the National Rural News Close Up podcast An alternative to increasingly expensive fertiliser is emerging for farmers in a colourful crop which can add nitrogen to the soil. Sunn hemp is a legume that can be used a cover crop to improve soil health. I spoke with Queensland's Department of Primary Industry Principle Scientist Paul Grundy about the benefits and drawbacks. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

National Rural News Wednesday July 8

In today's National Rural News: Assurances for free-range producers during the H5N1 bird flu outbreak, an emerging alternative for fertilizer, and an optimistic agriculture outlook for the second half of the year See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

A new way being developed to mass weigh sheep

Early prototypes have been developed for a sensor system to analyse sheep body volume, liveweight, and fleece weight. 20 producers are helping to create the design of the system to reflect real world farming conditions. Rural Reporter Jefferson Shaw spoke with CSIRO Principal Research Scientist Doctor Sabrina Greenwood about how it'll allow farmers to better monitoring their sheep: See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

National Rural News Tuesday July 7

Australia quickly approaching a higher tariff on some meat exports, a new way to weigh sheep, and the Great Barrier Reef avoids a classification of in danger. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

National Rural News Monday July 6

The highly contagious bird flu confirmed in NSW, an Australian dairy company has been fined, expanding the wool industry -- plus the latest from the markets and more.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.