New South Wales farmers and irrigators staring down the barrel of another round of water bill hikes

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.

GOOD LOOKS v RESILIENCE - New tool for testing Merinos

The CSIRO has developed a new genetic tool that can work out the most resilient Merinos in your flock.  Scientists have used vaccines to determine how likely individuals are to survive under stress. Gabrielle Hodson spoke with Senior Scientist Amy Bell about about the new tool.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

National Rural News Friday July 3

Friday July 3   In today's National Rural News:  ** The value of Australian horticulture has reached a record annual high  ** A new tool  to work out Merinos resilience  ** ABARES annual farm survey gets going   -- 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.

NATIONAL RURAL NEWS Thursday July 2

National Rural News Thursday July 2. In today's National Rural News: Dairy farmers in Gippsland have been left in the cold, a proposal to creat regional 'meda-councils" support for country-of-orgin pork labelling - 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.

ADVOCATES REACT TO APVMA PERFORMANCE

Advocates say the farm chemical regulator should not be allowed to present its latest performance report as a recovery from lagging approval rates.  The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority says nearly 81 percent of applications were finalised within the legislated time frames in the past quarter.  Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke  with CropLife Australia Director Justin Crosby about the challenges which still need to be addressed  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.