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General Manager of the South Australian Arid Lands Landscape Board Jodie Gregg-Smith updates listeners on the phenomenal accuracy and results of feral animal control of pigs and cats in the north-east of South Australia and the importance of the control activities

From singing the praises of expert marksmen using tools put in their hands by the former Coalition government to control feral pigs to three Victorian Nationals' wins in the state election, National Party federal leader David Littleproud weighs in on the hot topics including the energy debate and SA Premier Peter Malinauskas' very public backtracking on supporting the nuclear conversation for Aust...

We discuss with regional Australian listeners the significance of rising inflation, the past comments of RBA governor Phillip Lowe and calls for his departure, and what 2023 might hold for mortgage holders

Australian nuclear energy advocate James Fleay also responds to the Environment Minister's claims regarding small modular reactors in Australia - and points to the United Arab Emirates as a case study on how quickly, relatively speaking, a nation could include baseload nuclear energy in their decarbonised energy mix

The Australian Crop Report is out for December and it's mixed fortunes for many but good progress in the nation as a whole towards agreed $100 billion farmgate value targets by 2030

The independent MP for Narungga talks about improving regional health services, attracting and retaining doctors via a parliamentary inquiry - if he can initiate it with 10,000 signatures.

After a momentary price lift last week, the market resumed its doldrums but there were signs of fresh buying activity to lift producers into the final two trading weeks at the Australian Wool Exchange for 2022 where almost $1 billion worth of wool has sold again this year.

Viterra's South Australian grain production estimates are upward of 11.5m tonnes, potentially the second largest just under the 2016/17 harvest, close to the 12.1m estimated by PIRSA on Thursday - and quality remains up in many areas in a boost to rain-affected growers facing a Christmas and New Year season harvesting later than usual in the summer

Crop harvest conditions vary across southern Australia as prices shift internationally due to the Russia - Ukraine Black Sea export deal increases supply.

There's been a billion dollar lift in the expected South Australian 2022/23 grain crop as it comes in later, but fast on the west coast of the state

Both a little bleary-eyed from watching the Socceroos triumph over Denmark in Qatar, Matt and Flow's Rikki Lambert discuss the domestic market movements for Australia's cattle and sheep producers.

SA Power Networks' Paul Roberts outlines the preparations and scenarios the state's largest energy utility has been activating in response to inflows on the SA River Murray unseen potentially since the 1970s and responds to the federal MP for Barker Tony Pasin's criticisms of engagement with small towns on the Murray

We discuss for regional Australian listeners the challenges facing state governments and future expenditure, and where their debt ratios sit relative to comparable provinces or sub-national governments in other parts of the world.

Mildura snake catcher Terry Carstens talks about his busiest season in decades, which he attributes to the Murray River floods drifting snakes out of their natural habitats and closer to populated areas and profiles a new breed of snake that's recently popped up across the border in South Australia.

The federal member for Barker calls in from Canberra after visiting flood-affected or threatened towns in the SA River Murray over the weekend between sitting weeks to share concerns for small communities like Morgan, Cadell and Swan Reach and urges policy makers to better prepare or assist small communities

T-Ports Manager Tim Gurney discusses latest exciting collaboration between T-Ports and Fat Farmers on the Country Viewpoint. The initiative will focus on benefitting and assisting farmers in their fitness, health and wellbeing so they can operate better and make healthier decisions for their business, families and communities in which they live.

Could the Sporting Shooters Wodonga representative running for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party be dudded by preference deals delivering the last Northern Victoria seat to the Animal Justice Party? We discuss the situation leading up to the December 13 'button push' by the Victorian Electoral Commission for the state's upper house, and also the creative campaigning involving superhero costu...

"That was probably one of the most sarcastic pieces of satire ever created - I run a bit on sarcasm, it's a great form of communication" - Craig 'Macca' McGown responds to fact-checkers or 'fact controllers' in an Akubra hat-tip to Thomas the Tank Engine

The Nationals MP for Riverina talks about flooding impacts in communities in his electorate and the need for the state government to take stronger action in flood mitigation on the Lachlan River by raising the Wyangala Dam wall

We catch up with the peak South Australian grain body's chief executive officer Brad Perry about the state's graingrower harvest conditions, fire prevention, port logistics, hay challenges and more.

The member for Mallee in northwestern Victoria and shadow assistant minister for regional development talks about Nationals leader David Littleproud tasking her with investigating solutions on regional health services and outlines her concerns about the proposed referendum on an indigenous voice to parliament after the Nationals declared on Tuesday, spearheaded by indigenous NT CLP senator Jacinta...

Senator Alex Antic (right, pictured with Jordan Peterson) speaks with Flow listeners from Canberra about the pursuit of evidence on vaccination injury and liability for pharmaceutical companies and governments, continued questioning of senior bureaucrats on gender and the industrial relations debate.

As of Monday morning after the close of polls Saturday night, the Nationals candidate Jade Benham was 900 votes ahead and the first-term independent MP Ali Cupper in a Sunday statement indicated it looked likely the seat was 'returning to the major parties'. We speak with the impending new MP for the Nationals

The 2022 Schoolies Festival begins Friday 25 November and Encounter Youth is on hand again to support school leavers celebrating successfully as it offers preventative programs with young people and advice to policy makers about young people's social, drug and alcohol experiences

Warmer Weather - tick - improved prices for wool producers - also tick - let's try keep it going after a long-awaited turnaround at the Australian Wool Exchange for Aussie wool producers. We start looking forwards to 2023 and what it might hold for producers.