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... and the Minister for western NSW also responds to shadow minister Mick Veitch MLC's concerns about funding and staffing levels at Local Land Services in this budget, with biosecurity a key concern given the outbreaks of foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin disease in NSW, and recent Japanese Encephalitis activity in pigs and horses in a rare southern Australian outbreak

... and the NSW Labor shadow minister for regional development expresses concern in an election budget of the potential for future spending within that portfolio to pork-barrel key regional electorates before the March poll

The man who would be NSW treasurer if successful at the March 2023 election warns that the Perrottet government intends to tax every landholder eventually with a land tax by phasing out stamp duty on the day treasurer Matt Kean delivers his election-year budget. Daniel Mookhey also criticises the government's spending efforts on regional health.

The member for Farrer in south-western New South Wales also talks with Flow listeners about the good news that regional events are getting underway again after lockdowns and restrictions made it hard to recently stage events, with the 'Deni Ute Muster' announcing it is back on again later this year after a two-year hiatus.

The new shadow minister for regional development talks about the exciting potential Qantas and Airbus' joint US$200 commitment to produce aviation biofuels out of canola - something her electorate has in abundance - in Australia, amid a discussion about the reliability of Australia's energy grid - and why nuclear energy has been on the sidelines

Fresh off the plane from Cloncurry, Queensland, rural banking specialist Rabobank's Angus Gidley-Baird spoke with Flow listeners about the latest market movements in cattle and sheep in Australia, plus the growing appeal of carbon-neutral branded meat product in Australian supermarkets and beyond

The AWEX raised its bat for week 50 after smashing prices out of the park for sellers as currencies wobbled due to global inflation and security concerns.

Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Dalgleish from AgWatchers podcast ( https://agwatchers.podbean.com/) in conversation with FlowNews24's Rikki Lambert ( www.flownews24.com.au ) discuss further Australia's labour market contrasted with Chinese industrial output - and outsourcing to Africa - and the extent to which Australia's shifting population to regions may assist (or not) in advancing regional Australi...

Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Dalgleish from AgWatchers podcast ( https://agwatchers.podbean.com/) in conversation with FlowNews24's Rikki Lambert ( www.flownews24.com.au ) further discuss the federal government's proposed ban of live sheep exports and the realities of Middle East livestock demand, whether Australian manufacturing will be revived as farmers turn to automation, the challenges with farm...

Matt Dalgleish and Andrew Dalgleish from AgWatchers podcast ( https://agwatchers.podbean.com/) in conversation with FlowNews24's Rikki Lambert ( www.flownews24.com.au ) discuss Australia's crop plantings, risks of global and national recession, interest rate rises, Mortgage defaults and pressure on farm finance - and begin a discussion on banning live exports of sheep

Matt Dalgleish from AgWatchers podcast ( https://agwatchers.podbean.com/) introduces a three-way conversation with co-host Andrew Whitelaw and FlowNews24's Rikki Lambert ( www.flownews24.com.au ), kicking off with Food Inflation, a discussion about the impacts in Australian and global agriculture of the Russia Ukraine conflict - and how long that conflict might go.

... and the many facets she brings to the Senate in Canberra after her election was confirmed on Wednesday as the 6th person elected to represent South Australia in the May 21 half-senate election. Her term begins on 1 July and she responded to fellow senator-elect for the Northern Territory Jacinta Nampijinpa Price's comments on Wednesday about on an 'indigenous voice' in politics via constitutio...

After the recent unveiling of a mural and other memorials honouring the Wagga Wagga and Riverina district's contribution to the RAAF and Australia's security and military history - and hot on the tail of the smash hit Top Gun: Maverick film in cinemas, local Nationals MP Michael McCormack shares an anecdote on jet engines as 'the sound of freedom'

Australia's new and 35th Agriculture Minister speaks with Flow listeners about his background and some of the hot topics and Labor's policy position, from live exports of sheep out of Western Australia to a biosecurity levy on imports and the debate about an agriculture visa and former minister David Littleproud's concerns on that topic - and responds to Mr Littleproud's concerns about Australia f...

The Victorian Liberal leader and Opposition leader speaks with Flow's Wayne Phillips about his Ukrainian heritage, Murray Basin Rail and passenger rail to north-western Victoria, water for farms, $750m for Mildura Hospital, road funding in the Sunraysia region, running against the Nationals in the seat of Mildura, the Andrews Labor government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and a royal commiss...

Plus some positives in Japan beef trade and concerns about the liquidation phase in the USA on cattle, all on the Flow network with Thomas Elder Markets' ( www.thomaseldermarkets.com.au ) Matt Dalgleish

The Russia-Ukraine continues to feed into global food prices in a significant way as negotiations continue on getting food out of the region, while Australian farmers enjoy great prices for grains and canola - with great prospects for the current crop going into the ground

The Quambatook farmer speaks with FlowFM about the latest ABARES data on Australia's farm export value and the need for market reform, as well as the food security and humanitarian importance of Australia being cherry-ripe to meet global food needs year in, year out

Australia's farmers may be doing brilliantly in export values but there remain significant challenges on farm labour, underlying productivity, profitability and logistical challenges - and the significant biosecurity threats that are potentially underfunded. The NFF's Charlie Thomas discusses with FlowFM Australia

The SA Labor Legislative Councillor criticises the Opposition's amendments to a bill to establish a Cross-Border Commissioner saying it has delayed implementing a role the Labor Party committed to putting in place during the March 2022 election campaign

The shadow agriculture minister says we're 'done' on the 450 gigalitres in the Murray-Darling Basin being delivered via buybacks to South Australia, looks at threats to Australia's $100bn farmgate value target by 2030 as ABARES releases encouraging export figures, the threat of Foot and Mouth and Lumpy Skin diseases from Indonesia and the hope that Labor will follow through the 'cost recovery' met...

X marks the spot - or does it? - in the SA Liberal Opposition's claims that SA Health Minister Chris Picton is a 'petrol pirate' for refusing to match a Liberal March election commitment to double the Patient Assistance Transport Scheme (PATS) rate - something the Liberals did not do in their four years in office. The new member for Frome in regional South Australia speaks with FlowFM about her pu...

The Executive Director of ABARES talks about Australia's cropping outlook with Dr Greenville confirming recent comments from Rabobank that Victoria's cropping area looks likely to be 10 per cent higher than last year, but overall ABARES is projecting a 4th biggest harvest on record - and still strong prices for Australia's food and fibre produce

Is South Australia adequately equipped for serious challenges that may come to the state's primary industries? The shadow agriculture minister expresses concerns about the adequacy of funding for PIRSA in the 2022/23 State Budget, and the threat of livestock diseases emerging in Indonesia to biosecurity (Our apologies for the mobile signal weakness in the interview)