Aussie Ag: Crises & Wins in Farming

Farmers in New South Wales are getting hammered by soaring diesel costs on top of brutal

droughts, turning routine halls for feed or sales into a financial nightmare.

The cattle sector just walked back its net zero emissions pledge by 2030, admitting it's

not realistic less than a decade after committing.

Meanwhile, land producers are caching in on record prices for massive export demand.

Floods and heatwaves have folks reeling too, with livestock washing up on beaches and

oyster farms shedding down from marine heat spikes.

Hunters firing near properties have sparked safety calls for buffer zones, while thieves

hit oyster suppliers hard.

Virolimites keep spreading south and beehives, but some hope extreme heat could knock them

out without chemicals.

Young wool growers they optimistic amid a century-worst slump, and carbon farming draws big money

like wood sides $53 million land buy.

Ozzy Ag keeps swinging between crises and winds, proving these producers adapt faster

than the weather changes.

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