The live export of dairy heifers, especially to China, has been highly profitable for Australian dairy farmers, providing valuable trade opportunities and strong cattle prices.
Farmers and truck drivers descended on Parliament House on Tuesday to protest a ban on live sheep exports and other policies they say are detrimental to Australian agriculture.
NSW's "buck-passing approach" to the handling of invasive species cannot continue as a blistering assessment warns pests could become a $30 billion problem within six years.
Australians have been urged to avoid red meat and nuclear power, develop new industrial processes and revegetate the land to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
WoolProducers is the latest agricultural organisation, throwing its support behind a planned rally in Canberra, following alarming findings announced in the Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee report.
