This week’s take on the news relating to rural and regional Australia with Fleur Anderson and Wade Dabinett. GM update - You've heard us talk about this in previous episodes so an update for those playing along - SA GM ban has been officially lifted! hoorah! https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-28/south-australia-to-lift-gm-ban-after-16-years/12193730 POLITICS CHINA! It's all about China this week. Arguably our most important relationship, how its managed through this crisis has never been more important. https://www.smh.com.au/national/china-s-man-in-canberra-has-unmasked-the-regime-s ..read more

In this bonus episode we follow on from the story on the regional tourism boom and talk with one tourism operator who is looking to capitalise on the hidden gems in rural and regional Australia in their business. Globetrotting is a travel agency devoted to horse riding experiences the world over and they personally test every ride in the saddle themselves. Kate and her husband Steve are both off the land in Rural Qld and have now based their family business in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland. There's an opportunity for any horse loving station owners that want to be part of the Globetrotting por ..read more

This week’s take on the news relating to rural and regional Australia with Fleur Anderson and Wade Dabinett. Revisiting Food Security ABARES Report: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/publications/insights/australian-food-security-and-COVID-19#irrigated-agriculture-is-important-for-many-reasons-but-domestic-rice-plays-a-modest-role-in-australian-food-security RGA Response: https://www.rga.org.au/Public/Content/News/Media/2019/20200417_ABARES_false%20comfort_COVID-19.aspx Farmonline article about SunRice’s local supplies…. https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/6703353/sunrice-weighs-up-loca ..read more

This week’s take on the news relating to rural and regional Australia with Fleur Anderson and Wade Dabinett: Food security is the talk of the town this week - and never wasting a crisis. But first...Wade loved this one for obvious reasons! Pyne vs Trump: https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/christopher-pyne-donald-trump-has-failed-his-people-in-his-response-to-the-covid19-crisis/news-story/c740306977c023ba747b376a84cc7ea1 Food security 60 Minutes beat up: https://www.9now.com.au/60-minutes/2020/clip-ck8ws4hbx003o0gldjg9cp49t NFF Response #factsmatter: https://nff.org.au/media-release ..read more

This week’s take on the news relating to rural and regional Australia with Fleur Anderson and Wade Dabinett: We can't avoid it - we talk Corona. We've left one non-Corona story and interview right to the end as a reward for listening to Wade and Fleur bang on! This week the conversation turned Macro. Will this change how we govern forever? It's certainly changed the way we run our businesses (Fleur is a fan of the new dress code - 'Zoom Meeting'!) This tweet charts global numbers and Australia get an honourable mention: https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1246538603934646272?s=19 These a ..read more

This week’s take on the news relating to rural and regional Australia with Fleur Anderson and Wade Dabinett. Our top non-COVID19 stories 1.Cotton Open House https://cottonaustralia.com.au/news/australian-cotton-industry-opens-its-doors-for-community-engagement-day 2. MDB Basin Report https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-03-16/murray-darling-basin-report-reveals-yawning-gap-winners-losers/12058948 3.Rabo Confidence report released https://www.rabobank.com.au/knowledge/rural-confidence-survey/ 4.The new Barbecue https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-14/american-style-low-and-slow-barbecue-au ..read more

This week’s take on the news relating to rural and regional Australia with Fleur Anderson and Wade Dabinett. Agribusiness: ABARES Updates: https://twitter.com/TimNeale1/status/1231551025951100930 Climate change already hurting farmers bottom line: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/6661002/climate-change-already-hurting-farmers-bottom-line/ Drought was an opportunity not a crisis: https://twitter.com/afsnsw/status/1235384622545960960?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Politics: Call for Agriculture to take a stand on hidden issue https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/6664 ..read more

This week we have booted the blokes and have 3 amazing rural women joining Fleur Anderson as guests on this special edition of BATB to mark International Women’s Day. Guests: Airlie Landale - Farm Table Simone Kain - George the Farmer & Hello Friday Jo Palmer - Pointer Remote Roles Fleur Anderson - Rural Business Collective Among the many things the ladies talk about in this episode here are some of the things they have mentioned and their choices for their IWD Dinner Party: Simone’s Dinner Party: Brene Brown Gabby Bernstein Turia Pitt Airlie’s Dinner Party: Hosts of the Guilty Feminist ..read more

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