Win for Victorian producers with Fed Labor’s backflip on FMD

The Federal Labor Government has finally caved to sensible demands from livestock producers, farm lobby groups and The Nationals to bolster protections against foot and mouth disease (FMD). Agriculture Minister Murray Watt has finally confirmed sanitation mats will be installed at Australia’s international airports to combat the spread of Indonesia’s outbreak of FMD. It comes…

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Immediate measures needed to combat agriculture risk

The Victorian Nationals have called out the federal government’s refusal to implement strict new biosecurity measures to stop foot and mouth disease breaching Australia’s borders and decimating Victorian agriculture. Deputy Leader of the Nationals and Member for Lowan Emma Kealy said Labor’s federal Minister for Agriculture had said the government would implement any practical measures…

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