Comment

After 50 years of reform and change farmers face battle for hearts of consumers

Vernon Graham
Updated July 6 2021 - 5:40pm, first published July 1 2021 - 12:00pm
INTO THE FRAY: Peter Reilly, a farmer from Nelungaloo near Parkes, virtually appeared out of nowhere to stop a program aimed at eradicating Ovine Johne's Disease but instead was ruining the livelihoods of many impacted sheep producers.
INTO THE FRAY: Peter Reilly, a farmer from Nelungaloo near Parkes, virtually appeared out of nowhere to stop a program aimed at eradicating Ovine Johne's Disease but instead was ruining the livelihoods of many impacted sheep producers.

It's hard to know where to start in trying to rank the major new stories and big farming trends I've seen during almost 50 years as a rural journalist but deregulation of wheat marketing would be near the top of the tree.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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