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Apr 2024
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'Home invasion': The human toll of anima...

The Weekly Times
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Animal activists entering farms is akin to a “home invasion”, a Victorian piggery manager with more than 35 years of experience tells The Weekly Times reporter Peter Hunt on this week's special episode of The Australian Ag Podcast. Peter also explores the hot topic of animal activism with Victorian Farmers Federation pig group president David Wright and Animal Justice Party MP Georgie Purcell. On this week's installment of Over The Fence, The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff catches up with NSW New England beef producer Simon Wright to talk beef prices, the season and the secrets of success for a 150-year family farming operation.

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