Ag's risky business needs more farmer, govt safety net plans

Andrew Marshall
Updated May 21 2019 - 7:09pm, first published May 20 2019 - 8:30am
Threatening risk outlook for ag without better farmer, govt plans
Threatening risk outlook for ag without better farmer, govt plans

Farming is a risky business in Australia, but it's going to get a lot riskier unless farmers can better buffer themselves against increasing seasonal and market volatility.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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