Ag fears coronavirus shutdown risks unless 'essential' status granted

Andrew Marshall
Updated March 24 2020 - 1:56pm, first published March 23 2020 - 5:30pm
Why ag needs 'essential service' rating to beat COVID-19 risks
Why ag needs 'essential service' rating to beat COVID-19 risks

Farmers are being assured it's pretty much business as usual for the $59 billion agriculture sector during the coronavirus emergency, with no plans afoot for lockdowns or border restrictions on the movement of produce, livestock or farm inputs.

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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