Has coronavirus helped ag's biosecurity warnings cut through?

Andrew Marshall
Updated April 14 2020 - 8:16am, first published April 13 2020 - 6:45am
Rob and Melinee Leather, Barfield Station, Banana. Picture; Jessica Howard Photography.
Rob and Melinee Leather, Barfield Station, Banana. Picture; Jessica Howard Photography.

Nobody believes the coronavirus pandemic is a good thing, but Central Queensland cattle producer Melinee Leather feels in just a few short weeks it has achieved wonders in awakening Australians to just how easily obscure diseases can arrive and spread.

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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