Warwick Long

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Warwick Long |Jane McNaughton |Angus Verley

The Victorian Country Hour visits drought-affected Mortlake in the south west of the state to hear about the dry conditions and how farmers and local businesses are coping. Guests included:Local Moyne Shire Councillors Myra Murrahy and Jim Doukas they say many community members are reaching out, their main role is advocacy for the community who are facing financial ruin. The Council on Tuesday brought an urgent motion to classify drought as a natural disaster similar to fires and floods.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Warwick Long |Jane McNaughton

The Victorian Country Hour broadcasts live from from a drought-affected dairy farmer at Naringal, in the state's south west. Guests included:Farmer owners Matt Grant and Renata Cumming - who said times are challenges with absolutely no fresh pastures so they are feeding cows which is very expensive and labour intensive and they thought they had enough feed but now they are not sure.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Warwick Long |Angus Verley

Angus Verley and Warwick Long travel to Charam in western Victoria to Elise Kealy's farm to discuss the drought with local farmers. 25km from Edenope Elise Kealy's only got a fourteenth ofthe required feed for her sheep, so they have been feeding. She said they can't source hay anywhere, but grain is available. Its unprecedented on their property to have two years of drought in a row.

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Warwick Long

The former head of one the largest cattle companies in Australia has been talking to farmers about his new project which is generating hundreds of millions of dollars in investment in regenerative agriculture. Hugh Killen was the CEO of AACO but now heads up Impact Ag Australia, a company with over 33,000 hectares and $350 million in capital.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Warwick Long

The Victorian Country Hour visits drought-affected Molesworth, in the upper Goulburn Valley region. Guests included: Farmer David Webb Ware with his four tips for surviving drought, based on a book they wrote after the last big dry in 2006. Local farmer Gina Lincoln on the fodder frenzy being created by the dry, she's buying feed from as far away as Dubbo, NSW.