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00:00 Welcome back to another episode of Getting the Upper Land, where you get a rundown of
00:12 some of our top stories. I'm livestock editor Rebecca Naj, and you only get my dulcet tones
00:18 this week with senior journalist Dennis Howard off sick. Some would argue I'm the only
00:23 presenter you need anyway, right mum? Making news this week, agriculture's reputation
00:29 as an industry for older blokes is being turned on its head thanks to a surge of young women
00:34 joining its ranks. The number of women aged 25 to 34 working in the sector has increased
00:40 by 42% over the past 17 years. Also in news, rural fire service volunteers joined a peaceful
00:48 protest in Sydney on Monday in the hope they don't have to quit the service over flaws
00:53 they see in the Rewiring the Nation program. Firefighters and landowners say that overhead
00:59 transmission lines have some very real safety risks, and they're also concerned that underground
01:04 lines aren't being considered. And in markets, recent rain hasn't just improved prices, it's
01:12 also put a boost in lamb prices. Heavy lambs lifted as much as 75 cents per kilogram carcass
01:18 weight over the last week, and agents say while rain did help boost the prices, limited
01:24 supply of heavier export lambs also came into play. And in livestock, deliberately drenching
01:30 sheep with worms is having some promising results for a Victorian producer. Matt Kelly
01:36 introduced chemically naive worms to his breeding operation, and he says his ewes have gone
01:41 from one drench per year to none at all. You can get all these stories and more in today's
01:47 paper, and don't forget to check out theland.com.au to read more. You can also sign up for our
01:53 daily newsletter via the website and follow us on social media. And we'll be back next
01:58 week with more.
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