The town of Young in southern NSW is reeling after the closure of the town's biggest employer; South Australian grain growers have harvested their second biggest crop on record.
Grain growers need no reminding that the past decade has been one of the toughest nor that the biggest factor has been the weather. Australia's sheep flock is predicted to fall to its lowest level in more than a century this year.
This year's Royal Easter Show featured a careers expo to promote agriculture as a career option. In recent years the Australian egg market has been dominated by three major players supplying the country's big retailers.