FMD

An emotional councillor broke down during Wednesday's South Burnett Regional Council meeting as he described the effect an outbreak of foot and mouth ...

It has the potential to absolutely ruin this country.” And I can rest assure you now, memberships in AgForce might just diminish,” Cr Henschen said. “There is talk on the street … that because of this potential catastrophe to this country that saleyards and operators … are going to stop and limit numbers to saleyards because of mass fear. He said the “buck was being passed on” to primary producers to manage the threat. Cr Henschen said the response to the threat so far had been “pathetic”. Criticising the Federal Government and industry bodies, Cr Henschen said he was “furious” and “ropeable” about the lack of action over the threat FMD posed.