Calm the farm: foot-and-mouth disease is a threat, but it shouldn’t be used as a political weapon

When the CEO of the Australian Meat Industry Council is urging politicians to keep calm and stick to the science, we should all listen

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You may have missed the quiet war waged by farmer groups to end foot in mouth disease.

Yes, I mean foot in mouth disease.