SA dairyfarmer Casey Treloar's video connected with so many people because it was a genuine, raw moment – a stark contrast to the carefully scripted and staged content we see so often on social media.

WHILE the major problem affecting our Murray-Darling Basin waterways, communities and irrigators is a lack of water due to the drought, it seems a severe shortage of trust is also continuing to take a toll.

If PETA had its way, we’d replace ‘kill two birds with one stone’ with ‘feed to birds with one scone’. But is this really necessary?

The push to give the CFS the power to stop farmers harvesting on dangerous days ignores much of the hard work being done by the grains industry.