4 June 2013

The sugar cane disease was first reported north of Cairns and has already travelled as far south as Mackay. It’s a concern for an industry worth $2 billion a year to the Queensland economy, and an emerging headache for a farming sector already struggling with live export bans on cattle and drought.

To hear the radio segment or to read the transcript, please visit http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-04/mystery-disease-killing-off-australias-sugar-cane/4731448?section=qld