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Liv Casben

Farmers butt heads over sheep and 'poor' budget

More than a dozen farmers and leaders of agricultural groups walked out of a federal budget wrap up. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Angry farmers wearing "keep the sheep" t-shirts have walked out on the federal agriculture minister enraged by his decision to end live sheep exports in 2028, while describing the budget as "poor". 

More than a dozen farmers and leaders of several peak agricultural groups left a post-budget wrap up on Wednesday, as Agriculture Minister Murray Watt began to talk about the ban.

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