constructed the information, your experiences and perspective. Can you advise if the education of countries we export to is a result of the backlash from the last live export drama in 2011, or if such education was happening before that issue became public knowledge? Thanks. Hallelujah! Australian agriculture needs more tech-saavy, social media utilising young up-and-comers! It's so refreshing to see a positive voice being put out there, we need to stand up for ourselves and at least attempt to get the truth out there about the high standards of animal welfare in this country -- and not be beaten down by the rubbish scare-mongering put out there by certain activist groups. Unfortunately mainstream media is easy to hijack. The public view gets shaped by popstars who sign up to campaigns for who knows what reason. Australia's agriculrural industries are under grave threat from vague and unrepresentative groups posing as `animal welfare' guardians. This blog contribution is good counterbalance. Perhaps Russell Crowe will sign up for a pro-export campaign -- given his farming interests. There are hundreds of high profile people with agricultural interests and perhaps they need to be tapped into a pre-emptive campaign to support farmers and farming. Steph I am also a stocklady having done in excess of 30 voyages now running boats by myself. I was a makeup artist from new zealand for 6 years prior to moving to Australia and becoming involved in agriculture. 2 years ago I did my first voyage and as a