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Australian dairy farmers face shrinking industry

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The number of dairy farms in Australia has been rapidly decreasing. In 1980, there were more than 20,000 dairy farms in Australia, now there are less than five thousand. Farmers say the combination of natural disasters and a lack of support are driving people away from the industry.
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