{"podcast":{"title":"Brisbane News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033","podcast_index_feed_id":7581033,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/phoenix-mercury-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/cover/fcd411e3-040e-402a-bd74-0f5d66e42553.png","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":21,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Brisbane News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Brisbane—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Brisbane News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T20:20:07.755611+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033"},"episode":{"title":"Sugarcane Smut and the Industry's Fight Back","slug":"sugarcane-smut-and-the-industry-s-fight-back","published_at":"2026-06-09T00:46:32+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033/sugarcane-smut-and-the-industry-s-fight-back","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f32b28b1-0a27-4d6a-8fb1-b05d9e4fc99a.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/f32b28b1-0a27-4d6a-8fb1-b05d9e4fc99a.mp3","summary":"Twenty years ago, a devastating fungal outbreak known as sugarcane smut crippled Queensland’s sugar industry, forcing a complete rethink of biosecurity and crop resilience. Starting at Joe Russo’s farm in 2006, the disease spread rapidly, shutting down harvests and infecting nearly every major sugarcane region by 2008. Instead of fighting it head-on, the industry pivoted to proactive risk management, global threat monitoring, and aggressive breeding programs. Today, over 90% of sugarcane varieties are resistant thanks to initiatives like the Smut Buster Program — turning a once-catastrophic crisis into a blueprint for future resilience. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/5811b361fc364536","meta_description":"Twenty years ago, a devastating fungal outbreak known as sugarcane smut crippled Queensland’s sugar industry, forcing a complete rethink of biosecurity an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":113,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033/episodes/sugarcane-smut-and-the-industry-s-fight-back/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/brisbane-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7581033/sugarcane-smut-and-the-industry-s-fight-back.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}