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29 Apr 2004 | Big dry hits juicers
Australia is facing a 30 per cent shortfall in its Valencia orange crop for the next two years, Australian Citrus Growers said yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
27 Apr 2004 | Drought aid 'needs to be simplified'
The recent National Drought Summit discussed future drought policy, with a number of participants arguing that the focus should shift to preparedness programs. ...... FULL STORY
22 Apr 2004 | Farms may win $145m water deal
Victorian farmers may receive a $145 million windfall if the State Government proposal to turn their access to "sales" water into a tradeable asset goes ahead. ...... FULL STORY
20 Apr 2004 | Vic dairy farmers urge PM on water
A group of Gippsland dairy farmers has urged the Prime Minister to intervene to ensure they have enough water to run their farms. ...... FULL STORY
16 Apr 2004 | Big dry brings bees to their knees
There have been many droughts in the far west of Queensland, but there's never been one so bad that even honey bees are dying from lack of nectar. ...... FULL STORY
16 Apr 2004 | Locusts reach Melbourne's northern edge
Locusts that have plagued NSW in the past two months have reached the northern outskirts of Melbourne. ...... FULL STORY
15 Apr 2004 | Irrigators offered water rights carrot
The Victorian Government is offering irrigators a tradeable right over the one million megalitres in Goulburn Murray Water's sales pool in return for giving up 20 per cent of that water to the environment. ...... FULL STORY
15 Apr 2004 | Move for united front on drought
Federal and state governments promised yesterday to put aside their differences in order to support farmers battling with drought. ...... FULL STORY
14 Apr 2004 | Ministers and farmers to debate drought aid
A drought round table, made up of government and industry leaders, will today discuss ways of improving drought assistance to farmers while encouraging them to plan better for dry conditions. ...... FULL STORY
8 Apr 2004 | Farmers to cover river water costs
The National Farmers' Federation has released a plan under which farmers would absorb a third of the cost of returning water to rivers. ...... FULL STORY
7 Apr 2004 | Five Qld shires off drought list
Five shires in Queensland's south-east have been taken off the state's drought list. ...... FULL STORY
6 Apr 2004 | One in six lose jobs on land
About one in every six agricultural jobs in Queensland was lost in 2003, according to a State Treasury analysis of the effects of the drought. ...... FULL STORY
2 Apr 2004 | Ominous signs of return to drought
Much of Australia has been undergoing exceptionally dry weather over the past three months, bringing ominous signs of a return to drought conditions. ...... FULL STORY
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