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29 Jun 2004 | Extra $1.4m for Vic drought fund
Country Victorians affected by the long drought will receive extra funds from the State Government, Premier Bracks has announced. ...... FULL STORY
29 Jun 2004 | Farms' worst drought in 100 years
Australia's worst drought in a century devastated crops and livestock in South Australia in 2002-2003. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jun 2004 | Bushfire risk high across dry Qld
Sixty per cent of Queensland is at high risk from bushfires and grassfires, including most of the south-east corner, mainly due to dry undergrowth and record low rainfall. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jun 2004 | WA wheatbelt plans for more rainy days
Most grain farmers in Western Australia's wheatbelt areas have been sowing their winter crops into damp fields over the past month. ...... FULL STORY
23 Jun 2004 | Quarter of dairy farmers may quit
One quarter of Australia's dairy farmers could be forced to leave the industry due to the lingering impact of the drought. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jun 2004 | It's a fertiliser squeeze
A severe fertiliser shortage has slowed an all-out effort by NSW farmers to finish sowing "make-or-break" Winter crops. ...... FULL STORY
16 Jun 2004 | Drought loan idea canned
The Federal Government has rejected any move to use education HECS-style loans as part of its drought policy. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jun 2004 | Wheat outlook unchanged: AWB
AWB Ltd's MD Andrew Lindberg says he's still comfortable with profit forecasts and Winter wheat harvest estimates of between 21 to 24 million tonnes. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jun 2004 | Funding blueprint makes loan repayments a HECS on farmers
The university Higher Education Contributions Scheme should be adapted for farmers to repay drought-relief funding, says the architect of HECS, Bruce Chapman. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jun 2004 | NSW slips back into drought
Latest figures show that 80 per cent of New South Wales has slipped back into drought. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jun 2004 | Pessimism worsens in agricultural sector: survey
Australia's farmers are more pessimistic than they have been for two years, according to Rabobank's latest survey. ...... FULL STORY
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