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31 Jul 2006 | Dry time in northern Victoria
The Ballarat region has recorded its lowest June rainfall for almost 100 years of just 12.8mm. ...... FULL STORY
25 Jul 2006 | Milk prices and drought hit dairy
Australian milk production in the 11 months to the end of May was down 0.8 per cent as the industry deals with dry conditions in many regions. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2006 | EC drought support extended
Farmers in 23 Exceptional Circumstances (EC)-declared areas across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia will receive an extension to their EC support said the federal government yesterday. ...... FULL STORY
20 Jul 2006 | Rain saves winter crops
Recent rainfalls across Victoria of 25–50mm have saved thousands of grain growers who were at an extreme low point before last weeks falls. ...... FULL STORY
19 Jul 2006 | Average rainfall expected for next two months
Near to average rainfall can be expected over most of Australia until the end of September, with the Southwest of WA predicted to record drier than average falls according to the Weather Bureau. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jul 2006 | Poor WA conditions may limit winter crop
The Bureau of Meteorology said parts of Victoria and New South Wales received between 25mm and 50mm of rain over the last week, helping farmers' spirits and leading to reviews of crop forecasts. ...... FULL STORY
17 Jul 2006 | Rain comes to NSW
Most of New South Wales received at least 20mm of rain over the weekend but the winter crop harvest is still expected to be 14 per cent down after a dry autumn forced growers to plant late. ...... FULL STORY
14 Jul 2006 | Hunter faces water restrictions
The Hunter Valley, a key agricultural region in NSW, is facing the possibility of water restrictions being reimposed as soon as October as lack of rain concerns farmers. ...... FULL STORY
11 Jul 2006 | Dry times for wool
Wool production is expected to fall this year by 0.7 per cent to 465,000 tonnes as farmers struggle to rebuild flocks amid continuing drought, especially in NSW. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2006 | WA grain farmers feel drought stress
WA’s grain production expectations have been lowered to seven million tonnes and experts says the wheat industry in WA could lose as much as $1 billion. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2006 | River Murray drying up
The Murray Darling Basin Commission says the floodplain from Euston to Chowilla is in a desperate condition. ...... FULL STORY
6 Jul 2006 | South-west WA and central NSW suffer from long dry spell
Drought conditions have worsened in some parts of Australia after one of the driest Junes on record. ...... FULL STORY
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