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Story Added : 04th February 2010
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Victorian farmers are still counting the costs of Black Saturday, one year on.

Horsham grain grower Geoff Rethus lost two stubble paddocks to fire and says he'll be paying for it for years to come.

He says he lost topsoil and stubble protection, now has to spend more on weed control.

"I still suspect that in the next couple of season we will actually see crop differences in those areas," he says.

Story Added by ABC.
Date Added : 04th February 2010

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