30th July 2010

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  • Opposition defends farm grants scheme

    Created Mon, 14th of Jul 2008

    The Federal Opposition has defended a funding scheme set up to help farmers who want to leave debt-ridden properties. The Howard government last year increased the amount available for struggling ... more

  • Icon_camera High winds, dust storms hit SA farms

    Created Mon, 14th of Jul 2008

    South Australian farms have been hit by high winds and dust storms over the weekend. On Eyre Peninsula, Cleve farmer Rod Herde said there was a huge variation in the cropping outlook for farms in ... more

  • Icon_camera Kernaghan takes aim at Govt drought policy

    Created Sat, 12th of Jul 2008

    Australian of the Year Lee Kernaghan has taken a swipe at the Federal Government's drought assistance for farmers. The country music singer used a speech launching the opening of nominations for ... more

  • Murray forecast puts crops in doubt

    Created Fri, 11th of Jul 2008

    The latest gloomy outlook for the Murray-Darling Basin has Riverina irrigators in southern New South Wales doubting there will be a summer crop. The Murray-Darling Basin Commission report shows ... more

  • Murray weir unlikely, says Rann

    Created Thu, 10th of Jul 2008

    The South Australian Government says it is unlikely that a temporary weir will need to be built on the River Murray at Wellington, just upstream from the mouth. A weir is on the drawing board as a ... more

  • Icon_camera Conditions worsen for Murray-Darling

    Created Thu, 10th of Jul 2008

    The drought is getting worse for the Murray-Darling Basin, with June's inflows the lowest on record and expected rainfall to stay low, a report has revealed. The Murray-Darling Basin Commission's ... more

  • Murray Darling drought could threaten town water supplies

    Created Thu, 10th of Jul 2008

    There's a prospect the Murray Darling Basin could run out of drinking water next year, with another report painting a dire picture. In its latest drought update, the Murray Darling Basin ... more

  • NT Govt urged to rethink drought policy

    Created Thu, 10th of Jul 2008

    The president of the Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association says the NT Government needs to reform its drought policy. Almost one third of properties in central Australia have been drought ... more

  • Emergency Murray-Darling audit demanded

    Created Wed, 9th of Jul 2008

    Independent Senator Nick Xenophon is urging an emergency audit of the Murray-Darling Basin system to give irrigators a short-term statement on how much water is available. The CSIRO is conducting ... more

  • Icon_camera New hope for drought-tolerant pasture

    Created Wed, 9th of Jul 2008

    A new pasture crop that thrives in drought conditions has been released by the South Australian Research and Development Institute. Farmers will be able to plant either of two sulla varieties with ... more

  • Wentworth Shire to push for more state drought aid

    Created Wed, 9th of Jul 2008

    The Wentworth Shire says it will prepare a thorough case to argue for more New South Wales Government support once federal drought assistance is removed from the region. The Wentworth Shire Mayor, ... more

  • Agistment register established

    Created Wed, 9th of Jul 2008

    Some Tasmanian sheep and cattle farmers are finding out the grass is literally greener on the other side - of the state. Drought-affected farmers in the south and midlands have been trucking in ... more

  • Riverland, Lower Lakes miss out on drought tour

    Created Tue, 8th of Jul 2008

    A Federal Government tour of Australia to assess the impact of drought on remote communities will bypass the Riverland and Lower Lakes. The proposed tour, planned for July and August, would see a ... more

  • Drought predictions unwelcome: Mayor

    Created Tue, 8th of Jul 2008

    Quilpie Mayor David Edwards says graziers are worried about predictions of more frequent droughts, and over a larger area. The CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology assessment has found droughts will ... more

  • Upstream release earmarked for ailing Murray

    Created Tue, 8th of Jul 2008

    The New South Wales Department of Water says about 200 gigalitres of water can supplied to the ailing Murray from Menindee Lakes in western NSW. Water Department official Derek Everson says the ... more


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