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Flood-weary parts of eastern Australia are bracing for more rain-heavy storms and emergency services are pleading with people to heed warnings as wild weather extend...
A program to reverse damage that causes non-productive bare ground is underway.
A program to reverse damage that causes non-productive bare ground is underway.
Premium Content Subscriber only For the first time since July 2017 farmers drawing water from the Upper Condamine catchment will get access to their irrigation allocation. Until June 30, medium priority irrigators can draw up to 75 per cent of their allocation. The decision affects up to 80 producers, from Cecil Plains to Warwick. They include Cecil Plains cotton producer Stuart Armitage who will draw and store his allocation to water a summer cotton crop. “It is a big plus for us,” he said. “The price of cotton is good at the moment so we should be able to make a reasonable income ...