‘No water equals no milk’: big dry, cold snap hit farmers

Gus McCubbingReporter

Jul 4, 2024 – 6.24pm

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Victorian dairy farmer Craig Dwyer says he only has about six weeks of water left as the state’s south-west has been rocked by drought.

Mr Dwyer milks 320 dairy cows on his farm at Cobden, about two hours’ drive west of Melbourne, and is relying on run-off dam water.

Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.com

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