Weather set to ease the pressure on firefighters
Favourable weather conditions look set to ease the pressure on firefighters working to keep Victorians safe as fires burnt out of control in multiple locations over the past three days.
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BEAUTIFUL RAIN: Graizer receives 265mm
LARGE rain falls have been welcomed across Queensland with some graziers seeing more than 200mm.
‘Need immediate help’: Hidden threat
Record breaking floods, looting, emergency services being forced to retreat – now a new threat is emerging as this Aussie city faces disaster.
Record dry start to the year
DRY January 2019 is not just about New Year’s resolutions as the state’s South-East has been parched.
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Prospects wane in Western District
HOPES for a thriving harvest withered for Western District growers after the season’s strong start.
Mallee crops a mixed bag
HARVEST is a mixed bag in the Mallee, with some areas so bad farmers will barely harvest a crop.
Varied yields across Victoria
WHEN a farmer strips a 120ha paddock and only gets a truckload of grain, things can look a little grim.
Failed spring hits farmers
SOUTHEAST Australia is on track for a spring which some farmers fear could be the worst in half a century.
Western Victoria enters drought
THE whole of western Victoria is now officially in the red, Bureau of Meteorology’s latest drought statement says.
Dry season bites yields
HAY yields are tipped to be below average in much of Victoria this season as dry conditions bite into fodder stocks.
Dry raises grass fire risk: CFA
A LONG dry spell has increased the risk of grass fires in northern and western Victoria, the CFA warns.
Harvest fire code to be trialled
THE Victorian Farmers Federation and the Country Fire Authority will launch a trial to manage harvest fires.
Heat is on the season
CONCERNS about the deteriorating season have intensified after the mercury soared to record highs this week.
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