‘I’d rather deal with drought’: Qld farmers swamped by flooding
Farmers in western Queensland are facing heartbreaking stock losses after 400mm of rain in the space of a week. Louise Hoch from Quilpie has shared her devastation.
Weather
Farmers eagerly await rain
Farmers in northern NSW and Queensland are eagerly awaiting up to 80mm of rain this weekend, while southern NSW and Victoria could miss out.
‘Godsend’: Welcome rains hit eastern Vic and southern NSW
It was a tale of two halves of the state with eastern Victorian receiving good rainfall totals and western parts again missing out.
‘It doesn’t rain grass’: Bring on the break
Farmers across Victoria are struggling with water shortages, rising costs and concerns about when a seasonal break will arrive.
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‘Bumper spring’ for Northeast Victoria
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Farmers brace for ‘ferocious conditions’
Farmers didn’t expect to be talking about shot-and-sprung crops after a dry year, as they brace for a deluge of rain on the weekend.
More than 6000 homes without power
More than 6000 homes in southern NSW were without power on Wednesday morning. Harvest has also stopped due to wet weather.
Harvest fire fears add to harvest woes
Lightning strikes and header fires have burnt out thousands of hectares of farming land just as harvest begins. See the latest.
Season update: Harvest reveals resilience
Headers are in the paddock after what farmers have described as a tough season, as the latest rainfall figures are released.
Less rain, more heat extremes forecast in BOM climate report
Aussie farmers will need to adapt to less winter rainfall, more extreme heatwaves and more time in drought as the climate continues to change.
Weather wrap: How it hit farmers
A front that crossed through Victoria and NSW has delivered handy rain for some, and damage for others.
‘Golf ball size hail came down for 20 minutes’
Murtoa, Minyip and Horsham farmers have been hit by a costly hail storm. See what farmers are saying about damage so far.
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’
An influx of frost has removed than 50 per cent of possible yield across the Wimmera and Mallee, as farmers urge a focus on wellbeing ahead of harvest.
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