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The dry continues

May 21, 2024 | Farmers, This Week's Issue, Top Articles | 0 comments


By Chris Oldfield
THE furrowed brows of farmers continue to search the sky for rain, but the season is on track for the driest May on record. Since last August most of the region’s farming land has experienced less than 10 per cent of normal rainfall since 1900, and less than five percent in some areas.
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