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Farmers say there is no normal any more as weather causes one disaster after another
In little more than 12 months Paula Grey’s dairy farm in Port Macquarie, New South Wales, has been threatened by fire, emaciated by drought and inundated with floodwater.
Key points:
- Dairy farmer Paula Gray has dealt with repeated weather disasters and puts it down to climate change
- Some primary producers estimate their production losses will be upwards of $200,000
- From today eligible flood-affected producers will be able to access $75,000 grants
The flooding was so severe that the high ground on her property that neighbours who had lived in the area for 80 years used to tell her would “never flood” did just that.
The flooding has badly affected her herd of dairy cows.
“We’ve got record mastitis issues (a blockage of the cow’s milk ducts),”…
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