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Fears region headed for drought as dry spell bites

Southern Downs farmers are taking measures to prepare for a protracted dry spell. (File)
By Jeremy Cook

Increasingly dry conditions and bleak long-term rainfall outlooks have forced farmers into offloading livestock and rethinking this year’s cropping season […]

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