Battling farmers told: quit the land (Whyalla News)

Story date: 2008-03-04 04:21:35
Added on: 2008-03-04 17:00:20

FEDERAL drought relief is keeping inefficient farmers on the land and it is time to stop the handouts, the Government's top agricultural forecaster declared yesterday.


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