Environment

Low rain means farmers fork out

Average rainfall in spring has provided a slight boost to 2024's weather totals.

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Published December 17, 2024

Low rain means farmers fork out — Phillip Island's only dairy farmer said the island's green drought meant he was now paying up to $30,000 per month to buy in feed; a Surf Beach beef farmer agreed stock feed was well down on previous years.

Updated September 04, 2025 12:13 am | a year ago

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