Drought, locusts threaten NSW crops

A plant thought to have been extinct for more than 100 years has been discovered in eastern Australia, an official claimed on Sunday. New South Wales primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said the plant, a member of the foxglove family known as ...

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The Euphrasia Arguta, a member of the foxglove family, was found by NSW Forests worker Graham Marshall in Nundle State Forest, in the state's north-west, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said today. The species was last recorded in June ...

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NSW is now drought-declared up 2.3 per cent on last month, NSW Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald says. Mr Macdonald also warned today that 900 properties in the worst-affected areas in the central west and south west have reported the laying ...

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The figures show two-thirds of the state is in drought, which is an increase of 2.3 per cent on the figures for the previous month. Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald says the worst-hit areas are in the state's south west and central west. "...

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And consumers are facing the prospect of further price hikes, with a failure of winter crops likely to increase the cost of food. The big dry extended its grip across the state this month, with a further 2.3 per cent of NSW slipping into drought, ...

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