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Drought-stricken Millewa farmers say situation is a ‘ticking time bomb’

THE devastating drought throughout the Millewa farming community is a "ticking time bomb" with fears that for some growers, this year's failed grain crop could be their last.

The worst drought since the 1940s has many Millewa farmers on the brink of collapse and only a return on next season's crop will keep them afloat.

But years of dry conditions on the back of hail damage and mice and locust p...

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