Crops swamped by floods
Farmers in central Queensland are facing financial difficulty after floodwaters indundated crops.
View ArticleFloods ruin Queensland cotton crops
Cotton farmers in the central-Queensland town of Theodore have seen a year's work go to waste, as flood waters engulfed their crops.
View ArticleFlooding wipes out cotton crops
Cotton Australia says up to half of the cotton around the central Queensland town of Theodore has been wiped out by floodwaters.
View ArticleCotton growers count cost of floods
Cotton growers in the central Queensland town of Theodore are surveying their losses as floodwaters recede.
View ArticleDownpour takes toll on cotton crops
Cotton growers across central Queensland are suffering significant crop losses due to recent rain.
View ArticleSurvey reveals farming confidence slump
A major rural lending group says the rollercoaster Australian dollar and falling commodity prices have cast a pall over Queensland farmers.
View ArticleFloods take toll on producers
Flooding in Central Queensland has taken its toll on many producers in the region.
View ArticleMore floods devastate Qld's cotton industry
Cotton growers in central Queensland are counting the cost of their second major flood this year.
View ArticleCotton farmers count cost of flooding
Central Queensland cotton farmers say they have lost almost 1,000 hectares of crops to flooding in the past week.
View ArticleCotton industry faces disastrous flood losses
The central and southern Queensland cotton industry is facing multi-million dollar losses from flooding, with more rain on the way.
View ArticleCotton growers reeling after floods
Cotton growers in central Queensland have been devastated by floods and are hoping to receive assistance from the Federal Government.
View ArticleCotton farmers want government flood assistance
Cotton growers in central Queensland have put their case for flood assistance directly to the state and federal governments.
View ArticleFlooded Queensland 'still open for business'
The Queensland floods are affecting the state's major industries with Premier Anna Bligh warning it could cost them well above $5 billion.
View ArticleLong time before cotton growers recover from floods
Cotton growers in Queensland's South Burnett, west of the Sunshine Coast, say it could be up to a year before the industry can recover from the devastating floods.
View ArticleCotton contracts feared by growers
Some of the country's biggest cotton merchants remain tight lipped as to how they will handle forward contracts with cotton growers. Growers had a perfect start to the growing season and locked in big...
View ArticleFlood fund set up to bail out cotton farmers
The cotton industry has launched a Cotton Flood Fund to help growers who lost crops in floods earlier in the year.
View ArticleCotton farmers help each other after floods
Farmers are being urged to donate bales of cotton to help colleagues who lost their cotton crops in the recent Queensland floods.
View ArticleTheodore cotton farmers on flood watch
Cotton farmers around the central Queensland town of Theodore are bracing for possible flooding for the third time in just over a year.
View ArticleFlood-hit cotton growers hope for turnaround
Cotton growers in Theodore are hoping the summer crop will provide a much-needed boost in income.
View ArticleFarm waste transformed into wearable art
Murgon artist takes reduce, reuse and recycle to a whole new level.
View ArticleRecord crop helps flooded farmers
A central Queensland cotton grower says farmers in the region are back in the black after flooding in 2010 which devastated the community.
View ArticleQueensland farmers lose confidence as tough season and easing prices bite
Poor seasonal conditions and easing commodity prices are credited with causing a sharp decline in the confidence of Queensland farmers.
View ArticleQueensland crops wither in drought as dams dry out
Summer crops are failing and winter crops look increasingly less likely to be planted as dams dry reach record lows across the state of Queensland due to drought.
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