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STATE AG MINISTER SAYS RAIN ISN’T DROUGHT BREAKING

Parts of the north-west have had a light sprinkling of rain in recent weeks but Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall says it’s far from drought-breaking.

“Things are still looking quite grim right across the state. We’ve got around 98 percent of the state in the midst of drought.”

Some landowners are experiencing what’s called a “green drought.”

Grass sprouts make the land look green, but it’s not enough to feed livestock.

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