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Cash, crops up in smoke as farmers deal with spate of 'heart-stopping' header fires A north-west NSW farm contractor is one of many picking up the pieces after his header, worth more than $250,000, went up in flames while harvesting a wheat paddock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-19/header-fires-increasing-as-weather-heats-up-during-harvest/12895176 #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #CropHarvesting #Fires #Grain #Wheat

Cash, crops up in smoke as farmers deal with spate of 'heart-stopping' header fires A north-west NSW farm contractor is one of many picking up the pieces after his header, worth more than $250,000, went up in flames while harvesting a wheat paddock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-19/header-fires-increasing-as-weather-heats-up-during-harvest/12895176 #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #CropHarvesting #Fires #Grain #Wheat

Hard lessons: What tough times have taught our farmers about a better future After years of extreme challenges for Australia's regional communities, producers reveal the most valuable lessons for their land, their businesses and their health. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/lesson-to-learn-from-drought/12867292 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Drought #Rural

Hard lessons: What tough times have taught our farmers about a better future After years of extreme challenges for Australia's regional communities, producers reveal the most valuable lessons for their land, their businesses and their health. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/lesson-to-learn-from-drought/12867292 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalPolicy #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Drought #Rural

Bumper harvest for some, but not for others as hailstorms wreak havoc and farmers seek financial help Much has been made of this year's bumper harvest in New South Wales, but some farmers are counting the cost after massive hailstorms laid waste to their oat and wheat crops. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-30/storm-affected-farmers-in-nsw-seek-financial-help/12826008 #AgriculturalInsurance #CropHarvesting #StormEvent #Rural

Bumper harvest for some, but not for others as hailstorms wreak havoc and farmers seek financial help Much has been made of this year's bumper harvest in New South Wales, but some farmers are counting the cost after massive hailstorms laid waste to their oat and wheat crops. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-30/storm-affected-farmers-in-nsw-seek-financial-help/12826008 #AgriculturalInsurance #CropHarvesting #StormEvent #Rural

Weather insurance spikes with La Niña and long-awaited winter harvest Weather insurers have seen a spike in interest since La Niña was declared active by BOM, with grain growers looking to protect their best winter harvest in years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-23/weather-insurance-spikes-with-la-nina-and-long-awaited-harvest/12757462 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #Insurance #Rainfall #Weather #Drought #Wheat

Weather insurance spikes with La Niña and long-awaited winter harvest Weather insurers have seen a spike in interest since La Niña was declared active by BOM, with grain growers looking to protect their best winter harvest in years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-23/weather-insurance-spikes-with-la-nina-and-long-awaited-harvest/12757462 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #Agribusiness #Insurance #Rainfall #Weather #Drought #Wheat

Skyrocketing helicopter insurance threatens to ground aerial mustering, firefighting Premiums have surged as revenue falls during COVID-19, forcing operators to uninsure machines or reconsider their aerial services. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/sky-high-insurance-hurts-helicopter-mustering-farming/12625890 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalPrices #AirTransport #AirandSpace #Insurance #Livestock #Rural

Skyrocketing helicopter insurance threatens to ground aerial mustering, firefighting Premiums have surged as revenue falls during COVID-19, forcing operators to uninsure machines or reconsider their aerial services. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/sky-high-insurance-hurts-helicopter-mustering-farming/12625890 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalPrices #AirTransport #AirandSpace #Insurance #Livestock #Rural

Hordes of mice threaten farmer's best crop in years Farmers who have grown their first winter crop in four years say they are now battling mice which are destroying large parts of it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-27/mice-destroy-farmers-first-crops-in-years/12595962 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #PestManagement #PestControl

Hordes of mice threaten farmer's best crop in years Farmers who have grown their first winter crop in four years say they are now battling mice which are destroying large parts of it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-08-27/mice-destroy-farmers-first-crops-in-years/12595962 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #PestManagement #PestControl

Climate-driven disasters pushing insurance premiums out of reach for Aussie farmers Australian farmers are facing increasingly frequent droughts, floods, hailstorms and bushfires. For many, cancelling policies or underinsuring are the only options. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-16/climate-change-blamed-for-farmers-rising-insurance-costs/12455052 #AgriculturalInsurance #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #ScienceandTechnology #ClimateChange #Drought #Floods #Fires

Climate-driven disasters pushing insurance premiums out of reach for Aussie farmers Australian farmers are facing increasingly frequent droughts, floods, hailstorms and bushfires. For many, cancelling policies or underinsuring are the only options. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-07-16/climate-change-blamed-for-farmers-rising-insurance-costs/12455052 #AgriculturalInsurance #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #ScienceandTechnology #ClimateChange #Drought #Floods #Fires

Drought recovery begins for some, while other landowners still wait for rain Farmers across parts of NSW are navigating the drought recovery phase, but landholders in the far west have consistently missed out on decent rainfall. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-04/drought-recovery-begins-for-some-while-others-wait-for-rain/12420454 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Environment #Rainfall #Drought

Drought recovery begins for some, while other landowners still wait for rain Farmers across parts of NSW are navigating the drought recovery phase, but landholders in the far west have consistently missed out on decent rainfall. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-04/drought-recovery-begins-for-some-while-others-wait-for-rain/12420454 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Environment #Rainfall #Drought

'Long way from over': Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery expected to take a decade Six months on from the beginning of Kangaroo Island's bushfire crisis, some are still waiting for their properties to be cleaned up, and the island's Mayor is predicting a full recovery could take 10 years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-15/kangaroo-island-bushfire-recovery-expected-to-take-ten-years/12355438 #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalInsurance #CommunityandSociety #TravelandTourism #Insurance

'Long way from over': Kangaroo Island bushfire recovery expected to take a decade Six months on from the beginning of Kangaroo Island's bushfire crisis, some are still waiting for their properties to be cleaned up, and the island's Mayor is predicting a full recovery could take 10 years. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-15/kangaroo-island-bushfire-recovery-expected-to-take-ten-years/12355438 #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalInsurance #CommunityandSociety #TravelandTourism #Insurance

Defining drought: When can we finally say it is over? Some judge the drought and recovery by rainfall, or by sowing crops and restocking. But for others it's much later — when the bottom line is back in black. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-09/defining-drought-and-declaring-it-over-in-nsw/12333750 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Environment #Agriculture #Rainfall #Drought #Weather #Rural

Defining drought: When can we finally say it is over? Some judge the drought and recovery by rainfall, or by sowing crops and restocking. But for others it's much later — when the bottom line is back in black. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-09/defining-drought-and-declaring-it-over-in-nsw/12333750 #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #Agribusiness #Environment #Agriculture #Rainfall #Drought #Weather #Rural

CommBank fined $5 million for taking $8 million from farmers Commonwealth Bank customers came out behind on 131,542 occasions when they used the bank's AgriAdvantage Plus Package meant to provide waivers, interest rate discounts and bonus interest on savings, the Federal Court has found. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-05/commbank-fined-for-agriadvantage-plus-package/12327320 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalInsurance #RoyalCommissions #Agribusiness #Industry #Banking #Rural

CommBank fined $5 million for taking $8 million from farmers Commonwealth Bank customers came out behind on 131,542 occasions when they used the bank's AgriAdvantage Plus Package meant to provide waivers, interest rate discounts and bonus interest on savings, the Federal Court has found. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-05/commbank-fined-for-agriadvantage-plus-package/12327320 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #AgriculturalInsurance #RoyalCommissions #Agribusiness #Industry #Banking #Rural

'I still have flashbacks': Edithburgh fire recovery six months on sees green paddocks, busy farmers Recent rain across South Australia's Yorke Peninsula has bought greenery back to the region and farmers busy planting this season's grain crop. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-20/edithburgh-fires-six-months-on-and-crops-planted/12258926 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #Livestock #Bushfire #Rainfall

'I still have flashbacks': Edithburgh fire recovery six months on sees green paddocks, busy farmers Recent rain across South Australia's Yorke Peninsula has bought greenery back to the region and farmers busy planting this season's grain crop. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-20/edithburgh-fires-six-months-on-and-crops-planted/12258926 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalCrops #SheepProduction #Livestock #Bushfire #Rainfall

Rain boosts confidence in NSW, farm prices soar Widespread autumn rainfall across most of New South Wales has brought a sense of optimism to rural communities as machinery sales surge, property prices rocket and livestock prices soar. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-12/money-in-mud-as-nsw-farmers-rejoice-in-rain/12234096 #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalSubsidies #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops

Rain boosts confidence in NSW, farm prices soar Widespread autumn rainfall across most of New South Wales has brought a sense of optimism to rural communities as machinery sales surge, property prices rocket and livestock prices soar. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-05-12/money-in-mud-as-nsw-farmers-rejoice-in-rain/12234096 #AgriculturalMachinery #AgriculturalChemicals #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #AgriculturalSubsidies #AgriculturalPrices #AgriculturalCrops

Australia's largest ag field days postponed for first time in its history AgQuip will not run in August, as it has done since 1973, due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers flagging November for the event which usually attracts about 100,000 people to north-west NSW. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-22/agquip-postponed-for-first-time-in-history-due-to-coronavirus/12170594 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #WomenInAgriculture

Australia's largest ag field days postponed for first time in its history AgQuip will not run in August, as it has done since 1973, due to the coronavirus pandemic, with organisers flagging November for the event which usually attracts about 100,000 people to north-west NSW. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-04-22/agquip-postponed-for-first-time-in-history-due-to-coronavirus/12170594 #SustainableandAlternativeFarming #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMarketing #WomenInAgriculture

Grey nomads can't do all the heavy lifting in bushfire rebuild, volunteers say BlazeAid organisers in NSW are desperate for volunteers to replenish their bushfire recovery workforce and believe paid incentives for backpackers could be a solution. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-29/blazeaid-needs-more-volunteers-to-help-bushfire-recovery/11997216 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalSubsidies #DisastersandAccidents #FederalGovernment #TravelandTourism #HumanInterest #Agribusiness

Grey nomads can't do all the heavy lifting in bushfire rebuild, volunteers say BlazeAid organisers in NSW are desperate for volunteers to replenish their bushfire recovery workforce and believe paid incentives for backpackers could be a solution. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-02-29/blazeaid-needs-more-volunteers-to-help-bushfire-recovery/11997216 #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalSubsidies #DisastersandAccidents #FederalGovernment #TravelandTourism #HumanInterest #Agribusiness

Blaze Aid to 'bypass' council red tape to get on with bushfire recovery A volunteer organisation with a hands-on approach to bushfire recovery is threatening to bypass "incompetent and inept" local governments so it can help replace destroyed farm fences and rein in loose livestock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-05/blaze-aid-to-bypass-councils-to-get-on-with-bushfire-recovery/11928472 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMachinery #LocalGovernment

Blaze Aid to 'bypass' council red tape to get on with bushfire recovery A volunteer organisation with a hands-on approach to bushfire recovery is threatening to bypass "incompetent and inept" local governments so it can help replace destroyed farm fences and rein in loose livestock. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-05/blaze-aid-to-bypass-councils-to-get-on-with-bushfire-recovery/11928472 #CharitiesandCommunityOrganisations #AgriculturalInsurance #AgriculturalMachinery #LocalGovernment

'Rebuilding won't happen in my lifetime': Fires devastate Kangaroo Island farmers Some farmers on Kangaroo Island have lost a lifetime of hard work, with more than 50,000 livestock killed on the island — double the estimated losses on mainland Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-02/kangaroo-island-sheep-stock-timber-destroyed-in-bushfires/11917220 #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalInsurance #Agribusiness #Industry #Timber #Fires #Rural

'Rebuilding won't happen in my lifetime': Fires devastate Kangaroo Island farmers Some farmers on Kangaroo Island have lost a lifetime of hard work, with more than 50,000 livestock killed on the island — double the estimated losses on mainland Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-02/kangaroo-island-sheep-stock-timber-destroyed-in-bushfires/11917220 #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalInsurance #Agribusiness #Industry #Timber #Fires #Rural

What has the bushfire crisis cost so far? Insurers are getting more than 1,000 calls a week for payouts as bushfires rage across Queensland and northern New South Wales, with an estimated $145 million in damages so far in those areas. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-22/queensland-bushfire-crisis-nsw-fires-cost-insurance-damage-bill/11725920 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #DisastersandAccidents #GovernmentandPolitics #AgriculturalInsurance #EmergencyPlanning

'People will bounce back': Drought-affected farmers determined to rebuild after fires Much-needed support is rolling in for drought-affected farmers hit by a massive bushfire burning in northern New South Wales. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-19/nsw-farmers-bounce-back-after-ebor-fires/11527194 #DisastersandAccidents #AgriculturalInsurance #Agribusiness #Drought #Rural

Flammable panels force up insurance costs Food processing plants with expanded polystyrene panels are having to shop around for insurance due to skyrocketing premiums. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-06-07/insurance-costs-skyrocket-over-flammable-panels-food-processors/11177112 #AgriculturalInsurance #DairyProduction #IndustrialFires #FoodProcessing #PigProduction #BeefCattle