Some catchments likely to be exempted from tough freshwater standards
Most farmers have good environmental practices.
Brent Edwards
Mon, 18 Nov 2019
Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has signalled proposed tougher freshwater standards will not apply to every catchment.
Federated Farmers and others have reacted angrily to a proposal that nitrate toxicity in water be dropped from 6.9 to 1g/m3, arguing it will drive many farmers out of
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Brent Edwards
Mon, 18 Nov 2019
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