AN EXTRA $100 million in new low interest concessional loans aimed to relieve pressure on drought-hit producers has been announced today by Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce.
Industries involved in the live cattle trade have launched a class action against the Federal Government that will likely seek hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation.
FEDERAL government programs and $700 million in loans designed to help Australian farm families cope with severe drought and ballooning debt are not reaching their target.
A RURAL debt roundtable will be held in Canberra on September 23, Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce announced today, following Canberra meetings with concerned northern graziers this week.
