PM Edition: ‘Grateful’: Farmers sha re their relief over widespread rain

Email Rain has boosted farmers’ spirits and will help to germinate crops but the challenge is far from over. We break down the best totals.

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PM Edition ‘Grateful’: Farmers share their relief over widespread rain Rain has boosted farmers’ spirits and will help to germinate crops but the challenge is far from over. We break down the best totals. READ MORE   Inside the dairy farm sales that defied a year of declining values Tighter farmgate milk prices and green drought conditions affected dairy farmland prices this year, but some big deals defined the market. READ MORE   Victorian government fails to deliver water register The cost of building a new Victorian water register has blown out to at least $36m. But after five years it is still not operational. READ MORE   All the action from the Casterton kelpie muster Casterton welcomed visitors from all over Australia to its annual kelpie muster and working dog auction at the weekend. See our picture gallery. READ MORE   Picture gallery: Australia’s finest horse riders in action Some of the best riders in the nation gathered for the Melbourne International Three Day Event. See our collection of the best photos from the weekend. READ MORE   ‘A disaster’: De Bortoli rips out vines as drinkers lose interest The patriarch of one of Australia’s largest family owned vineyards is doing the unthinkable, and ripping out 40-year-old vines as wine consumption slides. READ MORE   ‘It’s a tough comp’: Corowa-Rutherglen deals with player drain Corowa-Rutherglen has slumped to another loss with challenges coming on and off the field for first-year coach Daryn Cresswell. READ MORE   $4.4m illegal tobacco crop seized near Shepparton Authorities have found and destroyed more than 20 tonnes of illicit tobacco in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley. READ MORE   Newsletters Today's Paper +Rewards Want to change how you receive these emails? Manage your newsletter preferences or unsubscribe from this newsletter. Sent by The Weekly Times, PO Box 14999 Melbourne, VIC 8001 Australia.