Maddelin McCosker
Rural Reporter at ABC News (Australia)
🤠 @ABCRural Reporter, based in western Queensland. Thoughts/retweets/likes are my own.
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3 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Maddelin McCosker
While parts of western Queensland have turned green following record flooding, other areas could take decades to recover after the top layer of soil, which is vital for pasture growth, was washed away. The sheer velocity and volume of the floodwater washed away up to 40 centimetres of topsoil, along with fencing, roads and livestock. "We've got big areas here that have just lost all the topsoil," Quilpie property owner Jon Mooring said.
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4 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Jennifer Nichols |Brooke Tindall |Maddelin McCosker
Farmers denied disaster relief due to their off-farm income could now be eligible for recovery grants due to changes to Queensland's definition of primary production. In the past, disaster recovery grants, loans and freight subsidies were only available to producers who earned most of their income from the farm, or would in future. It meant farmers who also earned income off-farm, including from agriculture services like contract harvesting, mustering and milking, were not eligible.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Maddelin McCosker
After a long day on horseback, nine-year-old Mason Prow can access a steady internet connection in the classroom. The distance education student is learning from the "long paddock" while his parents Billy Prow and Amanda Howard guide 1,670 head of cattle from Longreach to Roma. They are the lead drovers for the Great Australian Charity Cattle Drive (GACCD), a charity event to raise awareness of food insecurity and funds for Foodbank Australia.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Maddelin McCosker
Graziers estimate at least 8,000 kilometres of fencing has been damaged or destroyed during flooding in outback Queensland. More than 200,000 livestock have died or are missing. Fencing contractors say it will take years to rebuild given the current worker shortage. Fencing double the length of Australia from east to west has been washed away in outback Queensland.
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1 month ago |
abc.net.au | Grace Nakamura |Maddelin McCosker
When Will Roberts heard about the livestock losses that Queensland graziers were dealing with after devastating flooding, he knew he had to help. He and his family, who were unaffected by flooding earlier this year, donated 400 merino ewes and 14 rams to a primary producer who had lost thousands of sheep. It's one of many examples of communities coming together during the crisis.
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