OPINION: First test for Drought Fund as El Nino looms

By JO SHEPPARD | OPINION AN EL NINO weather pattern has been officially declared confirming what many were expecting, but not hoping for – a dry season ahead. For farmers, the weather is a key economic driver and generally at the centre of almost every business and personal decision they make. The ability to makeContinue reading “OPINION: First test for Drought Fund as El Nino looms”

COMMENT: Enough with the “feels like” temperatures

I’D LIKE to preface this rant by insisting that I’m not picking on any particular journalist, article or publication, but when I read the following paragraphs yesterday morning I felt compelled to put my frosty foot down by writing a very rare opinion piece. The paragraphs went like this: Once again, the Darling Downs andContinue reading “COMMENT: Enough with the “feels like” temperatures”