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Acting Agriculture Minister Dr Anthony Lynham<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 20, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Government staff are on the ground in central Queensland and the Burnett assessing damage to agricultural production caused by floods and the recent heavy rain.<\/p>\n

Acting Agriculture Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said Department of Agriculture and Fisheries staff were meeting with farmers on their properties to assess the impact on crops and infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important that our people get out on the ground to gather accurate information so we can determine the most appropriate assistance for producers,\u201d Dr Lynham said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know heavy falls have caused localised flooding in the Bundaberg, Gladstone and North Burnett regional council areas in particular.<\/p>\n

\u201cSignificant damage has been reported to vegetable and grain crops just prior to harvest in those areas where the rain has been heaviest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scale of the rainfall is also expected to delay harvesting in some areas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier on Friday, North Burnett Mayor Rachel Chambers called for urgent help to help repair roads in her region.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We need to be trusted to get the money up front, that means I can get the community up and running again as fast as possible,” Ms Chambers told the ABC.<\/p>\n

She said the current funding application system was too slow.<\/p>\n

Dr Lynham said officers were using the latest technology to try to speed up assessment to get assistance to producers as soon as possible.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cFlooded roads have hindered information gathering in some parts this week,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficers are using a rapid damage assessment app to record impacts and that will speed up the process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr Lynham said that while some producers were counting the cost of too much rain, the downfalls would be generally welcomed throughout a State suffering a prolonged and debilitating drought.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust over 66 per cent of Queensland remains drought-declared and some areas are in their fourth or fifth year of drought so this rain is making many cattle producers very happy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is far too early to consider the long-term impacts on pasture growth in those areas which are worst affected by the drought, but these rains will at least fill dams on properties and soak the earth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Local drought committees will monitor falls throughout the summer and pasture growth before recommending any changes to drought declarations and revocations in April 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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