Milton dairy farmer mapped out of a drought loan

John Ellicott
Updated December 30 2019 - 2:17pm, first published December 26 2019 - 10:44am
Milton dairy farmer Rob Miller says he was told he is ineligible for a Federal Drought Loan because of a UN-based mapping system even though he's been in severe drought for 30 months. Photo: South Coast Register
Milton dairy farmer Rob Miller says he was told he is ineligible for a Federal Drought Loan because of a UN-based mapping system even though he's been in severe drought for 30 months. Photo: South Coast Register

A South Coast farmer says he's been denied a drought loan as the mapping system used for accessing farm loans leaves him 'drought affected' but not in drought, relying on a UN-based classification for 'desertification'.

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John Ellicott

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