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- 148-hour deluge flattens Western Australian crops ahead of harvest●48-hour deluge flattens crops as farmers prepare for harvest By Andrew Chounding In the WA's Goldfields, Kalgoorlie-Boul
Heavy rain over 48 hours has flattened crops across Western Australia just as farmers prepared to begin harvest. Kalgoorlie-Boulder in the Goldfields recorded four times its normal September rainfall, while some gauges in the south of the state registered close to 100 millimetres. Growers are assessing damage to waterlogged paddocks and bracing for reduced yields at the start of what had looked like a promising season.
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Agriculture ministers have begun laying the groundwork for a deal on the EU farming budget, with an agreement targeted for October, according to Euractiv. Negotiations over the future Common Agricultural Policy budget are a source of tension between farm-dependent member states demanding sustained support and budget-frugal governments pushing for cuts, making the timing of any breakthrough politically sensitive.