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Seemingly never-ending farmer cost burdens must end

Brett Hosking

President, Victorian Farmers Federation

VICTORIA'S farmers are being squeezed from every direction.

Drought conditions, soaring input costs and volatile global markets have already placed unprecedented pressure on agricultural producers.

Now, many are being hit with steep council rate hikes and the looming threat of a new emergency services levy which risks compounding the burde...