Riverina farmers call for mouse plague bait help from NSW government as crops face 'disaster'

Rex Martinich
Updated June 15 2021 - 11:34pm, first published May 12 2021 - 5:30am
An image from the mice plague that struck the Riverina in 2011. NSW farms and the CW have called for assistance packages up up to $25,000 to help farmers pay for baits.
An image from the mice plague that struck the Riverina in 2011. NSW farms and the CW have called for assistance packages up up to $25,000 to help farmers pay for baits.

A Wagga psychology professor has backed a call for the NSW government to provide assistance to farmers hit by the mouse plague and pointed to data that showed parts of the Riverina were under mental strain from the infestation.

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Rex Martinich

Rex Martinich

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Journalist for the Daily Advertiser in Wagga Wagga covering politics and data. Mobile: 0437 853 137 Email: rex.martinich@dailyadvertiser.com.au

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