date:May 15, 2014
Farmers Federation (NFF), the NAB and health research experts referred to in this article.
Key initiatives of the Budget:
$320 million Farm Finance package to alleviate debt pressures and provide targeted financial assistance to drought-affected farmers (up to $280 million for concessional loans to eligible farm businesses, $12 million in 2014-15 to install water related infrastructure; $10 million over two years to deal with the impact of pest animals in drought affected areas, contingent on