Farmers thrown drought lifeline

By Catherine Miller
Updated August 21 2015 - 6:01pm, first published July 7 2015 - 4:00am
The federal government will make an additional $250 million in drought concessional loans available this financial year.
The federal government will make an additional $250 million in drought concessional loans available this financial year.

SA's $10 million allocation under the federal government's Drought Concessional Loan Scheme for 2014-15 has not been spent by the June 30 deadline, but farmers are being thrown a funding lifeline.

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