Drought Grows Slightly In Eastern Australian Farmlands
Drought Grows Slightly In Eastern Australian Farmlands AUSTRALIA: April 7, 2008 SYDNEY - A key part of Australia's eastern farmlands slipped further into drought in March but record crops were still expected if good rains fell soon, New South Wales Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said on Sunday. New South Wales, one of Australia's biggest agricultural states, was hit hardest by the country's worst drought in 100 years before rain began falling early this year.