Farmers' bane returns

IT'S the pitter-patter of tiny feet that farmers dread.
A mouse plague is threatening south-eastern Australia, causing more headaches for grain growers already suffering $300 million in crop losses this year.

In autumn, mice attacked 3 million hectares of crops in NSW's central west and the Riverina, as well as parts of Victoria and South Australia.

Now there are fears rodents will eat their way through the bumper wheat, barley and canola harvests.  Read More