New South Wales farmers could have access to the strongest poison in the world as part of a $A50 million ($NZ54 million) relief package to deal with a mouse plague that's been destroying crops and wreaking havoc since last year. The NSW Farmers Federation had been agitating for government help for months. Some farmers have already spent more than $A150,000 on baiting, while others have lost more than $A250,000 worth of grain and fodder. NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall announced the package on Thursday, saying farmers would soon be able to have their grain chemically treated for free, to protect crops. "It's actually the strongest mouse poison we can get anywhere on the face of the earth," Mr Marshall said.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 13, 2021 00:45 UTC