Coronavirus and rain see surge in demand for weed control chemicals and chickens

Tanya Marschke
April 4 2020 - 9:00am
CHEMICAL ATTRACTION: Silmac manager Michael MacMahon said there has been increased demand for weed killers following autumn rainfall. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
CHEMICAL ATTRACTION: Silmac manager Michael MacMahon said there has been increased demand for weed killers following autumn rainfall. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Demand is outstripping supply for agricultural chemicals such as weed sprays, however, the supply of livestock feed has improved at rural suppliers in Orange.

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Tanya Marschke

Tanya Marschke

Journalist

I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.

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