Virus confirmation cripples 'gutted' Katherine melon farmers

By Lyndon Keane and Stephanie Zillman
Updated October 10 2014 - 12:40pm, first published October 7 2014 - 12:00pm

KATHERINE watermelon growers are reeling in the wake of the announcement they will not be able to plant a crop for two years following the confirmation of cucumber green mottle mosaic virus in the region.

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