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Check machines for fire risk

FOLLOWING 45 header fires during harvest season in the far north-west of Victoria, fire authorities are reminding grain growers to make machinery maintenance and hygiene a priority.

While fires in cropping paddocks during harvest have long been part of Mallee farming, occurring at a frequency higher than elsewhere in Victoria, on average CFA fights more than 200 header and harvest-related fires a...