asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the nature of the stated opposition by farming organisations to the Warble Fly Eradication Scheme, which was scheduled to commence in September, 1970.
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One farming organisation took the line that they would co-operate only if my Department subsidised the direct cost of the warble fly dressing. Another publicly advised its members to withhold co-operation from the scheme as part of its campaign to secure increased milk prices.