Drought in central NSW

["Graham Turner" <>]

Hello again, further to my postings re Parkes I have to say that it is 
incredibly dry in western NSW at the moment. Spare a thought for the farmers 
who have decided that the crops they planted in the winter are only good for 
putting some condition onto livestock before sending them to the sale yards. No 
harvest and destocking with prices a rock bottom (20 cents per beast was one 
figure I heard quoted, but still cheaper than trying to keep them alive) means 
tough times ahead.

Mick Todd reported things were grim further west when looking for grasswrens, 
hopefully the forecast rain this week will do more than settle the dust.

Cheers
Graham Turner
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