It rained tonight. The biggest fall this year. Normally by now I would be complaining that we have had too much rain and we can't spray the crops. This 15mm makes nearly 30mm over the past week. I feel things are starting to turn around and we should have some good feed by the end of July.
I spoke to a good friend who works in a government department today, as he was wanting some advice on transporting ewes and lambs from the north of the state to the south coast. The state is in category two drought emergency, which means that the government can direct its staff to assist farmers directly in managing there stock. They are trying to get some protocols up for transporting stock, particularly ewes with young lambs at foot. At the moment it is illegal to transport stock 30 days pre lambing or lambs under 10kg. Due to animal ethics concerns, (the stock suffering where they are) this has been relaxed. The conditions are so bad up north that the stock will just have to be moved to where there is green feed.
As much as I might seem to complain about the lack of rain, I am very thankful for what we have had.
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