Wet summer a challenge, but farmers won’t begrudge a drop of rain after years of drought

Farmers who have battled through years of drought will lap up rain any day; however, the unusually wet summer has brought with it a raft of challenges.

Some areas of NSW have already recorded upwards of 100 millimetres of rain this year and that is impacting some crops and livestock.

Barmedman wool grower John Minogue said it had been a real challenge to keep flystrike at bay, as his merino sheep approach shearing time.

“It’s been a nightmare. They have all been treated and sadly still some are still being attacked by flies, so it’s been a real tough time for…