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Batlow chestnut farm springs to life with rain after devastating bushfire
Chestnut growers who were burnt out by bushfire last year in the NSW Riverina are now preparing for a cracking harvest after good rain.
Key points:
- Chestnut growers Terry and Christine Peel are predicting a record crop just a year after their property was ravaged by bushfire
- The 2020 bushfire claimed 260 trees, their house and farm equipment
- The couple are hoping to employ local pickers for the upcoming harvest
It’s a huge turnaround for Terry and Christine Peel after their farm and house near Batlow were devastated by a bushfire in January 2020.
A little over a year on, the family is preparing to harvest one of their best chestnut crops on record.
Good rain throughout most of 2020 and more than 125 millimetres this year so far has revitalised…
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